ReplacingtheHydraulicPump-Drive
Belt................................................................55
ControlsSystemMaintenance.............................56
AdjustingtheControl-HandlePosition..............56
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlLinkage...............56
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlDamper...............57
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlNeutral-Lock
Pivot..............................................................58
HydraulicSystemMaintenance...........................58
HydraulicSystemSafety...................................58
Hydraulic-FluidSpecications..........................58
CheckingtheHydraulicFluid............................58
ChangingtheHydraulicFluidand
Filters............................................................59
MowerDeckMaintenance....................................60
BladeSafety.....................................................60
ServicingtheCuttingBlades.............................61
LevelingtheMowerDeck..................................63
RemovingtheMowerDeck...............................65
ReplacingtheGrassDeector..........................67
Cleaning..............................................................67
CleaningundertheMowerDeck.......................67
DisposingofWaste...........................................67
Storage...................................................................68
StorageSafety..................................................68
CleaningandStorage.......................................68
Troubleshooting......................................................69
Schematics.............................................................71
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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