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Figure26
UsingWeights
•Installweightstoimprovebalance.Youcanaddor
removeweightstocreateoptimizedperformance
underdifferentoperatingconditionsandforyour
preference.
•Addorremoveweights1atatimeuntilyou
achievethedesiredhandlingandbalance.
•RefertotheOperator’sManualofattachmentsfor
recommendedweights.
Note:ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealertoorder
aweightkit.
WARNING
Excessiveweightchangescanaffectthe
handlingandoperationofthemachine.
Thiscouldcauseseriousinjurytoyouor
bystanders.
•Makeweightchangesinsmallincrements
only.
•Evaluatethemachineaftereachweight
changetoensurethatyoucanoperatethe
machinesafely.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Alwaysshutoffthemachine,removetheignition
key,waitforallmovingpartstostop,andallow
themachinetocoolbeforeadjusting,servicing,
cleaning,orstoringit.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,
mufers,andenginecompartmenttohelpprevent
res.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Shutoffthefuelbeforestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•DisengagethePTOwheneveryouaretransporting
ornotusingthemachine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineinto
atrailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,
chains,cable,orropes.Bothfrontandrearstraps
shouldbedirecteddownandoutwardfromthe
machine.
UsingtheFuel-Shutoff
Valve
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,
andstorage(Figure27).
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhen
startingtheengine.
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Figure27
1.ONposition2.OFFposition
PushingtheMachineby
Hand
Thebypassvalvesallowyoutopushthemachineby
handwithouttheenginerunning.
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