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SECTION 3: 425HD-MD INITIAL SET-UP
3-1
3.1
Assembly...................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2
Parking Brake............................................................................................... 3-3
3.3
Fuel .............................................................................................................. 3-4
3.4
Engine Cover/Operator Seat Pan................................................................. 3-5
3.5
Fuel Shut-Off Valve...................................................................................... 3-5
3.6
Engine Oil..................................................................................................... 3-6
3.7
Air Cleaner ................................................................................................... 3-6
3.8
Coolant......................................................................................................... 3-7
3.9
Hydraulic Fluid.............................................................................................. 3-8
3.10
Hydraulic Pump Adjustment......................................................................... 3-9
3.11
Towing (Hydraulic Pump Adjustment).......................................................... 3-9
3.12
Hydraulic Pump Belts................................................................................. 3-10
3.13
Gearbox...................................................................................................... 3-11
3.14
Gearbox Belts............................................................................................. 3-12
3.1
5 Gearbox Alignment..................................................................................... 2-12
3.16
Mower Deck Drive Belt.............................................................................. 3-13
3.17
Mower Deck Belts ...................................................................................... 3-14
3.18
Weight Transfer Springs
............................................................................. 3-15
3.19 Blades ........................................................................................................ 3-16
3.20
Operator Seat............................................................................................. 3-17
3.21
Steering Control Arms
................................................................................ 3-17
3.22 Lights.......................................................................................................... 3-17
3.23
Mower Deck Height................................................................................... 3-18
3.24
Mower Deck
Height Cable Calibration (425HD)......................................... 3-19
3.25
Mower Deck Height Cable Calibration (425MD) ........................................ 3-20
3.26
Tires & Wheels........................................................................................... 3-21
3.27
General....................................................................................................... 3-21
3.28
Battery
........................................................................................................ 3-22
3.29
Engine ........................................................................................................ 3-23
3.30
Mower Deck Lift.......................................................................................... 3-24
3.31
Hour Meter ................................................................................................. 3-24
3.32
Maintenance Checklis
t ............................................................................... 3-25
3.33
Pre-Operation Equipment Inspection Checklist.......................................... 3-25
SECTION 4: OPERATING PROCEDURES
4-1
4.1
Starting The Engine...................................................................................... 4-2
4.2
Stopping The Engine.................................................................................... 4-3
4.3
Motion Control.............................................................................................. 4-4
4.4
Ground Speed.............................................................................................. 4-5
4.5
Mower Height Adjustment ............................................................................ 4-5
4.6
Mower Deck
Operation................................................................................. 4-6