WARMING
UP
THE
ENGINE
Move
Throttle
Control
to
"SLOW"
position.
Push
Choke in
as
e
ng
ine warms up. NOTE:
ALLOW
ENGINE TO WARM UP
FOR A
FEW
MINUTES BEFORE OPERATING.
When restartinP. a warm en9ine, move T
hrottle
Control
mid
·
way between
'SLOW"
and
'FAST"
position. C
ho
ke
may
not
have
to
be
used.
TRACTOR OPERATION
1. With engine running and warm, place
Throttle
Control mid-
way between
"SLOW"
and " F
AST"
position.
2.
Push
Clutch-Brake
Pedal
down
firmly
to
disengage
Parking
Brake
and
hold Clutch-Brake
Peda
l in B
ra
ke
position (Fig.
9)
.
3. M
ove
Gear
Shift
Control Lever to desired
gear
(Fig.
10
).
4.
Releas
e Clutch-Br
ake
Pedal
SLOWLY to start forward
movement.
5.
Move Varidrive Control Lever to desired
speed
(F
ig.
11)
.
If
grou
nd
trave
l is too slow
advance
Throttle Lever.
NOTE: ALWAYS SELECT A GROUND
TRAVEL
SPEED
THAT
WILL
SU
IT THE
TERRA
IN AND THE
ATTACH
-
ME
NT
BEING USED.
A
A
DO
NOT OPERATE
VAR
IDRIVE
CON-
TROL
UN
LE
SS
ENGINE IS RUNNING.
TRANSAXLE
DAMAGE
MAY
RESULT.
DAMAGE
MAY
OCCUR TO
VARIDRIVE
SYSTEM.
BRING
TRA
CTOR TO COMPLETE
STOP
BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS.
NEVER PLACE YOUR HANDS
OR
FEET
IN
OR
UNDER
ANY
P
OW
ERED ATTACH-
MENT
OR
NEAR
ANY
MOVING
PART
WHILE TRACTOR
OR
ANY
PO
WERED
ATTACHMENT IS RUNNING.
DO
NOT O
PE
RAT
E THE MOWER WITH-
OUT E
ITH
ER
T
HE
ENTIRE GRASS
CAT
·
CHER,
ON
MOWERS
SO
EQUIPPED,
OR
THE DEFLECTOR SHIE
LD
IN
PLACE.
NOTE: ALWAYS OPERATE ENGINE
AT
FULL
ENGINE
RPM
WHEN MOWING TO ASSURE BETTER MOWING
PER
-
FORMANCE, LONG ENGINE
LIFE
AND PROPER DIS-
CHARGE OF CUT
MATERIAL.
ATTACHMENT LIFT
ADJUSTMENT
Due
to
different weights
of
Attachments, the Attachment
Lift
Spring may require adjustment. The Adjustment
Bolt
is
located on rear
of
tractor top
left
side
(Fig. 12}.
1. Holding Spring Bushing
with
Wrench, loosen Jam
Nut.
2. Turn Adjustment
Bolt
clockwise to extend
Sp
ring
and
reduce
lift
effort
(for
heavier Attachments).
3.
Turn Adjustment
Bolt
counterclockwise to
decrease
lift
effort
(for
lighter Attachments).
4. Retighten
Jam
Nut
against Spring
Bush
in
g.
DO
NOT ADJUST FOR
MAXIMUM
SPR
ING EXTENSION WHEN USING
LIGHT
ATTACHMENTS, SUCH AS
MOWER.
ADJUST
LIFT
SPRING TO
AID
IN
LIFT
-
ING
ATTACHMENT,
DON'
T OVER
POWER
SPRING.
STOPPING
YOUR TRACTOR
1.
Push
Clutch-Brake
Pedal
completely i
nto
"BRAKE"
posi-
tion.
. 5 .
FIGURE 12
2.
Move
Shift
Control Le
ver
to
"NEUTRA
L" position.
3. P
lace
Park
i
ng
Brake in
"ENGAGED"
position.
CLUTCH-BRAKE PEDAL
SHOULD
RE
·
MAIN
COMPLETELY DEPRESSED WHEN
FOOT PRESSURE IS RELEASED.
4.
Place
Attachment Clutch Lever in
"DISENGAGED"
posi
-
tion
and
lower attachment to the wound.
5.
Move Throttle
Co
ntr
ol to "SLOW position.
6.
Move
Varidrive Control Lever
to
" SLOW" position.
7.
Turn Ignition Key to
"OF
F" position.
REMOVE
KEY
WHEN
LEAVING
TRAC-
TOR TO
PREVENT
UNAUTHORIZ
ED
US
E.
MAKE
SURE PAR
KI
NG BRAKE
WILL
HOLD
TRACTOR SECURE.
TRANSPORTING
YOUR
TRACTOR
TOWING
IS
NOT
RECOMMENDED. Internal transaxle
damage
can
result.
TRACTOR OPERATION ON HILLS
1.
Choose
one
of
the lowest g
ears
BEFORE starting up
or
down hills.
DO
NOT
DRIVE
UP
OR
DOWN
HILLS
WI
TH SLOPES GREATER
THAN
1
5°
AND
DO
NOT
DRIVE
ACROSS
AN
Y
SLOPE.
.
2.
AVOID
STOPPING
OR
SHIFTING
ON
HILLS
.
a.
If
slowing
is
necessary,
move Vari
dr
ive
Control
Le
ver
to
slower pos
iti
on.
LEAVE
ENOUGH ROOM WHEN STOP-
PING
AND
STAR
TIN
G TO
ALLOW
SLIGHT TRACTOR
ROLL
DOWNHILL AS
CLUTCH-BRAKE
PE
DAL
MOVES
THROUGH C
LUT
CH
POSITION.
b.
If
stopping
is
absolutely
necessary,
push Clutch-Brake
Pedal
quickly to bra
ke
positi
on
and lock Parking Brake.
c.
To restart your tractor, make
sure
tractor
is
in the l
ow
-
est
speed
range
and
that you
have
allow
ed
room
to
roll
slig
htly dow
nh
ill. Unlock Parking Brake
and
release
Clutch-Brake
Pedal
SLOW
LY
to
statt tractor forward
movement, then move Varidrive Control Lever to
de·
sired
speed.
3. Make all turns gradually.
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