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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3......................................................................
OWNER ASSISTANCE 4................................................................
WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 6...........................................
SAFETY INFORMATION 10..............................................................
PERSONAL SAFETY 10..............................................................
MACHINE SAFETY 10................................................................
GENERAL INFORMATION ON PLANNING AND USING THE POWER RAKE FOR
MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY 12..........................................................
SUGGESTIONS FOR EFFICIENT SEEDBED PREPARATION 13.............................
SURVEY THE AREA 14...............................................................
PERSONAL SAFETY DECALS 15........................................................
SAFETY DECAL INFORMATION 16......................................................
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATIONS 17.......................................................
TRACTOR SERIAL/MODEL NUMBER LOCATION 17....................................
ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION 17..............................................
POWER RAKE SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION 17........................................
CONTROL LOCATIONS - OVERVIEW 18.................................................
DAILY CHECKS T O PERFORM BEFORE STAR TING THE ENGINE 19.......................
CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL 19.......................................................
CHECK FUEL LEVEL 19..............................................................
TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL 19.......................................................
MAIN DRIVE BELT TENSION 20.......................................................
CHECK THAT ALL SHIELDS ARE INSTALLED AND ATTACHING
HARDWARE IS TIGHT 20.............................................................
CHECK TIRE PRESSURES 20........................................................
GENERAL CONTROLS 21...............................................................
PARK BRAKE (OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT) 21............................................
TRANSMISSION CONTROL LEVER (TOW VALVE) 22...................................
DIFFERENTIAL CONTROL 23.........................................................
TRANSPORT AND OPERATING POSITION CONTROLS 24..............................
DEPTH ADJUSTMENT CONTROL 27..................................................
POWER RAKE SWING CONTROL 29..................................................
PARKING THE MACHINE 32............................................................
ENGINE OPERATION 33................................................................
STARTING A COLD ENGINE 33.......................................................
STARTING A WARM ENGINE 34......................................................
STOPPING THE ENGINE 35..........................................................