Operator's Manual

PositionC
Thisisthefullopenposition.Thesuggesteduseforthis
positionisasfollows:
•Useintall,densegrass-mowingconditions.
•Useinwetconditions.
•Usetolowertheenginepowerconsumption.
•Usetoallowincreasedgroundspeedinheavyconditions.
•ThispositionoffersbenetssimilartothoseoftheToro
SFSmower.
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PositioningtheSeat
Theseatcanmoveforwardandbackward.Positiontheseat
whereyouhavethebestcontrolofthemachineandaremost
comfortable.
Toadjust,movetheleversidewaystounlockseat(Figure35).
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ChangingtheSeatSuspension
Theseatisadjustabletoprovideasmoothandcomfortable
ride.Positiontheseatwhereyouaremostcomfortable.
Toadjustit,turntheknobinfronteitherdirectiontoprovide
thebestcomfort(Figure36).
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Figure36
1.Seatsuspensionknob
UsingtheDrive-wheelRelease
Valves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotatingdrive
componentsbelowtheenginedeck,whichcould
resultinseriousinjury.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andallow
allmovingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthe
drive-wheelreleasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandthehydraulicdriveunitscan
becomeveryhot.Touchingahotengineor
hydraulicdriveunitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulicdriveunitstocool
completelybeforeaccessingthedrive-wheelrelease
valves.
Thedrive-wheelreleasevalvesarelocatedinthebackofeach
hydraulicdriveunit,undertheseat.
Note:Makesurethatthereleasevalvesareinthefully
horizontalpositionwhenoperatingthemachineorsevere
damagetothehydraulicsystemcanoccur.
1.DisengagethePTO(blade-controlswitch)andturnthe
ignitionkeytooff.Movetheleverstoneutral-locked
positionandapplyparkingbrake.Removethekey.
2.Rotatethereleasevalveleversverticallytopushthe
machine.Thisallowshydraulicoiltobypassthepump
enablingthewheelstoturn(Figure37).
3.Disengagetheparkingbrakebeforepushingthe
machine.
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