DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinRPM(revolutionsperminute).Shiftthe
throttlecontrolleverintotheFastpositionforbest
performance.
Togoforwardorbackward:
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrake.
2.Placeyourfootonthetractioncontrolpedaland
slowlypressonthetopofthetractioncontrolpedal
tomoveforwardoronthebottomofthepedalto
movebackward(Figure23).
Note:Thefartheryoumovethetractioncontrol
pedalineitherdirection,thefasterthetractorwill
moveinthatdirection.
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1.Tractioncontrolpedal3.Backward
2.Forward
Note:Toslowdown,releasethepressureonthe
tractioncontrolpedal.
Important:Toavoidtransmissiondamage,
alwaysreleasetheparkingbrakebeforemoving
thetractioncontrolpedal.
Note:Toreversethetractorwiththebladecontrol
(PTO)engaged,deactivatetheoperating-in-reverse
interlockusingthereverseinterlockswitchlocated
infrontofandbelowtheseat.
StoppingtheTractor
1.Releasethetractioncontrolpedal.
2.Disengagethebladecontrol(PTO).
3.TurntheignitionkeytoOfftostoptheengine.
4.Settheparkingbrakeifyouleavethetractor
unattended;refertoSettingtheParkingBrake.
5.Removetheignitionkeyfromtheswitch.
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileit
isunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionandreverse
interlockkeysandsettheparkingbrakewhen
leavingthetractorunattended,evenifjustfora
fewminutes.
SideDischargeorMulch
Grass
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,
orcompletegrasscatcherassemblymounted
inplace,youandothersareexposedtoblade
contactandthrowndebris.Contactwith
rotatingcutterdeckbladesandthrowndebris
willcauseinjuryordeath.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthe
cutterdeckbecausethegrassdeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthe
cutterdeck.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaorcutter
deckbladesunlessyoudisengagetheblade
control(PTO)androtatetheignitionkey
toOff.
Thecutterdeckhasahingedgrassdeectorthat
dispersesclippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
Tomulchgrassclippingsyoumustinstallthedischarge
coverintotheopeninginthesideofthecutterdeck;
refertoInstallingtheDischargeCover.
InstallingtheDischargeCover
Toconvertfromasidedischargetoamulchingcutter
deck,installthedischargecoverintotheopeningatthe
sideofthecutterdeck.
1.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovethekeybeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
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