Operator's Manual

CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileit
isunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
PushingtheMachinebyHand
Theby-passvalvesallowthemachinetobepushedby
handwithouttheenginerunning.
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand.
Nevertowthemachinebecausehydraulicdamage
mayoccur.
ToPushtheMachine
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Opentheby-passvalvesbyturningthemcounter
clockwise1to2turns.Thisallowshydraulicuid
toby-passthepumpsandthewheelstoturn
(
Figure14).
3.Releasetheparkingbrake.
4.Pushthemachinetothedesiredlocation.
5.Settheparkingbrake.
6.Closetheby-passvalves,butdonotovertighten
them.
Note:Rotatetheby-passvalvesamaximumof2
turnssothevalvedoesnotcomeoutofthebody
causinguidtorunout.
Important:Donotstartoroperatethemachine
withtheby-passvalvesopen.Damageto
systemmayoccur.
Figure14
1.By-passvalve
AdjustingtheFlowBafe
Themowerdischargeowcanbeadjustedfordifferent
typesofmowingconditions.Positionthecamlockand
bafetogivethebestqualityofcut.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Toadjustthebafe,loosenthenut(
Figure15).
4.Adjustthebafeandnutintheslottothedesired
dischargeowandtightenthenut.
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Figure15
1.Slot
2.Nut
PositioningtheFlowBafe
Thefollowingguresareonlyrecommendationsfor
use.Adjustmentswillvarybygrasstype,moisture
content,andheightofgrass.
Note:Iftheenginepowerdrawsdownandthemower
groundspeedisthesame,openupthebafe.
PositionA
Thisisthefullrearposition(seeFigure16).The
suggesteduseforthispositionisafollows.
•Useforshort,lightgrassmowingconditions.
•Useindryconditions.
•Forsmallergrassclippings.
•Propelsgrassclippingsfartherawayfromthe
mower.
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