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OPERATION
TO OPERATE
ON HILLS
TO ADJUST
GAUGE
WHEELS
(See Fig. 9)
Adjust gauge wheels with tractor on a fiat level surface.
Adjust mower to desired cutting height (See "TO AD-
JUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT" in the Operation
section of this manual).
With mower in desired height of cut position, gauge
wheels should be assembled so they are slightly off the
ground. Install gauge wheel in appropriate
hole with
shoulder
bolt, 3/8 washer, and 3/8-16 Iocknut and
tighten securely.
•
Repeat for opposite
side installing
gauge wheel in
same adjustment hole.
GAUGE WHEEL/'_"
\
\
SHOULDER
BOLT
FIG. 9
TO OPERATE
MOWER
(See Fig. 10)
Your tractor is equipped with an operator presence sensing
switch. Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat with
the engine running and the attachment clutch engaged will
shut off the engine.
•
Select desired height of cut.
Lower mower with attachment lift control.
Start mower blades by engaging attachment
clutch
control.
TO STOP MOWER BLADES - disengage attachment
clutch control.
CAUTION:
Do not operate the mower
without either the entire grass catcher,
on mowers
so equipped,
or the dis-
charge guard in place.
ATTACHMENT
CLUTCH SWITCH
PULL OUT TO "ENGAGE"
ATTACHMENT
HIGH POSITION
LOW
,_
POSITION
.,,
_ DISCHARGE
GUARD
PUSHINTO
"'DISENGAGE"
_
I
CAUTION:
Do not drive up or down
I
hills with slopes greater than 15 ° and
I
do not drive across any slope.
Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down
hills.
•
Avoid stopping or changing speed on hills.
If slowing is necessary, move throttle control lever to
slower position.
•
If stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake
pedal quickly to brake position and engage parking
brake.
•
Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position.
IMPORTANT:
THE MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES
NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL (N) POSITION WHEN THE
CLUTCH/BRAKE
PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
To restart movement, slowly release parking brake and
clutch/brake pedal.
Slowly move motion control lever to slowest setting.
Make all turns slowly.
TO TRANSPORT
(See Figs.
7 and
1
1)
When pushing or towing your tractor, be sure to disengage
transmission
by placing freewheel control in freewheeling
position.
Free wheel control is located at the rear drawbar
of tractor.
Raise attachment
lift to highest position with attach-
ment lift control.
•
Pull freewheel control knob out and hold in position by
inserting retainer spring into forward hole of control rod;
•
Do not push or tow tractor a[ more than two (2) MPH.
•
To reengage transmission,
reverse above procedure.
NOTE:
To protect hood from damage when transporting
your traetoron a truckor atrailer, be sure hood is closed and
secured to tractor. Use an appropriate means of tying hood
to tractor (rope, cord, etc.).
FIG. 11
FIG, 10
14
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