Operator's Manual

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Figure23

DrivingBackward

1.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.

2.Togobackward,slowlypullthemotion-controllevers

rearward(

Figure24).

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Figure24

StoppingtheMachine

Tostopthemachine,movethetraction-controlleversto

neutral,andthenmovethemtothelockedposition,disengage

thepowertakeoff(blade-controlswitch(PTO),andturnthe

ignitionkeytotheOffposition.

Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;referto

SettingtheParkingBrake(page19).Remembertoremove

thekeyfromtheignitionswitch.

CAUTION

Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey

moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis

unattended.

Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking

brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even

ifjustforafewminutes.

AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut

UsingtheTransportLock

Thetransportlockhas2positions,andisusedwiththe

deck-liftpedal.Thereisalockpositionandaunlockposition

forthetransportposition.Thetransportlockisusedwith

thedeck-liftpedal(Figure25).