Operator's Manual

ChangingtheSeatSuspension
Theseatisadjustabletoprovideasmoothandcomfortable
ride.Positiontheseatwhereyouaremostcomfortable.
Toadjustit,turntheknobinfronteitherdirectiontoprovide
thebestcomfort(Figure35).
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Figure35
1.Seatsuspensionknob
UsingtheDriveWheelRelease
Valves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotatingdrive
componentsbelowtheenginedeck,whichcould
resultinseriousinjury.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andallowall
movingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthedrive
wheelreleasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandhydraulicdriveunitscanbecome
veryhot.Touchingahotengineorhydraulicdrive
unitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulicdriveunitstocool
completelybeforeaccessingthedrivewheelrelease
valves.
Thedrivewheelreleasevalvesarelocatedinthebackofeach
hydraulicdriveunit,undertheseat.
Note:Makesurethereleasevalvesareinthefullyhorizontal
positionwhenoperatingthemachineorseveredamagetothe
hydraulicsystemcanoccur.
1.DisengagethePTO(blade-controlswitch)andturn
theignitionkeytooff.
2.Movetheleverstoneutrallockedposition,apply
parkingbrake,andremovethekey.
3.Rotatethereleasevalveleversverticallytopushthe
machine(Figure36).
Note:Thisallowshydraulicoiltoby-passthepump
enablingthewheelstoturn.
4.Disengageparkingbrakebeforepushingthemachine.
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Figure36
1.Verticalpositiontopush
themachine
2.Horizontalpositiontorun
themachine
5.Rotatethereleasevalvelevershorizontallytorunthe
machine(Figure36).
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff
(PTO)blade-controlswitchtotheoffposition,
rotatetheignitionkeytotheoffposition,and
removethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
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