Exmark VIKING 408 - After Operation; Transporting

Operation
Note:Forsmoothoperationofthismachine,
avoidquick,jerkymovementsofthedrivelevers.
Movethedriveleverssmoothlyanddeliberately.
Tostop,squeezedriveleversbacktothe“neutral”
position.Movetheneutrallocklatchesintothe
“neutrallock”positionandreleasedrivelevers.
Movethespeedcontrollevertotheneutral
position.
DrivinginReverse
Tomoverearwardinastraightline,squeezedrive
leversintothereverseposition.
Toturnleftorright,squeezetherighthanddrivelever
toturnleftandthelefthanddrivelevertoturnright.
Tomakea“zeroturn”,squeezeeitherthelefthand
ortherighthanddriveleverbackintothereverse
positionwhiletheoppositedriveleverisinaforward
positionatanequalbutoppositespeed.
Note:Forsmoothoperationofthismachine,avoid
quick,jerkymovementsofthedrivelevers.Movethe
driveleverssmoothlyanddeliberately.
Tostop,squeezedriveleversbacktothe“neutral”
position.Movetheneutrallocklatchesintothe
“neutrallock”positionandreleasedrivelevers.Move
thespeedcontrollevertotheneutralposition.
AfterOperation
GeneralSafety
•Parkmachineonlevelground,disengagedrives,
setparkingbrake,stopengine,removekey,
anddisconnectsparkplugwire.Waitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperator’s
position.Allowthemachinetocoolbefore
servicing,adjusting,fueling,cleaning,orstoring.
•Cleangrass,leaves,excessivegreaseoroil,and
otherdebrisfromthemowerdeck,mufer,drives,
grasscatcher,andengineareatohelpprevent
res.
•Closethefuelshut-offvalvebeforestoringor
transportingthemachine.
Transporting
TransportingtheMachine
WARNING
Loadingthemowerontoatrailerwithoutstrong
enoughorproperlysupportedrampscouldbe
dangerous.Therampscouldcollapsecausing
theunittofall,whichcouldcauseinjury.
•Useproperrampsthataresecuredtothe
truckortrailer.
•Keepfeetandlegsoutfromundertheunit
whenloadingandunloading.
•Ifnecessary,useassistancewhenloading.
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall
necessarylightingandmarkingasrequiredbylaw.
Thoroughlyreadallofthesafetyinstructions.
Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyou,your
family,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
•Usefullwidthrampswhenloadingthemachine.
•Besurethefuelshut-offvalveisclosed.
•Engageneutrallocklatchesandparkbrake,then
blockthewheels.DoNotrelysolelyonthe
parkingbraketoholdthemachineonthetrailer.
•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruck
withstraps,chains,cable,orropes.Ifpossible,
bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
•Secureatrailertothetowingvehiclewithsafety
chains.
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