Operator's Manual

TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.
Note:Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateas
describedbelow,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealer
repairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Starttheengine;refertoStartingtheEngine
(page18).
2.Movethemotion-controlleverstothecenter,
unlockedposition.
Note:Thebladesshouldnotrotateandthe
engineshouldshutoff.
3.Starttheengineandreleasetheparkingbrake.
4.Moveeithermotion-controllevertothecenter,
unlockedposition.
5.Continueholdingthemotion-controlleverin
thecenter,unlockedposition,pulluponthe
blade-controlswitch(PTO),andreleasethe
switch.
Note:Theclutchshouldengageandthemower
bladesrotate.
6.Moveorreleasethemotion-controlleversinto
theNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.
Note:Thebladesshouldstoprotatingandthe
engineshouldcontinuetorun.
7.Pushtheblade-controlswitchdownand
moveeithermotion-controllevertothecenter,
unlockedposition.
8.Continueholdingthemotion-controlleverin
thecenter,unlockedposition,pulluponthe
blade-controlswitch(PTO),andreleasethe
switch.
Note:Theclutchshouldengageandthemower
bladesshouldrotate.
9.Pushtheblade-controlswitch(PTO)downto
theOFFposition.
Note:Thebladesshouldstoprotating.
10.Withtheenginerunning,pulluptheblade-control
switch(PTO)andreleaseitwithoutholding
eithermotion-controllevertothecenter,
unlockedposition.
Note:Thebladesshouldnotrotate.
WARNING
Theoperatorplatformisheavyandmaycause
injurywhenloweringandraisingtheoperator
platform.Carefullylowerorraisetheoperator
platform,assuddenlydroppingitcouldinjure
you.
•Donotputyourhandsorngersinthe
platform-pivotareawhenloweringor
raisingtheoperatorplatform.
•Makesurethattheplatformissupported
whenyoupullthelatchpinout.
•Makesurethatthelatchsecuresthe
platformwhenfoldingitup.Pushittight
againstthecushionforthelatchpinto
lockintoplace.
•Keepbystandersawaywhenraisingor
loweringtheplatform.
OperatingthePlatform
Youcanusethemachinewiththeplatforminthe
upordownposition.Itisyourpreferenceonwhich
positiontouse.
OperatingtheMachinewiththe
PlatformUp
Operatethemachinewiththeplatformupforthe
followingconditions:
•Mowingneardrop-offs
•Mowingsmallareaswherethemachineistoo
large
•Areaswithlow,over-hangingbranchesor
obstacles
•Loadingthemachinefortransport
•Drivingupslopes
Toraisetheplatform,pullthebackoftheplatformup
sothatthelatchpinandknoblockitintoplace.Push
ittightagainstthecushionforthelatchpintolockit
intoplace.
OperatingtheMachinewiththe
PlatformDown
Operatethemachinewiththeplatformdownforthe
followingconditions:
•Mowingmostareas
•Drivingacrossslopes
•Drivingdownslopes
Tolowertheplatform,pushtheplatformforward
againstthecushiontoreleasepressureonthelatch
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