IM PORTANT: Yourtractorisshippedwith motoroil intheengine.However,
youMUSTchecktheoillevelbeforeoperating.RefertotheService& Maintenance
sectionforinstructionsoncheckingtheoillevel.
Attaching the Battery Cables
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Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontain leadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknown tothe Stateof Californiato causecancerand
reproductiveharm.Washhandsafter handling.
Shipping BraceRemoval
Makesurethe ridingmower'sengineisoff, removethe ignition key,and
setthe parkingbrakebeforeremovingthe shippingbrace.Refertothe
Operatonsect onfor nstructonsonhow to set the park ng brake.
Locatetheshippingbrace,if present,andaccompanyingwarningtagfound
ontherightsideof themower,betweenthedischargechutedeflectorand
thecuttingdeck.SeeFigure2.
Whenattaching battery cables,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red)wire to its
terminal first, followed bythe NEGATIVE(Black)wire.
Forshippingreasons,bothbatterycablesonyourequipmentmayhavebeenleft
disconnectedfromtheterminalsat thefactory.Toconnectthe batterycables,
proceedasfollows:
NOTE:ThepositivebatteryterminalismarkedPos.(+).Thenegativebattery
terminalismarkedNeg.(-).
1. Removetheplasticcover,ifpresent,fromthepositivebatteryterminaland
attachtheredcableto thepositivebatteryterminal(+) with theboltand
hexnut.SeeFigure1.
2. Removetheplasticcover,ifpresent,fromthenegativebatteryterminaland
attachtheblackcabletothenegativebatteryterminal(-) with theboltand
hexnut.SeeFigure1.
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3. Positionthe redrubberbootoverthepositivebatteryterminaltohelp
protectit fromcorrosion.
NOTE:Ifthebatteryisput intoserviceafterthedateshownontopofbattery,
chargethe batteryasinstructedin theService& Maintenancesectionofthis
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Placethedecklift leverin thehighestcutting position.Referto Settingthe
CuttingHeightintheOperationsectionof thismanual.
Whilepushingthedischargechutedeflectortowardsthemachinewithyourleft
hand,removetheshippingbracewithyourrighthandbygraspingitbetweenyour
thumbandindexfingerandrotatingitclockwise.
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Theshipping brace,usedfor packagingpurposesonly,must beremovedand
discardedbeforeoperatingyour riding mower.
Themowing deckiscapableof throwing objects.Failureto operatethe
ridingmowerwithout the dischargecoverinthe properoperating position
coud resut n setouspersona njury and/or property damage.
Attaching TheSteeringWheel
Ifthesteeringwheelforyourtractordid notcomeattached,thehardwarefor
attachingit hasbeenpackedwithin thesteeringwheel,beneaththesteeringwheel
cap.Carefullypryoffthe steeringwheelcapandremovethehardware.
I. Withthewheelsof thetractorpointingstraightforward,placethesteering
wheeloverthesteeringshaft.
2. Placethewasher(withthecuppedsidedown)overthesteeringwheeland
securewith thehexbolt.SeeFigure3.
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