Operator's Manual

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DrivingBackward
1.Movetherightmotion-controllevertothecenter,
unlockedposition.
2.Slowlypullthemotion-controlleversrearward(Figure
23).
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StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethemotion-controlleversto
NEUTRAL,movetherightmotion-controlleverintothe
NEUTRAL-LOCKposition,disengagethepowertakeoff
(PTO),andturntheignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;referto
SettingtheParkingBrake(page16).Removethekeyfrom
theignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjurediftheymove
orattempttooperatethemachine.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended.
PushingtheMachinebyHand
Thebypassvalvesallowthemachinetobepushedbyhand
withouttheenginerunning.
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand.Never
towthemachine,becausehydraulicdamagemayoccur.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotion-controllevers
totheNEUTRAL-LOCKEDposition,andsettheparking
brake.
2.Lowerthemowerdecktothelowestheightofcut
(HOC).
Note:Thisallowsaccesstothebypassvalves.
3.Openthebypassvalveonbothpumpsbyturningthem
counterclockwise1to2turns(Figure24).
Note:Thisallowshydraulicuidtobypassthepumps
andthewheelstoturn.
Note:Rotatethebypassvalvesamaximumof2
turnssothatthevalvedoesnotcomeoutofthebody,
causinguidtorunout.
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