Operator's Manual

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1.Seat-adjustmentlever
2.Fuelgauge
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhoursthat
youoperatethemachinewiththekeyswitchinthe
RUNposition.Usethesetimesforschedulingregular
maintenance.
Engine-Coolant-Temperature
WarningLight
Thetemperaturewarninglightglowsiftheengine
coolanttemperatureistoohigh.Ifthecoolant
temperaturerisesanother10°,theengineshutsoff
(Figure24).
Glow-Plug-IndicatorLight
Theglow-plug-indicatorlightglowswhentheglow
plugsareoperating(Figure24).
Oil-PressureWarningLight
Theoil-pressurewarninglightglowsiftheengine-oil
pressuredropsbelowasafelevel(Figure24).Ifthe
oilpressureislow,shutofftheengineanddetermine
thecause.Repairtheengine-oilsystembeforeyou
starttheengineagain.
Lift-LockLever
Usethelift-locklevertosecuretheliftswitch(Figure
24),totheRAISE-DECKposition,whenperforming
maintenanceonthecuttingunitorwhentransporting
betweenmowinglocations.
Mow/TransportSlide
Usingyourheel,movethemow/transportslidetothe
lefttotransport,andtotherighttomow(Figure23).
Note:Thecuttingunitsoperateonlyinthemow
position.
Important:Themowspeedissetatthefactory
to9.7km/h(6mph).Youcanincreaseordecrease
themowspeedbyadjustingthespeed-stopscrew
(Figure26).
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Figure26
1.Speed-stopscrew
IndicatorSlot
Theindicatorslotintheoperatorplatformindicates
whenthecuttingunitsareinthecenterposition
(Figure23).
Throttle
Movethethrottleforwardtoincreasetheengine
speedandrearwardtodecreasetheenginespeed
(Figure24).
PTOSwitch
ThePTOswitchhas2positions:OUT(start)and
IN(stop).PullthePTOswitchouttoengagethe
cutting-unitblades.Pushtheswitchintodisengage
thecutting-unitblades(Figure24).
Cutting-UnitShiftLever
Tolowerthecuttingunitstotheground,movethe
cutting-unitshiftleverforward.Toraisethecutting
units,pulltheshiftleverrearwardtotheRAISEposition
(Figure24).
Note:Thecuttingunitsdonotdropunlesstheengine
isrunning.
Movethelevertotherightorlefttomovethecutting
unitsinthesamedirection.
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