Operator's Manual

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CheckingtheInterlock

Switches

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

CAUTION

Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesare

disconnectedordamagedthemachinecould

operateunexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.

•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.

•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock

switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged

switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.

Theinterlockswitchesaredesignedtostopthe

machinewhentheoperatorgetsofftheseatwhenthe

tractionpedalisdepressed.However,theoperator

maygetofftheseatwhiletheengineisrunningand

thetractionpedalisinneutral.Althoughtheengine

continuestorunifthePTOswitchisdisengaged

andthetractionpedalisreleased,itisstrongly

recommendedthattheenginebestoppedbefore

risingfromtheseat.

Tochecktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches,

performthefollowingprocedure:

1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe

cuttingunit,turnthekeyintheignitionswitchto

theOFFposition,andengagetheparkingbrake.

2.Pressthetractionpedal.Turnthekeyinthe

ignitionswitchtotheONposition.

Note:Iftheenginecranks,thereisa

malfunctionintheinterlocksystem.Correctthis

malfunctionbeforeoperatingthemachine.

3.TurnthekeyintheignitionswitchtotheON

position,risefromtheseat,andmovethePTO

switchtoON.

Note:ThePTOshouldnotengage.Ifthe

PTOengages,thereisamalfunctioninthe

interlocksystem.Correctthismalfunctionbefore

operatingthemachine.

4.Engagetheparkingbrake,turnthekeyinthe

ignitionswitchtotheONposition,andmovethe

tractionpedaloutofNEUTRAL.

Note:TheInfoCenterdisplays"tractiondenied"

andthemachineshouldnotmove.Ifthe

machinedoesmove,thereisamalfunctionin

theinterlocksystem.Correctthismalfunction

beforeoperatingthemachine.

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.

7.Whenthecuttingunitsareoverthefaredgeof

themowingarea,liftthecuttingunits.

8.Performatear-shapedturntoquicklylineupfor

yournextpass.

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