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Driving
On S_opes
Tochangeto the reversedirectionwhenoperatingwith
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cruisecontrol,depressthe brakepedalto disengagethe
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mineslopeswhereyou mayoperatethe tractorsafely,
cru,secontroland bnngthe tractortoe completestop,
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Thenplacethe shift leverin the REVERSE positionand
WARNING: Do not mow on
depress
thedrive
pedal,
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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.
inclines with 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
obiects,Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe machine,
Tall grasscan 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, start up
smoothlyand carefullyto reducethe possibilityof
flippingthetractoroverbackward,
Setting
The
Cruise
Control
1, Race the shiftleverin the FORWARD position,
thenslowlydepressthedrive pedal untilthedesired
speedis achieved,
2, Lightlydepressthe cruisecontrol button,
3, While continuingto hold the cruisebutton in, lift your
foot from thedrive pedal(youshouldfeel thecruise
latch engage),
Onceengaged,thecruise controlbuttonand thedrive
pedalwill lockin the "down"position,and thetractorwill
maintainthe same forwardspeed,
NOTE:Cruisecontrolcan not be engagedat the
tractor'sfastestgroundspeed,If the operatorshould
attemptto do so, the tractorwill automatically decelerate
to the fastestoptimal mowinggroundspeed,
Engaging
the
Blades
Engagingthe PTO(Blade Engage)transferspowerto the
cuttingdeckor other (separately available)attachments,
Toengagethe blades,proceedas follows:
1, Movethe throttlecontrolleverto the FAST(rabbit)
position,
2, Graspthe PTO(BladeEngage)leverand pivotit all the
wayforward intothe engaged(ON) position,
3, Keepthe throttleleverin the FAST(rabbit)position
for the mostefficientuseof the cuttingdeck or other
(separatelyavailable)attachments,
IMPORTANT: T heengine willautomaticallyshut off if the
PTOis engagedwith the shiftleverin positionfor reverse
travelwith the ignitionkey in the NORMALMOWING
position,Referto SafetyInterlockSwitchesearlier in this
section,
Using
the
Deck
Lift Lever
Toraisethe cuttingdeck, movethe deck lift leverto the
left, thenplace it in the notch bestsuited for yourapplica-
tion, Referto SettingThe CuttingHeightearlierin this
section,
Mowing
WARNING: To help avoid blade
contact or a thrown object injury,
keep bystanders, hetpers, children
and pets at least 75 feet from the
machine while it is in operation.
Stop machine if anyone enters the
area.
Thefollowinginformationwill be helpfulwhenusingthe
cuttingdeckwith yourtractor:
Disengagethe cruisecontrolusingone of the following
methods:
1, Depressthe brakepedalto disengagethe cruise
controland stop the tractor,
2, Lightlydepressthe drivepedal
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