Operator's Manual

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CheckingtheTirePressure
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Thetiresareoverinatedforshipping.Therefore,release
someoftheairtoreducethepressure.Thecorrectair
pressurefornon-cabmodelsis103kPa(15psi)inthefront
tiresand172kPa(25psi)inthereartires.Ifacabisinstalled
onthemachine,thefrontandreartiresshouldbeinatedto
172kPa(25psi).
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CheckingtheFluidLevels
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
1.Checkthehydraulicuidlevelbeforestartingthe
engine,refertoCheckingtheHydraulicFluidLevelin
theMaintenanceSection.
2.Checktheengineoillevelbeforestartingtheengine,
refertoCheckingtheEngineOilLevelinthe
MaintenanceSection.
3.Checkthecoolingsystembeforestartingthe
engine;refertoCheckingtheCoolingSysteminthe
MaintenanceSection.
ProductOverview
Controls
Becomefamiliarwithallthecontrolsbeforeyoustartthe
engineandoperatethemachine.
TractionPedal
Thetractionpedal(Figure4)controlstheforwardandreverse
operation.Pressthetopofthepedaltomoveforwardandthe
bottomtomoverearward.Groundspeeddependsonhow
faryoupressthepedal.Fornoload,maximumgroundspeed,
fullypressthepedalwhilethethrottleisintheFastposition.
Tostop,reducefootpressureonthetractionpedalandallow
ittoreturntothecenterposition.
Figure4
1.Parkingbrake4.Tractionpedal
2.Brakepedal5.Mowspeedlimiter
3.Tiltsteeringpedal
MowSpeedLimiter
Themowspeedlimiterlever(Figure4)canbeippedforward
tolimitthetractionspeedwhileoperating.
BrakePedal
Thebrakepedalisusedinconjunctionwiththebrakepedal
latchtoengageanddisengagetheparkingbrake(Figure4)To
stopthemachine,releasethetractionpedalandallowitto
returntothecenterposition.Thebrakecanassistinstopping
inanemergencysituation.
ParkingBrake
Toengagetheparkingbrake,pushdownonthebrakepedal
andpressthetopforwardtolatch(Figure4).Toreleasethe
parkingbrake,pressthebrakepedaluntiltheparkingbrake
latchretracts.
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