Operator's Manual

Table Of Contents
DrivingBackward
1.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
2.Togobackward,slowlypullthemotion-controllevers
rearward(Figure23).
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StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetraction-controlleversto
neutral,andthenmovethemtothelockedposition,disengage
thepowertakeoff(blade-controlswitch(PTO),andturnthe
ignitionkeytotheOffposition.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;referto
SettingtheParkingBrake(page18).Remembertoremove
thekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
UsingtheTransportLock
Thetransportlockhas2positions,andisusedwiththe
deck-liftpedal.Thereisalockpositionandaunlockposition
forthetransportposition.Thetransportlockisusedwith
thedeck-liftpedal(Figure24).
Figure24
Transport-LockPositions
1.Transportlock3.Unlockposition—doesnot
lockthemowerdeckinto
transportposition
2.Lockposition—mower
deckwilllockintotransport
position
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