Operator's Manual

UnlatchingtheSeat
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Figure35
1.Seatlatch2.Seat
UsingtheDriveWheelRelease
Valves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotatingdrive
componentsbelowtheenginedeck,whichcould
resultinseriousinjury.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andallowall
movingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthedrive
wheelreleasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandhydraulicdriveunitscanbecome
veryhot.Touchingahotengineorhydraulicdrive
unitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulicdriveunitsto
coolcompletelybeforeaccessingthedrivewheel
releasevalves.
Thedrivewheelreleasevalvesarelocatedinthebackof
eachhydraulicdriveunit,undertheseat.
Note:Makesurethereleasevalvesareinthefully
horizontalpositionwhenoperatingthemachineor
severedamagetothehydraulicsystemcanoccur.
1.DisengagethePTO(bladecontrolswitch)andturn
theignitionkeytooff.Movetheleverstoneutral
lockedpositionandapplyparkingbrake.Remove
thekey.
2.Rotatethereleasevalveleversverticallytopushthe
machine.Thisallowshydraulicoiltoby-passthe
pumpenablingthewheelstoturn(Figure36).
3.Disengageparkingbrakebeforepushing.
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Figure36
1.Verticaltopushthe
machine
2.Horizontaltorunthe
machine
4.Rotatethereleasevalvelevershorizontallytorun
themachine(Figure36).
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthe
mowerbecausethegrassdeectorroutes
materialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff
(bladecontrolswitch(PTO)totheoffposition,
rotatetheignitionkeytooffandremovethekey.
•Makesurethegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
TransportingMachines
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall
necessarybrakes,lighting,andmarkingasrequiredby
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