Operator's Manual
Table Of Contents
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- Before Operation Safety
- Recommended Fuel
- Using Stabilizer/Conditioner
- Filling the Fuel Tank
- Checking the Engine-Oil Level
- Breaking in a New Machine
- Using the Rollover-Protection System (ROPS)
- Think Safety First
- Using the Safety-Interlock System
- Positioning the Seat
- Changing the Seat Suspension
- Using Attachments and Accessories
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- During Operation Safety
- Operating the Parking Brake
- Operating the Mower Blade-Control Switch (PTO)
- Operating the Throttle
- Operating the Choke
- Operating the Ignition Switch
- Starting and Shutting Off the Engine
- Using the Motion-Control Levers
- Driving the Machine
- Adjusting the Height-of-Cut
- Adjusting the Anti-Scalp Rollers
- Stopping the Machine
- Using the Side Discharge
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StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethemotion-controllevers
toneutralandthentotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),andturn
theignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
Engagetheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethe
machine;refertoEngagingtheParkingBrake(page
20).Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandengage
theparkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthat
dispersesclippingstothesideanddowntowardthe
turf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
acompletegrass-catcherassemblymounted
inplace,youandothersareexposedtoblade
contactandthrowndebris.Contactwith
rotatingmowerblade(s)andthrowndebris
willcauseinjuryordeath.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfrom
themowerbecausethegrassdeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthe
mower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargearea
ormowerbladesunlessyoumovethe
blade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position,rotatetheignitionkeytotheOFF
position,andremovethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthe
downposition.
OperatingTips
UsingtheFastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operate
theengineattheFASTposition.Airisrequiredto
thoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsetthe
height-of-cutsolowastototallysurroundthemower
inuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohave1sideofthemower
freefromuncutgrass,whichallowsairtobedrawn
intothemower.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat
thecuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpany
unevenground.However,thecuttingheightusedin
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