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OPERATION
TO OPERATE
MOWER
(See Fig. 9)
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
LIFT LEVER
HIGH POSITION
,,,
LOW
POSITION
,,::"
DISCHARGE
GUARD
PUSH IN TO
"DISENGAGE"
FIG. 9
TO OPERATE
ON HILLS
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
_edal quickly to brake position and engage parking
rake.
•
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 10)
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 retainerspdng intoforward hole ofcontrel rod.
•
Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2) MPH.
•
To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure.
NOTE: To I_rotect hood from damage when transporting
yourtractor on atruck or a trailer, be sure hood isclosed and
secured totractor. Useanappropriatemeansoftying
hood
to tractor (rope, cord, etc.).
FIG. 10
BEFORE STARTING
THE ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE
OIL LEVEL (See Fig. 15)
•
The engine in your tractor has been shipped, from the
factory, already filled with summer weight oil.
Check engine oil with tractor on level ground.
•
Remove oil fill cap/dipstick and wipe clean, reinsertthe
dipstick and push it all the way down into the tube, wait
for a few seconds,
remove and read oil level.
If
necessary, add oil until
"FULL" mark on dipstick is
reached.
Do not overfill.
For cold weather operation you should change oil for
easier starting (See "OIL VISCOSITY
CHART" in the
Customer Responsibilities section of this manual).
To change engine oil, see the Customer Responsil;)ili-
ties section in this manual.
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