DRiViNG ON SLOPES
Refertothe SLOPEGAUGEintheSafetyInstructionssectionof the
manualto helpdetermineslopeswhereyou mayoperatethis tractor
safely.
Donotmowon inclineswitha slopein excessof 15degrees(a rise
ofapproximately2-1/2feetevery10feet). Thetractorcouldoverturn
andcauseseriousinjury.
• Mowupanddownslopes,NEVERacross.
Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectionon slopes.
Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,or otherhiddenobjects.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.Tallgrasscanhide
obstacles.
Avoidturnswhendrivingona slope.Ifa turn mustbemade,turn
downthe slope.Turningupa slopegreatlyincreasesthechance
ofa rollover.
Avoidstoppingwhendrivingupa slope.Ifit is necessaryto stop
whiledrivingupa slope,start up smoothlyandcarefullyto reduce
thepossibilityof flippingthetractoroverbackward.
ENGAGING THE BLADES
EngagingthePTO(BladeEngage)transferspowerto thecuttingdeck
orother(separatelyavailable)attachments.Toengagethe blades,
proceedasfollows:
1. Movethethrottle/chokecontrolleverto the FAST(rabbit)position.
2. Graspthe PTO(BladeEngage)leverandpivotit all theway
forwardintothe engaged(ON)position.
3. KeepthethrottleleverintheFAST(rabbit)positionforthe most
efficientuseof thecuttingdeckor other(separatelyavailable)
attachments.
NOTE:The enginewillautomaticallyshutoff if thePTOisengaged
withtheshiftleverin positionfor reversetravelwiththe ignitionkeyin
theONposition.
MULCHING
A mulchkit isavailableasan attachment.Mulchingis a processof
recirculatinggrassclippingsrepeatedlybeneaththecuttingdeck.The
ultra-fineclippingsarethenforcedbackintothelawnwheretheyact as
a naturalfertilizer.
A mulchkit canbe purchasedthroughthe retaillocationinwhichyou
purchasedthistractor.For more information, simply contact Sears
at 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
USING THE DECK LIFT LEVER
Toraisethecuttingdeck,movethedecklift levertothe left,thenplace
itin the notchbestsuitedfor yourapplication.Referto SettingThe
CuttingHeightearlierinthis section.
MOWING
Tohelpavoidbladecontactora thrownobjectinjury,keepbystand-
ers,helpers,childrenandpetsat least75feetfromthe machine
whileit isin operation.Stopmachineifanyoneentersthearea.
Thefollowinginformationwill be helpfulwhenusingthecuttingdeck
withyourtractor:
Planyourmowingpatternto avoiddischargeof materialstoward
roads,sidewalks,bystandersandthelike.Also,avoiddischarging
materialagainstawall or obstructionwhichmaycausedischarged
materialtoricochetbacktowardthe operator.
Donot mowat highgroundspeed,especiallyif a mulchkit or
grasscollectorisinstalled.
• Forbestresultsitis recommendedthatthefirst twolapsbecut
withthedischargethrowntowardsthe center.Afterthe firsttwo
laps,reversethedirectionto throwthedischargeto theoutside
forthe balanceofcutting.Thiswill givea betterappearanceto the
lawn.
• Donotcutthe grasstooshort. Shortgrassinvitesweedgrowth
andyellowsquicklyin dryweather.
• Mowingshouldalwaysbedonewiththe engineatfull throttle.
• Underheavierconditionsit maybe necessaryto go backoverthe
cut areaa secondtimeto get a cleancut.
• Do NOTattemptto mowheavybrushandweedsandextremely
tallgrass.Yourtractoris designedto mowlawns,NOTclear
brush.
• Keepthe bladessharpand replacethe bladeswhenworn.Refer
to CuttingBladesinthe Servicesectionof thismanualforproper
bladesharpeninginstructions.
HEADLIGHTS
• The lampsare ONwheneverthetractor'sengineis running.
• The lampsturn OFFwhenthe ignitionkeyis movedto the STOP
position.
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