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Section 2 - OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
2.1 PRE-START CHECKLIST
Make the following checks and perform service as
required before each start-up.
2.1.1.
Check tires and add air as needed to bring
pressure to 12 P.S.I. in front tires and 12 P.S.I. in
rear tires.
2.1.2.
Check guards, deflectors and covers to make
sure all are in place and securely tightened. If guards
are missing
or damaged,
replace
BEFORE using
mower.
2.1.3.
Check engine oil and add oil as needed to
bring level up to, but not over, the FULL mark. Refer to
engine owner's manual for oil specifications. See Figure
2.1.
FUEL TANK
TIGHTEN CAP
AFTER
FILLING TANK
SAFE
LEVEL
AREA
FIGURE 2,1
2,1.4.
Check blade engagement
lever to insure it
operates
properly.
The blade engagement
lever
must be moved manually from "ON"
to "OFF"
to
stop blade.
2.1.6,
Clean exterior surfaces of cutting deck, engine
and tractor of any accumulation of dirt, grass, oil, etc.
Keep engine air intake screens and cooling fins clean at
all times.
2.1.6.
With engine "OFF" move the tractor outside
and add fuel to the fuel tank. Securely tighten fuel cap
after refueling. Refer to engine owner's manual for fuel
specifications. See Figure 2.2.
2.1.7.
Check
Reverse Lockout
Mechanism.
With
engine "OFF", raise blade engagement lever to "ON".
The
speed
control
lever
cannot
be shifted
into
"Reverse".
FIGURE 2,2
2,2 OPERATOR'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT
2,2,1.
FRONT TO REAR ADJUSTMENT
1.
With the engine "OFF", raise operator's seat and
loosen the two adjusting knobs on the seat support.
Lower the seat. Sit in the operator's seat and slide the
seat forward or backward until the clutchtbrake pedal
can be fully depressed comfortably. Raise seat and
tighten the adjusting knobs to secure seat in position.
See Figure 2.3.
LOOSEN ADJUSTING
TO ADJUST
SEAT
FIGURE 2,3
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