Operator's Manual

UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebrismaycauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff(PTO)
totheOFFposition,rotatetheignitionkeyto
offandremovethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
OperatingwiththeOverheat
Sensor
ThismachinehasasensorthatturnsOFFthemowerdeck
whentheengineoverheats.Whentheengineoverheats,the
audiblealarmandlightalarmturnsONalongwiththemower
deckturningOFF.
IfthemowerdeckturnsOFFautomaticallybecauseof
overheating,drivethemachinetoasafeareaandtoatruck
ortrailer.
Ifthemachineoverheats,ensurethattheareaaroundthe
engineandradiatorisclearofanydebris.Turntheengineoff
andallowittocooldownbeforeyouengagethemowerdeck.
Iftheenginecontinuestooverheat,takeyourmachinetoan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcould
helpyou,yourfamily,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
•Lockthebrakeandblockthewheels.
•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruckwith
straps,chains,cable,orropes.
•Secureatrailertothetowingvehiclewithsafetychains.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcan
leadtoaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetor
roadway.
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingortheunloadingmachine
ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider
thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Backthemachineupthe
rampsanddriveitforwarddowntheramps(Figure32).
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Figure32
1.Backthemachineupthe
ramp.
2.Drivethemachineforward
downtheramp.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor
eachsideofthemachine.
Ensurethattherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith
thegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure33).Onat
ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4timesaslongas
theheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.Asteeper
anglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtasthe
machinemovesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeper
anglesmayalsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.If
youareloadingthemachineonornearaslope,positionthe
trailerortrucksothatitisonthedownsideoftheslopeand
therampextendsuptheslope.Thisminimizestheramp
angle.
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