StoppingtheMachine
WARNING
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandmovethe
motion-controlleversoutwardtothePARKposition
whenleavingthemachineunattended,evenifjust
forafewminutes.
Tostopthemachine,movethetraction-controlleversto
theNEUTRALpositionandmovetothelockedposition,
disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),andturnthe
ignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine.Remember
toremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Themachineisequippedwithafootpedaldeck-liftsystem.
Theoperatorcanusethefootpedaltoliftthedeckbrieyto
avoidobstaclesorlockthedeckinthehighestheightofcut
ortransportposition.Theoperatorcanusetheheight-of-cut
leverwiththefootpedaltolockthedeckinaspeciccutting
height.
UsingtheFootPedalDeck-LiftSystem
•Pressthepedaldowntoraisethedeck;continuetopress
thepedaluntilthedeckislockedinthetransportposition
(Figure22).
•Pushonthedeck-liftpedalwithyourfootandpullthe
transportlockhandlerearwardtodisengagethetransport
lock(Figure22).
Figure22
TransportLockPosition
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Theheightofcutcanbeadjustedfrom38to114mm(1-1/2
to4-1/2inches)in6mm(1/4inch)incrementsbyrelocating
theheight-of-cutpinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Pushonthedeck-liftpedalwithyourfootandraise
themowerdecktothetransport-lockposition(also
the114mm(4-1/2inches)cuttingheightposition)as
showninFigure23.
2.Toadjust,removethepinfromtheheight-of-cut
bracket(Figure23).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutsystemcorresponding
tothedesiredheightofcutandinsertthepin(Figure
23).
4.Pushonthedeck-liftpedalwithyourfootandpull
thehandlerearwardtodisengagethetransportlock
(Figure22).
5.Lowerthedeckslowlyuntilthelevermakescontact
withthepin.
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