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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InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure79).
2.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblade;refertoSharpeningthe
Blades(page60).
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallyinthecurvedarea.
4.Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,oraslotforming
inthisarea,immediatelyinstallanewblade
(Figure79).
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Figure79
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea4.Crack
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforward
andbackward.
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecutting
edge,positionA,oftheblades(Figure80).
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Figure80
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
5.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
6.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofthebladesatthesamepositionasinstep4
above.
Note:Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps4and6mustnotexceed3
mm(1/8inch).
Note:Ifthisdimensionexceeds3mm(1/8
inch),thebladeisbentandmustbereplaced.
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcould
breakapartandcouldseriouslyinjureor
killyouorbystanders.
•Alwaysreplaceabentordamaged
bladewithanewblade.
•Donotleorcreatesharpnotchesin
theedgesorsurfacesoftheblade.
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