WARNING
To helpavoid blade
contact or a thrown
object injury, keep
bystanders, helpers,
children and pets at
least75 feet from the
machine while it is in
operation. Stop ma-
chine if anyone enters
the area.
Plan your mowing pat-
tern to avoid discharge
of materials toward
roads, sidewalks, by-
standers and the like.
Also,avoid discharging
material against a wall
or obstruction which
may cause discharged
material to ricochet
back toward the
operator.
Moving the Tractor Manually
Yourtractor'stransmissionisequippedwitha reliefvalve
foroccasionswhenitisnecessaryto movethetractor
manuallyActivatingthisvalveforcesthetransmission
fluidtobypassitsnormalroute,allowingthe reartires
to"freewheel."Toengagethe reliefvalve,proceedas
follows:
• Locatethe hydrostaticbypassrodintherearof
thetractor.See Fig.4-5
Hydrostatic Bypass
Figure 4=5
• Pullthe hydrostaticbypassrodoutward,then
down,tolockit in place.
NOTE: ThetransmissionwillNOTengagewhenthe
hydrostaticbypassrodis pulledout. Returnthe rodto its
normalpositionpriortooperatingthetractor.
IMPORTANT:Neverattempttomovethetractormanu-
allywithoutfirstengagingthe reliefvalve.Doingso may
damagethetractor'stransmission.
Setting The Cruise Control
NOTE:Thecruisecontrolfeatureshouldonly beutilized
whiletravelinginthe forwarddirection.
• Slowlypressthe upperportionofthedrive pedaluntil
thedesiredspeedisachieved.
• Lightlypressthecruisecontrollever.
• Whilecontinuingto holdthecruiseleverdown,lift
yourfootfromthedrivepedal(you shouldfeel the
cruiselatchengage).
• Onceengaged,the cruisecontrolleverandthedrive
pedalwilllock inthe "down"position,andthe tractor
willmaintainthesameforwardspeed.
NOTE:Cruisecontrolcannotbe engagedatthe
tractor'sfastestgroundspeed.Iftheoperatorshould
attempttodoso,thetractorwill automaticallydecelerate
tothefastestoptimalmowinggroundspeed.
Disengagethecruisecontrolusingoneofthe following
methods:
1. Depressthe brakepedalto disengagethecruise
controlandstopthetractor.
2. Lightlydepressthedrivepedal.
Tochangethe directionof travelto reversewhen
operatingwithcruisecontrol,depressthebrakepedal
todisengagethecruisecontrolandbringthetractortoa
completestop.Thenslowlydepressthe rearportionof the
drivepedalwiththe ballof yourfoottotravelin reverse.
Engaging the Blades
EngagingthePTO(BladeEngage)transferspowerto the
cuttingdeckor other(separatelyavailable)attachments.
Toengagetheblades,proceedas follows:
1. Movethethrottlecontrollevertothe FAST(rabbit)
position.
2. Pullthe PTO(BladeEngage)knoboutwardintothe
engaged(ON)position.
.
Keepthethrottleleverinthe FAST(rabbit)position
forthemostefficientuseofthe cuttingdeckor other
(separatelyavailable)attachments
IMPORTANT:Theengine(onmodelswitha manualPTO)
orelectric PTOclutch(on modelswith anelectricPTO)
willautomaticallyshutoff if the PTOis engagedwiththe
drivepedalin positionfor reversetravelwiththeignition
keyinthe NORMALMOWINGposition.Referto Safety
InterlockSwitchesearlierin thissection.
Using the Deck Lift Lever
Toraisethecuttingdeck,movethedecklift leverto the
left,thenplaceit inthe notchbestsuitedforyour applica-
tion.Referto SettingThe CuttingHeightearlierin this
section.
Mowing
WARNING:Tohelp avoidblade contact or
a thrown object injury, keep bystanders,
helpers, children and pets at least 75feet
from the machine while it is in operation.
Stopmachine ff anyone enters the area.
Thefollowinginformationwillbehelpfulwhenusingthe
cuttingdeckwith yourtractor:
_ ARNING:Planyour mowing pattern to
avoid discharge of materials toward roads,
sidewalks, bystanders and the like. Also,
avoid discharging material against a wall or
obstruction which may cause discharged
material to ricochet back toward the
operator.
• Do not mowat highgroundspeed,especiallyif a
mulchkit orgrasscollectoris installed.
Forbestresultsit is recommendedthatthefirsttwo
lapsbe cutwiththedischargethrowntowardsthe
center.Afterthefirst twolaps, reversethedirectionto
throwthedischargetotheoutsideforthe balanceof
cutting.Thiswill givea betterappearanceto the lawn.
18
To Next Page
Loading...
