InspectingtheBelts..........................................62
ReplacingtheMowerBelt.................................62
ReplacingtheHydraulicPump-Drive
Belt................................................................63
ControlsSystemMaintenance.............................64
AdjustingtheControl-HandlePosition..............64
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlLinkage...............65
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlDamper...............66
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlNeutral-Lock
Pivot..............................................................66
HydraulicSystemMaintenance...........................67
HydraulicSystemSafety...................................67
Hydraulic-FluidSpecications..........................67
CheckingtheHydraulicFluid............................67
ChangingtheHydraulicFluidand
Filters............................................................68
MowerDeckMaintenance....................................69
BladeSafety.....................................................69
ServicingtheCuttingBlades.............................69
LevelingtheMowerDeck..................................72
RemovingtheMowerDeck...............................74
ReplacingtheGrassDeector..........................75
Cleaning..............................................................76
CleaningundertheMowerDeck.......................76
CleaningtheSuspensionSystem.....................76
DisposingofWaste...........................................76
Storage...................................................................77
StorageSafety..................................................77
CleaningandStorage.......................................77
Troubleshooting......................................................78
Schematics.............................................................80
Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ANSIstandardB71.4-2017.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
Operator’sManualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Keepbystandersandchildrenaway.
•Donotallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operateorservicethemachine.Allowonlypeople
whoareresponsible,trained,familiarwiththe
instructions,andphysicallycapabletooperateor
servicethemachine.
•Alwayskeeptherollbarinthefullyraisedand
lockedpositionandusetheseatbelt.
•Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offs,
ditches,embankments,water,orotherhazards,or
onslopesgreaterthan15°.
•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving
componentsofthemachine.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards,
safetyswitches,andothersafetyprotective
devicesinplaceandfunctioningproperly.
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeservicing,adjusting,fueling,cleaning,or
storingit.
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