Operator's Manual

AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Parkmachineonlevelground,disengagedrives,
setparkingbrake,stopengine,andremove
key.Waitforallmovementtostopandallow
themachinetocoolbeforeadjusting,cleaning,
repairing,orstoring.Neverallowuntrained
personneltoservicemachine.
•CleanthemachineasstatedintheMaintenance
section.Keepengineandengineareafreefrom
accumulationofgrass,leaves,excessivegrease
oroil,andotherdebriswhichcanaccumulate
intheseareas.Thesematerialscanbecome
combustibleandmayresultinare.
•Frequentlycheckforwornordeteriorating
componentsthatcouldcreateahazard.Tighten
loosehardware.
UsingtheFuel-Shutoff
Valve
Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedundertheseat.Move
theseatforwardtoaccessit.
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,
andstorage.
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhen
startingtheengine.
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Figure37
1.ONposition2.OFFposition
PushingtheMachineby
Hand
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand.
Nevertowthemachinebecausehydraulicdamage
mayoccur.
PushingtheMachine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Rotatethebypassvalvescounterclockwise1
turntopush(Figure38).
Note:Thisallowshydraulicuidtobypassthe
pumpenablingthewheelstoturn.
Important:Donotrotatebypassvalves
morethan1turn.Thispreventsvalvesfrom
comingoutofthebodyandcausinguidto
runout.
4.Disengagetheparkingbrakebeforepushing.
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