CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoChecking
theEngineOilLevel.
BreakingInaNewMachine
Newenginestaketimetodevelopfullpower.Mower
decksanddrivesystemshavehigherfrictionwhennew,
placingadditionalloadontheengine.Allow40to50
hoursofbreak-intimefornewmachinestodevelopfull
powerandbestperformance.
UsingtheRolloverProtection
System(ROPS)
Toavoidinjuryordeathfromrollover:keepthe
rollbarintheraisedlockedpositionanduse
theseatbelt.
Ensurethattheseatissecuredtothemachine.
Thereisnorolloverprotectionwhentherollbar
isinthedownposition.
•Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutely
necessary.
•Donotweartheseatbeltwhentherollbaris
inthedownposition.
•Driveslowlyandcarefully.
•Raisetherollbarassoonasclearance
permits.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.
branches,doorways,electricalwires)before
drivingunderanyobjectsanddonotcontact
them.
Important:Lowertherollbaronlywhen
absolutelynecessary.
Important:Ensurethattheseatissecuredtothe
machine.
1.Tolowertherollbar,applyforwardpressuretothe
upperpartoftherollbar.
2.Pullbothknobsoutandrotatethem90°sotheyare
notengaged(Figure7).
3.Lowertherollbartothedownposition(Figure7).
Figure7
1.ROPSknob
3.Rollbarintheupright
position
2.PullROPSknoboutand
rotate90degrees
4.Rollbarinthefolded
position
4.Toraisetherollbar,raisetherollbartotheoperate
position,rotatetheknobssotheymovepartially
intothegrooves(Figure7).
5.Raisetherollbartothefulluprightpositionwhile
pushingontheupperrollbarandthepinswillsnap
intopositionwhentheholesalignwiththepins
(Figure7).Pushontherollbarandensurethat
bothpinsareengaged.
Important:Alwaysusetheseatbeltwiththe
rollbarintheraisedposition.
ThinkSafetyFirst
Pleasereadallsafetyinstructionsandsymbolsinthe
safetysection.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelp
youorbystandersavoidinjury.
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