Controls and Features
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Figure 4-1
AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
• READ THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL, B EFORE USING THE MACHINE.
• GO ACROSS, NOT UP AND DOWN SLOPES.
• IF MACHINE STOPS GOING UPHILL, STOP BLADES AND BACK DOWN SLO WLY .
• AVOID SUDDEN TURNS.
• DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR OTH ERS ARE AROUND.
• NEVER CARRY CHILDREN EVEN WITH BLADES OFF.
• KEEP SAFETY DEVICES 
(GUARDS, SHIELDS, SWITCHES, ETC.)
 
  IN PLACE AND WORKING.
• LOOK DOWN AND BEHIND BEFORE AND WHILE BACKING.
• REMOVE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE THROWN BY THE BLADES.
• DO NOT OPERATE UNIT WHERE IT COULD SLIP OR TIP.
• KNOW LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF ALL CONTROLS.
• BE SURE BLADES AND ENGINE ARE STOPPED BEFORE PLACING HA ND S  
  OR FEET NEAR BLADES.
• 
BEFORE LEAVING OPERATOR POSITION, DISENGAGE BLADES, LET SPEED PEDAL  
  RE TURN TO NEUTRAL, ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE, SHUT OFF AND REMOVE KEY.
• WHEN USING THE OPTIONAL GRASS BAGGING ATTA CHMENT,  THE FRONT  
  COUNTER WEIGHT INCLUDED WITH BAGGER MU ST BE INSTALLED.
• DO NOT ADD FUEL WHILE THE ENGINE IS HOT OR RUNNING.
• STOP ENGINE, DISCONNECT SPARK PLUG(S) BEFORE ADJUSTING OR 
SERVICING.
•  SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION ON SLOPES, 15º DEGREES MAX.
PUSH TO LOCK, PUSH
TO RELEASE
PUSH TO STOP
BR
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LIFT
Deck Height
Index
Fuel Tank
Throttle Control
PTO Switch
Fuel Tank Cap
Cup Holder
Power
Implement
Lift
Roll-Over
Protection
System
• SECURELY FASTEN
 
YOUR SEAT BELT
 
 
BEFORE USE.
• ALWAYS WEAR THE
 
SEAT BELT  WHEN THE 
 R OPS IS LOCKED IN
 
PLACE UPRIGHT.
• DO NOT WEAR SEAT BELT  WHEN ROPS IS DOWN, I.E. NOT
 
LOCKED UPRIGHT.
• DO NOT MODIFY, REPAIR, OR REMOVE ANY ROPS
 
COMPONENTS INCLUDING SEAT BELTS.
• WHERE POSSIBLE, AVOID OPERATING THE MACHINE NEAR
 
DITCHES, EMBANKMENTS, AND HOLES.
• REDUCE SPEED WHEN
 
TURNING, OPERATING 
 
ON SLOPES, AND ON
 
 R OUGH, SLICK, OR
 
 
MUDDY SURFACES.
• STAY OFF SLOPES
 
 
TOO STEEP FOR 
 S AFE OPERATION.
• WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING, ESPECIALLY ON SLOPES,  WHEN
 
TURNING, AND MANEUVERING AROUND OR UNDERNEATH OBSTACLES.
THIS MACHINE IS EQUIPPED WITH A ROLL
OVER PROTECTIVE SYSTEM (ROPS)
 
STARTING INSTRUCTIONS
• To
 
START,
 
PARK
 
BRAKE must
 
be
 
set,
 
push
 
down to latch.
• P.T. O. switch
 
in OFF (down)
 
position.
• Foot pedals
 
in NEUTRAL.
 
Set 
Throttle
 
properly.
• Turn key to ON, 
wait for GLOW PLUG light to go out,
 
then START,  release when engine runs.
FORWARD
F
R
REVERSE
OFF
RUN
START
FA
ST
SLOW
Ignition
Switch
Tachometer/
Hour Meter
Reverse Speed
Control Pedal
Forward Speed
Control Pedal
Brake Pedal/
Parking Brake
Indicator
Lights
Fuel Gauge
NOTE: 
position on the tractor when facing forward while seated in the 
Deck Height Index
The deck height index consists of several holes located on the 
front/right of the foot platform. Each hole corresponds to a ⁄” 
” at the lowest  
notch to 5” at the highest notch.
Cup Holder
Power Implement Lift
deck.
To raise the mowing deck to the transport position, place the 
clevis pin on the deck height index in the furthest hole from 
you and secure with the cotter pin and then use the power 
implement lift. To lower the deck, remove the clevis pin and 
reinsert it in the desired cutting height and secure with cotter pin 
and then use the power implement lift.
Seat Adjustment Levers (Not Shown)
seat.