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WARNING
Use extreme care when
handling gasoline.
Gasoline is e×tremeiy
flammable and the
vapors are explosive.
Never fuel machine
indoors or while the en-
gine is hot or runmng,
Extinguish cigarettes,
cigars, pi Des.and other
sources of ignition.
Make sure the riding
mower's engine is off.
remove the ignition
key, and set the parking
brake before removing
the shipping brace,
The shipping brace,
used for packaging
purposes only, must be
removed and discarded
before operating your
riding mower.
The mowing deck is
capable of throwing
objects. Failure to oper-
ate the riding mower
without the discharge
cover in the proper
operating position
coumdresumtm serious
personal injury and/or
property damage.
Attaching
the Battery
Cables
",
NOTE:This unitmay havebeen shippedwith the
Rubber Boot
batterycanes alreadyconnected, If not,follow the
.......
instructionsbelowfor attachingthe batterycanes,
NOTE:The positivebatteryterminalis markedPos, (+),
The negativebatteryterminalis markedNeg, (-),
•
Thepositivecane (heavyred wire) is securedto the
positivebatteryterminal(+)with a hexbolt and hex
nut at thefactory,Makecertainthat the rubberboot
coversthe terminalto help protectit from corrosion,
•
Removethehex bolt and hexnut from the negative
cane,
•
Removetheblack plasticcover,if present,from the
negativebatteryterminaland attachthe negatkle
cable(heavy blackwire)to the negativebattery
terminal(-) with the boltand nut,
.
Makecertain thehold=down strap is in positionover
the battery,securingit in place,See Figure1,
NOTE:if the batteryis putinto serviceafterthe date
shownon top of battery,chargethe batteryas instructed
on page20 of this manualprior to operatingthetractor,
Gas and Oi_ Fill°up
The gasolinetank is locatedunderthe hood and hasa
capacityof 1=1/2 gallons, Do notoverfill
WARNING: Use extreme care
when handling gasoline. Gaso°
line is extremely flammable and
the vapors are explosive. Never
fuel machine indoors or while the
engine is hot or running. Extin-
guish cigarettes, cigars, pipes,
and other sources of ignition.
Servicethe enginewith gasolineand oil as instructedin
the separateEngineOperator/Owner's Manualpacked
with yourtractor,Readinstructionscarefully,
IMPORTANT: Y ourtractoris shippedwith motoroil
in the engine,However, y ou MUSTcheckthe oil level
beforeoperating,Be carefulnot to overfill
Shipping
Brace
Removal
WARNING: Make sure the riding
mower's engine is off, remove
the ignition key, and set the
parking
brake before
removing
the
shipping
brace.
.
Locatethe shippingbrace,if present,and accom=
panyingwarningtag foundon the rightside of the
mower,betweenthe dischargechute and the cutting
deck,See Figure2,
/
Win
Nut
Hex Bolt
,>,
Figure 1
J
Figure 2
Whileholdingthedischargechute with yourleft hand,
removethe shippingbracewith your righthand by
graspingit betweenyourthumband indexfingerand
rotatingit clockwise,
WARNING:The shipping brace,
used for packaging purposes only,
must be removed and discarded
before operating your riding mower.
WARNING: The mowing deck is
capable of throwing objects. Fail-
ure to operate the riding mower
without the discharge cover in the
proper operating position could
result in serious personal injury
and/or property damage.
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