Operator's Manual

1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5to
10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,makesurethetractionpedalis
intheneutralpositionandtheengineisatfullthrottle.
3.PulluponthePTOswitchtoengageit(Figure15).
Figure15
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheoffposition.
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutisadjustedfrom2.5to15.8cm(1to
6inches)in6mm(1/4inch)incrementsbyrelocatingthe
stoppinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Withtheenginerunning,pushbackonthedecklift
switchuntilthemowerdeckisfullyraisedandrelease
theswitchimmediately(Figure16).
2.Toadjust,rotatethestoppinuntilthenubonitlines
upwiththeslotsintheholesintheheight-of-cut
bracketandremoveit(Figure16).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracketcorresponding
totheheight-of-cutdesired,insertthepin,androtateit
downtolockitinplace(Figure16).
Note:Therearefourrowsofholepositions(Figure
16).Thetoprowgivesyoutheheightofcutlisted
abovethepin.Thesecondrowdowngivesyouthe
heightlistedplus6mm(1/4inch).Thethirdrow
downgivesyoutheheightlistedplus12mm(1/2inch).
Thebottomrowgivesyoutheheightlistedplus18mm
(3/4inch).Forthe15.8cm(6inch)positionthereis
onlyonehole,locatedinthesecondrow .Thisdoesnot
add6mm(1/4inch)tothe15.8cm(6inch)position.
Figure16
1.Stoppin
4.Adjusttheanti-scalprollersandskidsasrequired.
AdjustingtheSkid(s)
Mounttheskidsinthelowerpositionwhenoperatingin
heightofcutshigherthan64mm(2-1/2inches)andinthe
higherpositionwhenoperatinginheightofcutslowerthan
64mm(2-1/2inches).
Note:OnGuardian
®
mowers,whentheskidsbecomeworn,
youcanswitchtheskidtotheoppositesidesofthemower,
ippingthemover.Thiswillallowyoutousetheskidslonger
beforereplacingthem.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Loosenthescrewatthefrontofeachskid(2skidson
Guardiandecksand1skidonside-dischargedecks).
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