Assembly & Set-Up
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Contents of Crate
•  One Zero-Turn Tractor •  One ROPS Assembly •  One Deck Wash Hose Coupler
•  One Zero-Turn Tractor Operator’s 
Manual
•  One Engine Operator’s Manual
NOTE: This Operator’s Manual covers several models. Tractor 
features may vary by model. Not all features in this manual are 
applicable to all tractor models and the tractor depicted may 
differ from yours.
NOTE: All references in this manual to the left or right side and 
front or back of the tractor are from the operating position only. 
Exceptions, if any, will be specified. 
Tractor Preparation
TOOLS NEEDED: Safety glasses, leather gloves, wire cutters.
1.  Remove the upper crating material from the shipping 
pallet, and cut any bands or tie straps securing the tractor 
to the pallet. 
2.  Use the deck lift pedal to raise the deck to its highest 
position and secure in place with the clevis pin attached to 
the tractor. See Figure 3-1.
Deck Lift Pedal
Clevis Pin
Figure 3-1
3.  The two hydrostatic transmissions are equipped with a 
bypass valve that will allow you to manually move the 
tractor short distances. 
4.  Engage the transmission bypass valves by engaging the 
parking brake. See Figure 3-2. The tractor will still not move 
freely until the parking brake is released.
Figure 3-2