1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5to
10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,makesurethetractionpedalis
intheneutralpositionandtheengineisatfullthrottle.
3.PulluponthePTOswitchtoengageit(Figure15).
Figure15
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheoffposition.
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutisadjustedfrom1to6inches
(2.5to15.8cm)in1/4inch(6mm)incrementsbyrelocating
thestoppinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Withtheenginerunning,pushbackonthedecklift
switchuntilthemowerdeckisfullyraisedandrelease
theswitchimmediately(Figure16).
2.Toadjust,rotatethestoppinuntilthenubonitlines
upwiththeslotsintheholesintheheight-of-cut
bracketandremoveit(Figure16).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracketcorresponding
totheheight-of-cutdesired,insertthepin,androtateit
downtolockitinplace(Figure16).
Note:Therearefourrowsofholepositions
(Figure16).Thetoprowgivesyoutheheightofcut
listedabovethepin.Thesecondrowdowngivesyou
theheightlistedplus1/4inch(6mm).Thethirdrow
downgivesyoutheheightlistedplus1/2inch(12mm).
Thebottomrowgivesyoutheheightlistedplus3/4
inch(18mm).Forthe6inch(15.8cm)positionthereis
onlyonehole,locatedinthesecondrow.Thisdoesnot
add1/4inch(6mm)tothe6inch(15.8cm)position.
Figure16
1.Stoppin
4.Adjusttheanti-scalprollersandskidsasrequired.
AdjustingtheSkid(s)
Mounttheskidsinthelowerpositionwhenoperatingin
heightofcutshigherthan2-1/2inches(64mm)andinthe
higherpositionwhenoperatinginheightofcutslowerthan
2-1/2inches(64mm).
Note:OnGuardian
®
mowers,whentheskidsbecomeworn,
youcanswitchtheskidtotheoppositesidesofthemower,
ippingthemover.Thiswillallowyoutousetheskidslonger
beforereplacingthem.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Loosenthescrewatthefrontofeachskid(2skidson
Guardiandecksand1skidonside-dischargedecks).
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