Note:ThePTOshouldnotengage.IfthePTO
engages,thereisamalfunctionintheinterlock
system;correctitbeforeoperatingthemachine.
7.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,and
starttheengine.
8.MovethetractionpedaloutoftheNEUTRAL
position.
Note:Theengineshouldshutoff.Iftheengine
doesnotshutoff,thereisamalfunctioninthe
interlocksystem;correctitbeforeoperatingthe
machine.
OperatingTips
BecomingFamiliarwiththe
Machine
Beforemowinggrass,practiceoperatingthemachine
inanopenarea.Startandshutofftheengine.
Operateinforwardandreverse.Lowerandraisethe
cuttingunitsandengageanddisengagethereels.
Whenyoufeelfamiliarwiththemachine,practice
operatingupanddownslopesatdifferentspeeds.
UnderstandingtheWarning
System
Ifawarninglightcomesonduringoperation,stopthe
machineimmediatelyandcorrecttheproblembefore
continuingoperation.Seriousdamagecouldoccurif
youoperatethemachinewithamalfunction.
MowingGrass
Starttheengineandmovetheenginespeedswitch
totheFASTposition.Movethemowspeedlimiterto
theMOWposition.MovethePTOswitchtotheON
positionandusetheliftswitchtocontrolthecutting
units(thefrontcuttingunitsaretimedtolowerbefore
therearcuttingunits).T omoveforwardandcutgrass,
pressthetractionpedalforward.
DrivingtheMachineinTransport
Mode
MovethePTOswitchtotheOFFpositionandraise
thecuttingunitstothetransportposition.Move
themowspeedlimitertothetransportposition.Be
carefulwhendrivingbetweenobjectssothatyou
donotaccidentallydamagethemachineorcutting
units.Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineon
slopes.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturnsonslopes
topreventrollovers.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey(ifequipped),
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeyouleave
theoperator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,
drives,mufers,coolingscreens,andengine
compartmenttohelppreventres.Cleanupoilor
fuelspills.
•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentwhenever
youaretransportingornotusingthemachine.
•Maintainandcleantheseatbelt(s)asnecessary.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
HaulingtheMachine
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineonto
atrailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurely.
IdentifyingtheTie-Down
Points
Thetie-downpointsareinthefollowinglocations:
•Oneachsideoftheframeunderthefrontsteps
•Therearbumper
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