StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetractioncontrollevers
toneutralandmovetolockedposition,disengagethe
blade-controlswitch(PTO),andturntheignitionkeytooff.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;referto
OperatingtheParkingBrake(page17).Remembertoremove
thekeyfromtheignitionswitch(Figure15).
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Themachineisequippedwithafootpedaldeckliftsystem.
Theoperatorcanusethefootpedaltoliftthedeckbrieyto
avoidobstaclesorlockthedeckinthehighestheight-of-cut
ortransportposition.Theoperatorcanusetheheightof
cutleverwiththefootpedaltolockthedeckinaspecic
cuttingheight.
UsingtheFootPedalDeckLiftSystem
•Pressthepedaldowntoraisethedeck;continuetopress
thepedaluntilthedeckislockedinthetransportposition
(Figure21).
•Pushonthedeckliftpedalwithyourfootandpullthe
transportlockhandlerearwardtodisengagethetransport
lock(Figure21).
Figure21
TransportLockPosition
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutcanbeadjustedfrom38to114mm(1-1/2
to4-1/2inch)in6mm(1/4inch)incrementsbyrelocating
theheight-of-cutpinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Pushonthedeckliftpedalwithyourfootandraisethe
mowerdecktothetransportlockposition(alsothe
114mm(4-1/2inch)cuttingheightposition)(Figure
22).
2.Toadjust,removethepinfromtheheight-of-cut
bracket(Figure22).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutsystemcorresponding
totheheight-of-cutdesiredandinsertthepin(Figure
22).
4.Pushonthedeckliftpedalwithyourfootandpull
thehandlerearwardtodisengagethetransportlock
(Figure21).
5.Lowerthedeckslowlyuntilthelevermakescontact
withthepin.
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