PushingtheMachinebyHand
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand.
Nevertowthemachinebecausedamagemay
occur.
ToPushtheMachine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtoneutral
lockposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,
engagetheparkingbrake,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Locatethebypassleversattherearofthemachine,
ontheleftandrightsideoftheframe.
4.Movethebypassleversrearwardandthenleft
tolocktheminplaceasshowninFigure30to
disengagethewheelmotors.Repeatthisoneach
sideofthemachine.
5.Movethemotioncontrolleversinwardtothe
neutralposition.
Themachineisnowabletobepushedbyhand.
Figure30
1.Bypassleverdecal
3.Leverpositionforpushing
themachine
2.Leverpositionfor
operatingthemachine
ToOperatetheMachine
Movethebypasstothepositionforpushingthe
machine(Figure30)toengagethewheelmotors.
ConvertingtoSideDischarge
Themowerdeckandmowerbladesshippedwith
thismachineweredesignedforoptimummulching
performance.Sidedischargeperformancecanbe
improvedbyreplacingthemulchingbladeswith
standardcuttingbladesobtainedfromyourlocal
authorizedTorodealer.Tomaintainoptimummulching
performance,alwaysinstallthemulchingbladesthatare
shippedwiththisunitwhenchangingbacktomulching
operation.
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