Operation
Backward
1.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
2.Togobackward,slowlypullthemotioncontrol
leversrearward(Figure12).
Togostraight,applyequalpressuretoboth
motioncontrollevers(Figure12).
Toturn,releasethepressureonthemotion
controllevertowardthedirectionyouwantto
turn(Figure12).
Tostop,pushthemotioncontrolleverstoneutral.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethemotioncontrol
leverstoneutralandoutwardtotheneutralposition,
disengagethebladecontrolswitch,movethethrottle
levertobetweenFastandhalfthrottle,andturnthe
ignitionkeytooff.Remembertoremovethekey
fromtheignitionswitch.
TrackingAdjustment
Ifthemachineturnsrightorleftwhenhandlesare
pushedforwardtogether,adjustthestopontheside
oppositethedirectionofturn(seeFigure13).Loosen
thescrewsthatholdthemotioncontrollimiterstop.
Movethestopbackuntiltheunitdrivesstraight.
Tightenthescrewstolockthestopinplace.Readjust
handlesifnecessary.
Figure13
1.Controlarmshaft
3.Adjuststop
2.Limiterstopscrews
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemowerwhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandmovethe
motioncontrolleversoutwardtotheneutral
positionandapplytheparkingbrakewhen
leavingthemachineunattended,evenifjust
forafewminutes.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
1.Raisethedecktothetransportposition(4.5inch
(114mm)cutheight)bypushingthefootactuated
leverforward(Figure14).Thespringloaded
transportpinwillautomaticallyengageandwill
clickintoplace.
Figure14
1.Pushforward
4.Heightadjusterpin
2.Footactuated
height-of-cutlever
5.Transportreleasehandle
3.Height-of-cutpositions
2.Movethedeckheightadjusterpintothedesired
cutheight.
3.Pushthefootleverforward,pullthetransport
releasehandleupandletthedecklowerdownto
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