InspectingtheBelts..........................................59
ReplacingtheMowerBelt.................................59
ReplacingtheHydraulicPump-Drive
Belt................................................................61
ControlsSystemMaintenance.............................61
AdjustingtheControl-HandlePosition..............61
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlLinkage...............62
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlDamper...............63
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlNeutral-Lock
Pivot..............................................................63
HydraulicSystemMaintenance...........................64
HydraulicSystemSafety...................................64
Hydraulic-FluidSpecications..........................64
CheckingtheHydraulicFluid............................64
ChangingtheHydraulicFluidand
Filters............................................................65
BladeMaintenance..............................................66
BladeSafety.....................................................66
ServicingtheCuttingBlades.............................66
LevelingtheMowerDeck..................................69
RemovingtheMowerDeck...............................71
ReplacingtheGrassDeector..........................72
Cleaning..............................................................73
CleaningundertheMowerDeck.......................73
DisposingofWaste...........................................73
Storage...................................................................74
StorageSafety..................................................74
CleaningandStorage.......................................74
Troubleshooting......................................................75
Schematics.............................................................78
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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