Operator's Manual

DrivingBackward
1.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
2.Togobackward,lookbehindyouanddown,asyou
slowlypullthemotion-controlleversrearward(Figure
19).
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Figure19
Togostraight,applyequalpressuretoboth
motion-controllevers(Figure19).
Toturn,releasethepressureonthemotion-control
levertowardthedirectionyouwanttoturn.
Tostop,pushthemotion-controlleverstotheNeutral
position.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethemotion-controlleversto
neutralandoutwardtotheparkposition,disengagethe
blade-controlswitch,ensurethethrottleisintheFast
position,andturntheignitionkeytooff.
Note:Remembertoremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
WARNING
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemowerwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandmovethe
motion-controlleversoutwardtotheparkposition
whenleavingthemachineunattended,evenifjust
forafewminutes.
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Height-of-cutiscontrolledbytheleverlocatedtotherightof
theoperatingposition(Figure20).
1.Pullupandinwardonthelevertomoveittothe
desiredcuttingposition.
2.Onceatthedesiredcuttingposition,slowlylowerthe
leveruntilitengagestheposition.
Thetransportpositionisthehighestheight-of-cutpositionor
cuttingheight115mm(4.5inches)asshownin
Figure20.
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Figure20
1.Height-of-cutlever3.115mm(4.5inches),
transportposition
2.Height-of-cutpositions
AdjustingtheAnti-scalp
Rollers
Wheneveryouchangetheheight-of-cut,itisrecommended
toadjusttheheightoftheanti-scalprollers.
Note:Adjusttheanti-scalprollerssotherollersdonottouch
thegroundinnormal,atmowingareas.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockposition,and
settheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Adjusttheanti-scalprollersasshownin
Figure21to
matchtheclosestheight-of-cutposition.
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