Driving On Slopes; Engaging The Blades; Setting The Cruise Control; Using The Deck Lift Lever - MTD 13AT605G755 Operator's Manual

Operating
Your Lawn
WARNING
Do not mow on inclines
with a slope in excess
of 15 degrees (a rise
of approximately 2-1/2
feet every 10feet). The
tractor could overturn
and cause serious
injury.
To help avoid blade
contact or a thrown
object injury, keep
bystanders, helpers,
children and pets at
least 75 feet from the
machine while it is in
operation. Stop ma=
chine if anyone enters
the area.
4. Tomovein reverse,placethe shiftleverin the
REVERSEposition,checkthat thearea behindis
clearthen slowlydepressthe drivepedal.
Driving On Slopes
Referto the SLOPEGAUGEon page3 to help deter-
mineslopeswhereyou mayoperatethe tractorsafely.
_ WARNING" Do not mow on
inclineswith a slope in excess
of 15 degrees (a rise of approxi-
mately 2-1/2 feet every 10feet).
The tractor could overturn and
cause serious injury.
• Mow up and downslopes,NEVERacross.
• Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirection
on slopes.
• Watchfor holes, ruts,bumps,rocks,or otherhidden
objects.Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe machine.
Tallgrasscan hide obstacles.
• Avoidturns whendrivingon a slope. If a turn must
be made,turn downthe slope.Turningup a slope
greatlyincreasesthechanceof a roll over.
• Avoidstoppingwhendrivingup a slope. If it is
necessaryto stop whiledrivingup a slope, startup
smoothlyand carefullyto reducethe possibilityof
flippingthe tractoroverbackward.
Setting The Cruise Control
1. Placethe shiftleverin the FORWARD position,
thenslowlydepressthedrive pedaluntil the desired
speedis achieved.
2. Lightlydepressthe cruisecontrolbutton.
3. Whilecontinuingto hold the cruisebutton in,lift your
foot from thedrive pedal(youshouldfeelthe cruise
latch engage).
Onceengaged,the cruisecontrolbutton and thedrive
pedalwill lockin the "down"position,and the tractorwill
maintainthe sameforward speed.
NOTE:Cruisecontrolcan notbe engagedat the
tractor'sfastestgroundspeed. If the operatorshould
attemptto do so, the tractorwill automatically decelerate
to the fastestoptimal mowinggroundspeed.
Disengagethecruise controlusingone of the following
methods:
1. Depressthe brakepedalto disengagethecruise
controland stop the tractor.
2. Lightlydepressthe drivepedal.
Tochangeto the reversedirectionwhenoperatingwith
cruisecontrol,depressthe brakepedalto disengagethe
cruisecontroland bringthe tractorto a completestop.
Thenplacethe shift leverin the REVERSEpositionand
depressthedrive pedal.
Engaging the Blades
Engagingthe PTO(Blade Engage)transferspowerto the
cuttingdeckor other(separatelyavailable)attachments.
Toengagethe blades,proceedas follows:
1. Movethe throttlecontrolleverto the FAST(rabbit)
position.
Models with Manual PTO
2. a. Graspthe PTO(BladeEngage)leverand pivotit all
the wayforwardinto theengaged(ON) position.
Models with Electric PTO
b. Pull the PTO(Blade Engage)knoboutwardintothe
engaged(ON)position.
3. Keepthe throttleleverinthe FAST(rabbit)position
for the mostefficientuseof the cuttingdeck or other
(separatelyavailable)attachments
IMPORTANT: T he engine(on modelswith a manualPTO)
or electric PTOclutch(on modelswith an electricPTO)
will automatically shut off ifthe PTOis engagedwith the
shift leverin positionfor reversetravel with the ignition
key inthe NORMALMOWINGposition.Referto Safety
InterlockSwitcheson page15.
Using the Deck Lift Lever
Toraisethe cuttingdeck,movethe deck lift leverto the
left, thenplaceit inthe notch best suitedfor yourapplica-
tion. Referto SettingThe CuttingHeightearlierin this
section.
Mowing
_ ARNING: To help avoid blade
contact or a thrown object injury,
keep bystanders, helpers, children
and pets at least 75 feet from the
machine while it is in operation.
Stop machine if anyone enters the
area.
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