StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethemotion-controlleversto
neutral,movetherightsidemotion-controlleverintothe
neutral-lockposition,disengagethepower-takeoff(PTO),
andturntheignitionkeytotheOffposition.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;referto
SettingtheParkingBrake(page16).Remembertoremove
thekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
UsingtheRotationIndicator
Theslotsinthetopofthebeltcoversallowtheoperatorto
verifyifthebladeshavestoppedrotatingafterdisengagingthe
powertake-off(PTO)switch.
Disengagethepowertake-off(PTO)switch,stoptheengine,
removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
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52-inchmowerdeckshown
1.RotationIndicator—slots
inthetopofthebeltcover
2.Side-dischargechute
PushingtheMachinebyHand
Thebypassvalvesallowthemachinetobepushedbyhand
withouttheenginerunning.
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand.Donot
towthemachine,becausehydraulicdamagemayoccur.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Openthebypassvalveonbothpumpsbyturningthem
counterclockwise1to2turns.Thisallowshydraulic
uidtobypassthepumpsandthewheelstoturn
(Figure23).
Note:Rotatethebypassvalvesamaximumof2turns
sothevalvedoesnotcomeoutofthebodycausing
uidtorunout.
Figure23
1.Pump-bypassvalve
3.Releasetheparkingbrake.
4.Pushthemachinetothedesiredlocation.
5.Settheparkingbrake.
6.Closethebypassvalves,butdonotovertightenthem.
Torqueto12to15N-m(9to11ft-lb).
Important:Donotstartoroperatethemachine
withthebypassvalvesopen.Damagetosystem
mayoccur.
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallthenecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Raisetheplatformofthemachinebeforedrivingonto
thetrailerortruck.
2.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicleand
connectthesafetychains.
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