Operator's Manual

PushingtheMachinebyHand
Thebypassvalvesallowthemachinetobepushedbyhand
withouttheenginerunning.
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand.Donot
towthemachine,becausehydraulicdamagemayoccur.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Openthebypassvalveonbothpumpsbyturningthem
counterclockwise1to2turns.Thisallowshydraulic
uidtobypassthepumpsandthewheelstoturn
(
Figure25).
Note:Rotatethebypassvalvesamaximumof2turns
sothevalvedoesnotcomeoutofthebodycausing
uidtorunout.
Figure25
1.Pump-bypassvalve
3.Releasetheparkingbrake.
4.Pushthemachinetothedesiredlocation.
5.Settheparkingbrake.
6.Closethebypassvalves,butdonotovertightenthem.
Torqueto12to15N-m(9to11ft-lb).
Important:Donotstartoroperatethemachine
withthebypassvalvesopen.Damagetosystem
mayoccur.
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallthenecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Raisetheplatformofthemachinebeforedrivingonto
thetrailerortruck.
2.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicleand
connectthesafetychains.
3.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
4.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
5.Stoptheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and
closethefuelvalve.
6.Usethemetaltie-downloopsonthemachineto
securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruckwith
straps,chains,cable,orropes(
Figure26).
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Figure26
1.Tractionunittie-downloop
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontotrailersor
trucks.Onefull-widthrampthatiswideenoughtoextend
beyondthereartiresisrecommendedinsteadofindividual
rampsforeachsideoftheunit(Figure27).Theplatform
whendownandlockedintoposition,extendsbackbetween
therearwheelsandservesasastopfortippingbackward.
Havingafull-widthrampprovidesasurfacefortheplatform
tocontactiftheunitstartstotipbackward.Withtheplatform
up,afull-widthrampprovidesasurfacetowalkonbehindthe
unit.Theoperatorshoulddetermineifitisbesttohavethe
platformupordownwhenloading,dependingonconditions.
Ifitisnotpossibletouseonefull-widthramp,useenough
individualrampstosimulateafull-width,continuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesdonot
exceed20degrees(Figure27).Asteeperanglemaycause
mowercomponentstogetcaught,astheunitmovesfrom
ramptotrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalsocausethe
unittotipbackward.Ifloadingonornearaslope,position
thetrailerortrucksoitisonthedownsideoftheslopeand
therampextendsuptheslope.Thiswillminimizetheramp
angle.Thetrailerortruckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:Donotattempttoturntheunitwhileonthe
ramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveofftheside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
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