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Figure19
1.Deck-liftswitch
•Tolowerthemowerdeck,pushthedeck-liftswitch
down(Figure19).
Note:Whenyoulowerthemowerdeck,itsetsin
aoat/idleposition.
•Toraisethemoverdeck,pushthedeck-liftswitch
up(Figure19).
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdtheswitch
upordownafterthemowerhasfullyraisedor
lowered.Doingsodamagesthehydraulicsystem.
Note:Tolockthemowerdeckinaraisedposition,
raisethedeckpastthe15cm(6inch)position,
removetheheight-of-cutstoppin(refertoAdjusting
theHeight-of-Cut(page37)),andplacethepininthe
15cm(6inch)height-of-cutposition(Figure43).
EngagingthePowerTake-off
(PTO)
Thepowertake-off(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandsomepoweredattachments.
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarm
up5to10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Sitintheseat,releasethepressureonthe
traction-controllevers,andplacetheminneutral.
3.PulluponthePTOswitchtoengageit(Figure
20).
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Figure20
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheOFF
position.
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