Operator's Manual

StoppingtheMachine
WARNING
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandmove
themotion-controlleversoutwardtothe
PARKpositionwhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
Tostopthemachine,movethetraction-controllevers
totheNEUTRALpositionandmovetothelocked
position,disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),
andturntheignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine.
Remembertoremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Themachineisequippedwithafootpedaldeck-lift
system.Theoperatorcanusethefootpedaltolift
thedeckbrieytoavoidobstaclesorlockthedeckin
thehighestheightofcutortransportposition.The
operatorcanusetheheight-of-cutleverwiththefoot
pedaltolockthedeckinaspeciccuttingheight.
UsingtheFootPedalDeck-Lift
System
•Pressthepedaldowntoraisethedeck;continue
topressthepedaluntilthedeckislockedinthe
transportposition(Figure22).
•Pushonthedeck-liftpedalwithyourfootandpull
thetransportlockhandlerearwardtodisengage
thetransportlock(Figure22).
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Figure22
TransportLockPosition
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Theheightofcutcanbeadjustedfrom38to114mm
(1-1/2to4-1/2inches)in6mm(1/4inch)increments
byrelocatingtheheight-of-cutpinintodifferenthole
locations.
1.Pushonthedeck-liftpedalwithyourfootand
raisethemowerdecktothetransport-lock
position(alsothe114mm(4-1/2inches)cutting
heightposition)asshowninFigure23.
2.Toadjust,removethepinfromtheheight-of-cut
bracket(Figure23).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutsystem
correspondingtothedesiredheightofcutand
insertthepin(Figure23).
4.Pushonthedeck-liftpedalwithyourfootand
pullthehandlerearwardtodisengagethe
transportlock(Figure22).
5.Lowerthedeckslowlyuntilthelevermakes
contactwiththepin.
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