Alwayslookdownand behindbeforeandwhilebackingup to avoida back-
overaccident.
1. Depressthebrakepedalto releasetheparkingbrakeandthen letthepedal
up.
2. Movethethrottle leverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
3. Placetheshift leverineithertheFORWARDorREVERSEposition.
IMPOR@N_DoNOTusetheshift levertochangethedirectionoftravelwhenthe
tractorisinmotion.Alwaysusethebrakepedalto bringthetractorto acomplete
stopbeforeshifting.
4. Graduallybeginto applypressuretothedrivepedal.Thefurtherdownthe
pedalispushed,thefasterthetractorwill travelin thedesireddirection
basedonthepositionof theshiftlever.
5. Thelawntractoris broughtto astopbyreleasingthedrivepedalandthen
depressingthebrakepedal.
Beforeleavingthe operator'spositionfor anyreason,disengagethe blades,
placethe shift leverinneutral,engagethe parkingbrake,shut engineoff
andremovethe key.
Whenstopping the tractor for any reasonwhile on a grasssurface,
always:
Placetheshift leverinneutral,
I.
2.
3.
Engagetheparkingbrake,
Shutengineoffandremovethekey.Doingsowill minimizethe possibility
ofhavingyourlawn"browned"byhotexhaustfromyourtractor'srunning
engine.
ReverseCaution Mode
TheREVERSECAUTIONMODEpositionofthe keyswitchmoduleallowsthetractorto
maneuverinreversewith theblades(PTO)engaged.
NOTE:Mowinginreverseisnotrecommended.
Useextremecautionwhileoperating thetractor inthe REVERSECAUTION
MODE.Alwayslookdownand behindbeforeandwhile backing.Donot
operatethe tractor when childrenorothersare around.Stopthe tractor
immediatelyifsomeoneentersthe area.
Tousethe REVERSECAUTIONMODE:
NOTE:TheoperatorMUSTbeseatedinthetractorseat.
1. Starttheengineaspreviouslyinstructedonthepreviouspage.
2. TurnthekeyfromtheNORMALMOWING(Green)positiontotheREVERSE
CAUTIONMODE(Yellow)positionofthekeyswitchmodule.SeeFigure10.
3. Pressthe REVERSEPUSHBUTTON(Orange,TriangularButton)at thetop,
right cornerofthe keyswitchmodule.Theredindicatorlightatthetop,left
cornerofthekeyswitchmodulewill beONwhileactivated.SeeFigure10.
Reverse
Indicator Push
Light Z_ _ Button
Reverse R F
Caution
Mode
Position
Stop
position
Normal
Driving
Mode
position
Figure10
4. Onceactivated(indicatorlightON),thetractorcanbedrivenin reversewith
thecuttingblades(PTO)engaged.
5. Alwayslookdownandbehindbeforeandwhilebackingto makesureno
childrenarearound.Afterresumingforwardmotion,returnthekeyto the
NORMALMOWINGposition.
TheREVERSECAUTIONMODEwill remainactivateduntil:
a. ThekeyisplacedineithertheNORMALMOWINGpositionor STOP
positionor
b. Theoperatorleavestheseat.
DrivingOnSlopes
RefertotheSLOPEGAUGEintheSafetyInstructionssectionofthemanualto help
determineslopeswhereyoumayoperatethistractorsafely.
Donot mowoninclineswith aslopein excessof15degrees(ariseof
approximately2-112feet every10feet). Thetractorcouldoverturn and
causeseriousinjury.
Mowupanddownslopes,NEVERacross.
Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectiononslopes.
Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenobjects.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.Tallgrasscanhideobstacles.
Avoidturnswhendrivingonaslope.Ifaturnmustbemade,turndownthe
slope.Turningupaslopegreatlyincreasesthechanceof a rollover.
Avoidstoppingwhendrivingupa slope.If it isnecessaryto stopwhile
drivingupa slope,start upsmoothlyandcarefullyto reducethepossibility
offlippingthetractoroverbackward.
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