Operator's Manual

wheelsuntilthegreenlightceasestoashandremains
OFF.Ifthesteeringwheelisturnedtoobriskly,steering
misalignmentmayoccur.Whentheswitchlightis
continuouslyOFF,themachineisin4wheelsteering.
Note:Ifthesteeringsystemismisalignedafter
repeated2wheelsteeringto4wheelsteering
engagements,refertoCorrectingSteeringMisalignment
intheMaintenanceSection.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,releasethetractionpedaltothe
neutralposition.
Settheparkingbrakewheneveryouleavethemachine.
Remembertoremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
attempttomoveoroperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
OperatingtheMower
RaisingandLoweringtheMower
Thedeckliftswitchraisesandlowersthemowerdeck
(Figure14).Theenginemustberunningforyouto
usethisswitch.
Figure14
1.Deckliftswitch
•Tolowerthemowerdeck,pushtheswitchforward.
•Toraisethemoverdeck,pushtheswitchrearward.
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdtheswitch
backafterthemowerhasfullyraised.Doingso
willdamagethehydraulicsystem.
Note:Tolockthemowerdeckinaraisedposition,
raisethedeckpastthe6inch(15cm)position,remove
theheightofcutstoppin(refertoAdjustingthe
Height-of-Cut),andplacethepininthe6inch(15cm)
height-of-cutposition(
Figure16).
EngagingthePowerTakeOff(PTO)
Thepowertakeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandsomepoweredattachments.
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5
to10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,makesurethetraction
pedalisintheneutralpositionandtheengineisat
fullthrottle.
3.PulluponthePTOswitchtoengageit(Figure15).
Figure15
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheoffposition.
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutisadjustedfrom1to6inches
(2.5to15.8cm)in1/4inch(6mm)incrementsby
relocatingthestoppinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Withtheenginerunning,pushbackonthedeck
liftswitchuntilthemowerdeckisfullyraisedand
releasetheswitchimmediately(
Figure16).
2.Toadjust,rotatethestoppinuntilthenubonitlines
upwiththeslotsintheholesintheheight-of-cut
bracketandremoveit(Figure16).
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