Exmark CD42CD - General Safety Warnings; Potential Hazards and How to Avoid Them

7.Raisethedecktotheserviceposition.
WARNING
Incorrectlyraisingorloweringamowerdeck
canbedangerous.Adroppedmowerdeckcan
resultinaseriousinjuryorpropertydamage.
•Alwaysraiseandlowerdeckonat,dry
ground,freeofanyobstructions.
•Firmlygraspthedecklifthandleandlower
inaslowcontrolledmanner.
•Alwaysmakesurethedeckissecurely
latchedinthe“up”or“down”position.
Usingthedecklifthandle,liftthedeckupandlatch
in“up”position(latchislocatedatfrontcenterof
theseat)(Figure5).
Figure5
1.Securethedeckintheraisedpositionbysecuringthedeck
latchontothehook
2.Hook
WARNING
Operatingthemowerdeckintheraisedservice
positioncanbedangerous.EngagingthePTO
withadeckintheraisedpositioncanresultina
seriousinjuryorpropertydamage.
Alwayslowerandlockmowerdeckinthe
operationpositionbeforeengagingthePTO.
8.Installthespringsontothespringanchorpinsunder
theleftandrightconsolesandsecurewithawasher
andthehairpin(Figure6)
Figure6
1.Springanchorpinisundertheconsole
2.Securethespringswithawasherandthehairpin
3.Slidethespringontothespringanchorpin
9.Lowerthedecktotheoperationposition.
A.Whilermlyholdingontothedecklifthandle,
unhookthedecklatchfromthetractorsection
andslowlylowerthedecktoground.
B.Pushthedecklockingpinsinwardandrotate
forwardtosecurelylockthedeckinlowered
position(Figure7).
Figure7
1.Decklifthandle
2.Rotatethedecklockingpintowardtherearandpulloutward
tounlock
3.Pushthedecklockingpininandrotatetowardthefront
tolock
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