EnteringtheOperator’s
Position
Usethemowerdeckasasteptogetintothe
operator’sposition.
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1.Stephere.
StartingtheMachine
1.Sitontheseat.
2.TurnthekeyswitchtotheONposition.
ShuttingOfftheMachine
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovethekeyandengagethe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended.
1.DisengagethePTO.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothe
PARKposition.
Note:Theelectricbrakewillengage
automatically.
3.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionand
removethekey.
4.Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleaving
theoperatingposition.
OperatingtheMower
Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthe
mowerblades.
DANGER
Therotatingbladesunderthemowerdeckare
dangerous.Bladecontactwillcauseserious
injuryordeath.
Donotputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower
ormowerdeckwhenthebladesareengaged.
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopeningallows
objectstobethrowntowardyouor
bystanders.Also,contactwiththeblade
couldoccur.Thrownobjectsorbladecontact
willcauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Donotoperatethemowerwiththedischarge
deectorraised,removed,oralteredunless
agrasscollectionsystemormulchkitisin
placeandworkingproperly.
EngagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
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DisengagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
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