Operation
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopeningwillallow
objectstobethrowninanoperator’sor
bystander’sdirection.Also,contactwiththe
bladecouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade
contactcancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Neveroperatethemowerwiththedischarge
deectorraised,removed,oralteredunlessthere
isagrasscollectionsystemormulchkitinplace
andworkingproperly.
ThePTOpush-pullswitchengagesthecuttingblades.
Besurethatallpersonsareclearofthemowerdeck
anddischargeareabeforeengagingPTO.
Important:Operatormustbeinseatbeforethe
PTOcanoperate.
Important:96InchDeckOnly:Operatormust
beinseatandtheouterdeckwingsneedtobe
loweredintothemowingpositionbeforethe
PTOwillengage.
ToengagethePTO,pulltheswitchoutwardto
engagetheblades.
Note:TheclutchsaverfeatureallowsthePTOto
beengagedatanyspeed.
DisengagingthePTO
PushthePTOswitchintodisengagetheblades.
RaisingandLockingtheOuterWing
Decks–96InchDeckOnly
1.Besurethatallpersonsareclearofthedeckwings.
Pressandholdthetopofthedeckcontrolswitch;
thecenterdeckwillraiserstandthenthewings.
2.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
engagetheparkingbrakeandremovethekey.
3.Removetheclevispinandhairpinfromthe
storagelocationandsecureeachwingintheup
positionasshowninFigure13.
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Figure13
1.Clevispin
2.Hairpin
StoppingtheEngine
1.Bringtheunittoafullstop.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversouttotheneutral
lockposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.DisengagethePTO.
5.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15
seconds,thenturntheignitionswitchtothe
“OFF”positiontostoptheengine.
6.Removethekeytopreventchildrenorother
unauthorizedpersonsfromstartingengine.
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