2.Rotatetheby-passvalvescounterclockwise1turn
topush.Thisallowshydraulicuidtoby-passthe
pumpenablingthewheelstoturn(Figure31).
Important:Donotrotateby-passvalvesmore
than1turn.Thispreventsvalvesfromcoming
outofthebodyandcausinguidtorunout.
3.Disengageparkingbrakebeforepushing.
ChangingtoMachineOperation
Rotatetheby-passvalvesclockwise1turntooperate
machine(Figure31).
Note:Donotovertightentheby-passvalves.
Themachinewillnotdriveunlessby-passvalvesare
turnedin.
Figure31
1.Sideconsolecontrols
3.Hydraulicpumps
2.By-passvalve
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthe
mowerbecausethegrassdeectorroutes
materialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff
(PTO)totheoffposition,rotatetheignition
keytooffandremovethekey.
•Makesurethegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
OperatingwiththeOverheat
Sensor
Thismachinehasasensorthatwillturnoffthemower
deckwhentheengineoverheats.Whentheengine
overheats,theaudiblealarmandlightalarmwillturnon
alongwiththemowerdeckturningoff.
Ifthemowerdeckturnsoffautomaticallybecause
ofoverheating,theoperatorwillbeabletodrivethe
machinetoasafeareaandtoatruckortrailer.
Ifthemachineoverheats,ensuretheareaaround
theengineandradiatorisclearofanydebris.The
enginewillneedtobeturnedoffandallowedtocool
downbeforethemowerdeckcanbeengaged.Ifthe
enginecontinuestooverheat,takeyourmachinetoan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
TransportingMachines
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall
necessarylightingandmarkingasrequiredbylaw .
Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafetyinstructions.
Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyou,yourfamily,
petsorbystandersavoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
•Lockthebrakeandblockthewheels.
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