Operator's Manual

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1.Operating-in-reverselight
4.Operatethemachineinreverseandcompleteyourtask.
5.Disengagetheblades(PTO)toactivatetheinterlock.
6.RemovetheKeyChoicekeyandputitinasafeplace
outofthereachofchildren.
TestingtheSafetyInterlock
System
CAUTION
Ifthesafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
Testthesafetyinterlocksystembeforeyouusethemachine
eachtime.Ifthesafetyinterlocksystemdoesnotoperateas
describedbelow,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthe
safetyinterlocksystemimmediately.Whilesittingintheseat,
performthefollowingchecks:
1.Settheparkingbrake,shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)
knobtotheEngageposition,andturntheignitionkey
toStart:Theengineshouldnotcrank.
2.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)knobtotheDisengage
position,releasetheparkingbrake,andturntheignition
keytoStart:Theengineshouldnotcrank.
3.Settheparkingbrake,shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)
knobtoDisengage,andstarttheengine.Whilethe
engineisrunning,releasetheparkingbrakeandrise
slightlyfromtheseat:Thebladesshouldstop.
4.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)knobintotheDisengage
position,putthetractioncontrolpedalintheNeutral
position,andstarttheengine.Whiletheengineis
running,shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)knobintothe
Engagepositionandputthetractioncontrolpedalin
theReverseposition:Theengineshouldstop.
5.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)knobintotheDisengage
positionandputthetractioncontrolpedalinthe
Neutralposition.Starttheengine,shifttheblade
control(PTO)knobintotheEngageposition,
andturntheKeyChoicekeyandreleaseit:The
operating-in-reversewarninglightshouldilluminate.
6.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)knobtotheDisengage
position:Theoperating-in-reversewarninglightshould
turnoff.
PushingtheMachineManually
Important:Alwayspushthemachinemanually.Never
towthemachinebecauseitmaydamagethetransaxle.
ToPushtheMachine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.Removethegrasscollector;refertoRemovingthe
GrassCollector.
7.Pushthedrivecontrol(locatedattherearofthe
machine),intothePushposition.
8.Releasetheparkingbrake.
Note:Thisdisengagesthedrivesystemandallowsthe
wheelstoturnfreely(
Figure13).
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Figure13
1.Pushposition
2.Operateposition
ToOperatetheMachine
1.Settheparkingbrake.
2.PullthedrivecontrolouttotheOperateposition
(
Figure13)toengagethedrivesystem.
Note:Themachinewillnotdriveunlessthedrive
controlisintheOperateposition.
3.Installthegrasscollector;refertoInstallingtheGrass
Collector.
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