Operation
ParkingBrakeLever
Locatedonleftsideoftheconsole(Figure3).
Thebrakeleverengagesaparkingbrakeonthedrive
wheels.
Pulltheleverupandrearwardtoengagethebrake.
Pushtheleverforwardanddowntodisengagethe
brake.
Height-of-CutFootLever
Theheightofcutleverallowstheoperatortolower
andraisethedeckfromtheseatedposition(Figure3).
Whentheleverismovedforward,awayfromthe
operatorthedeckisraisedfromthegroundand
whenmovedback,towardstheoperatoritislowered
towardtheground.Onlyadjusttheheightofcut
whilemachineisnotmoving.
HourMeter
Locatedonthecontrolpanel.
Thehourmeterisconnectedtoapressureswitch
installedintheengineblockanditrecordsthenumber
ofhoursthattheenginehasrun(Figure4).Ifthe
ignitionswitchisleftonwithoutenginerunning,hour
meterwillnotrun.Thehourmeterisstandardonthe
48and52inchunitsandoptionalforthe42inchunit.
Note:Thisswitchisnotalowoilsensorandwillnot
alerttheoperatoriftheengineoilislow .
OperatingInstructions
ThinkSafetyFirst
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Pleasecarefullyreadallofthesafetyinstructions
anddecalsinthesafetysection.Knowingthis
informationcouldhelpyou,yourfamily,petsor
bystandersavoidinjury.
DANGER
Mowingonwetgrassorsteepslopescan
causeslidingandlossofcontrol.Wheels
droppingoveredgescancauserollovers,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,death
ordrowning.Alossoftractionisalossof
steeringcontrol.
Toavoidlossofcontrolandpossibilityof
rollover:
•DoNotmowneardrop-offsornearwater.
•DoNotmowslopesgreaterthan15
degrees.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecaution
onslopes.
•Whenmowingslopes,graduallywork
fromlowertohigherareasontheincline.
•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeed
changes.
•Turnup,intoaninclinewhenchanging
directionsonslopes.Turningdownthe
slopereducestraction.
•Attachmentschangethehandling
characteristicsofthemachine.Useextra
cautionwhenusingattachmentswiththe
machine.
Figure5
1.Water
2.DangerZone–Usewalkbehindmowerand/orhand
trimmeronslopesgreaterthan15degrees,near
drop-offsandwater.
3.SafeZone–usetheQuesthere.
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