Operator's Manual

•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineon
slopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesinspeedor
direction.Maketurnsslowlyandgradually.
•Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisinquestion.
•Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.
Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
neardrop-offs,ditches,embankments,water
hazards,orotherhazards.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedge
ortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
•Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
•Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunit(s)loweredtothe
groundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raisingthe
cuttingunit(s)whileoperatingonslopescancause
themachinetobecomeunstable.
•Useextremecautionwithgrass-collectionsystems
orotherattachments.Thesecanchangethe
stabilityofthemachineandcausealossofcontrol.
Alwayskeepthemachineingearwhengoing
downslopes.Donotcoastdownhill(applicable
onlytogear-driveunits).
StartingtheEngine
Important:Thefuelsystemautomaticallybleeds
itselfbeforestartingtheengineifyouarestarting
theengineforthersttime,theenginehasshut
offduetolackoffuel,oryouhaveperformed
maintenanceonthefuelsystem.
1.Sitontheseat,keepyourfootoffthetraction
pedalsothatitisinNEUTRAL,engagetheparking
brake,settheengine-speedswitchtotheMID
position,andensurethattheEnable/Disable
switchisintheDISABLEposition.
2.TurnthekeyintheswitchtotheRUNposition.
3.Whentheglowindicatordims,turnthekeyinthe
switchtotheSTARTposition.Releasethekey
immediatelywhentheenginestartsandallowit
toreturntotheRUNposition.
4.Runtheengineatlowidlespeeduntilitwarms
up.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.MoveallcontrolstoNEUTRAL,engagethe
parkingbrake,movetheengine-speedswitchto
theLOWIDLEpositionandallowtheengineto
reachlowidlespeed.
Important:Allowtheenginetoidlefor5
minutesbeforeshuttingitoffafterafull
loadoperation.Failuretodosomayleadto
troubleonaturbo-chargedengine.
2.TurnthekeyintheswitchtotheOFFposition
andremovethekey.
CuttingGrasswiththe
Machine
Note:Cuttinggrassataratethatloadstheengine
promotesDPFregeneration.
1.Movethemachinetothejobsite.
2.Wheneverpossible,settheengine-speedswitch
tohighidle.
3.EngagethePTOswitch.
4.Graduallymovethetractionpedalforwardand
slowlydrivethemachineoverthemowingarea.
5.Oncethefrontofthecuttingunitsareoverthe
mowingarea,lowerthecuttingunits.
6.Cutgrasssothatthebladescancutand
dischargeclippingsatahighratewhile
producingagoodqualityofcut.
Note:Ifthecuttingrateistoohigh,thequality
ofcutmaydeteriorate.Reducetheground
speedofthemachineorreducethewidthofcut
toregainhighidleenginespeed.
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