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OPERATION
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CAUTION:
At any time, during step 4,
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there may be movement of the drive
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wheels,
4
Move motion control lever to full forward position and
hold for five (5) seconds
Move lever to full reverse
position and hold for five (5) seconds
Repeat this
procedure three (3) times
5
Move motion control leverto neutral (N) position Shut
off engine and set parking brake
6
Engage transmission by placing freewheel control in
engaged position (See TO TRANSPORT
in this sec
tion of manual)
7
Sitting in the tractor seat startengineAftertheengine
is running move throttle control to half (1/2) speed
With motion control lever in neutral (N) position slowly
disengage clutch/brake pedal
8
Slowly move motion control lever forward after the
tractor moves approximately five (5) feet slowly move
motion control lever to reverse position After the trac
tor moves approximately five (5) feet return the mo
tion control lever to the neutral (N) position Repeat
this procedure with the motion control lever three (3)
times
Your transmission is now purged and now ready for normal
operation
MOWING TIPS
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Mower should be properly leveled for best mowing per
formance See TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING in the
Service and Adjustments section of this manual
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The left hand side of mower should be used for trim
ming
•
Drive so that clippings are discharged onto the area
that has been cut Have the cut area to the right of the
machine This will result in a more even distribution of
clippings and more uniform cutting
•
When mowing large areas start by turning tothe right so
that clippings will discharge away from shrubs fences
driveways etc
After one or two rounds mow in the
opposite direction making left hand turns until finished
(See Fig 12)
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FIG. 12
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If grass is extremely tall it should be mowed twice to
reduce load and possible fire hazard from dried clip
pings
Make first cut relatively high; the second to the
desired height
•
Do not mow grass when it is wet Wet grass will plug
mower and leave undesirable clumps
Allow grass to
dry before mowing
•
Always operate engine at full throttle when mow-
ing to assure better mowing performance and proper
discharge of material
Regulate ground speed by se
lecting a low enough gear to give the mower cutting
performance as well as the quality of cut desired
•
When operating attachments
select a ground speed
that will suit the terrain and give best performance of
the attachment being used
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