Operator's Manual

Machine can spin v er y rapidl y . Operator
may lose contr ol of machine and cause
per sonal injur y or dama ge to machine.
• Use caution when making tur ns.
• Slo w the machine do wn bef or e making
shar p tur ns.
Driving Forward
1. R elease the parking brak e; refer to R eleasing
the P arking Brak e in Operation , pag e 16 .
2. Mo v e the lev ers to the center , un-loc k ed
position.
3. T o g o forw ard, slo wly push the motion control
lev ers forw ard ( Figure 15 ).
Note: T he engine will kill if the traction
control lev ers are mo v ed with the parking
brak e eng ag ed.
T o g o straight, apply equal pressure to both
motion control lev ers ( Figure 15 ).
T o tur n, mo v e the motion control lev er to w ard
neutral in the direction y ou w ant to tur n
( Figure 15 ).
T he far ther y ou mo v e the traction control
lev ers in either direction, the faster the mac hine
will mo v e in that direction.
T o stop , pull the motion control lev ers to the
neutral position.
Figure 15
1. Motion control
lever-neutral lock position
3. Forward
2. Center un-lock position 4. Backward
Driving Backward
1. Mo v e the lev ers to the center , un-loc k ed
position.
2. T o g o bac kw ard, slo wly pull the motion control
lev ers rearw ard ( Figure 15 ).
T o g o straight, apply equal pressure to both
motion control lev ers ( Figure 15 ).
T o tur n, release pressure on the motion control
lev er to w ard the direction y ou w ant to tur n
( Figure 15 ).
T o stop , push the motion control lev ers to the
neutral position.
Stopping the Machine
T o stop the mac hine , mo v e the traction control
lev ers to neutral and mo v e to loc k ed position,
diseng ag e the po w er tak e off (PTO), and tur n the
ignition k ey to off .
Set the parking brak e when y ou lea v e the mac hine;
refer to Setting the P arking Brak e in Operation ,
pag e 16 . R emember to remo v e the k ey from the
ignition switc h.
Childr en or bystander s may be injur ed if
they mo v e or attempt to operate the tractor
while it is unattended.
Al w ays r emo v e the ignition k ey and set the
par king brak e when lea ving the machine
unattended, ev en if just f or a few min utes.
Adjusting the Height-of-Cut
T he height-of-cut is adjusted from 1-1/2 to 5 inc h
(38 to 127 mm) in 1/4 inc h (6 mm) increments
b y relocating the clevis pin into different hole
locations .
1. Raise the height-of-cut lev er to the transpor t
position (also the 5 inc h (127 mm) cutting
height position) ( Figure 16 ).
2. T o adjust, remo v e the clevis pin from the
height-of-cut brac k et ( Figure 16 ).
3. Select a hole in the height-of-cut brac k et
cor responding to the height-of-cut desired
and, inser t the clevis pin ( Figure 16 ).
4. Mo v e the lev er to the selected height.
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