Manual

STOPPING THE ENGINE
If youstrikea foreignobject,stopthe engine,disconnectthe spark
plugwire(s)andgroundagainstthe engine.Thoroughlyinspectthe
machinefor anydamage.Repairthe damagebeforerestartingand
operating
1. Ifthe bladesareengaged,placethePTO(BladeEngage)leverin
thedisengaged(OFF)position.
2. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
3. Removethe keyfromthe ignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedandsuddenstops.
Do notleavethe seatof thetractorwithoutfirstplacingthe PTO
(BladeEngage)leverinthe disengaged(OFF)position,depressing
I the brakepedalandengagingthe parkingbrake.Ifleavingthe tractor
[ unattended,alsoturnthe ignitionkeyoffand removethe key.
Alwayslookdownandbehindbeforeandwhilebackingupto avoida
back-overaccident.
1. Depressthe clutch-brakepedalto releasethe parkingbrakeand
thenlet the pedalup.
2. Movethe throttleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
3. Placetheshiftleverineitherthe FORWARDor REVERSE
position.
IMPORTANT: Do NOTusetheshift leverto changethe directionof
travelwhenthe tractorisin motion.Alwaysusetheclutch-brakepedal
to bringthetractorto a completestopbeforeshifting.
4. Releasethe parkingbrakeby depressingthe clutch-brakepedal
andpositioningthe speedcontrolleverinthe desiredposition.
IMPORTANT: First-timeoperatorsshouldusespeedpositions1or
2. Becomecompletelyfamiliarwiththe tractor'soperationandcontrols
beforeoperatingthe tractorinhigherspeedpositions.
5. Releaseclutch-brakepedalslowlytoput unitintomotion.
6. The lawntractoris broughtto a stopbydepressingthe clutch-
brakepedal.
NOTE: Whenoperatingthe unit initially,therewill be littledifference
betweenthe highesttwospeedsuntil afterthe beltshaveseated
themselvesintothe pulleysduringthebreak-inperiod.
WARNING!Beforeleavingthe operator'spositionfor any reason,
disengagethe blades,placetheshift leverinneutral,engagethe
parkingbrake,shutengineoff andremovethe key.
1. Placethe shift leverinneutral,
2. Engagethe parkingbrake,
3. Shutengineoffand removethe key.Doingso will minimizethe
possibilityof havingyour lawn"browned"byhot exhaustfrom
yourtractor'srunningengine.
Ifunit stallswithspeedcontrolinhighspeed,orif unitwillnot operate
withspeedcontrolleverin a lowspeedposition,proceedas follows:
1. Placeshift leverinNEUTRAL.
2. Restartengine.
3. Placespeedcontrolleverinhighestspeedposition.
4. Releaseclutch-brakepedalfully.
5. Depressclutch-brakepedal.
6. Placespeedcontrolleverindesiredposition.
7. Placeshift leverineither FORWARDor REVERSE,andfollow
normaloperatingprocedures.
DRIVING ON SLOPES
Referto the SLOPEGAUGEinthe SafetyInstructionssectionof the
manualto helpdetermineslopeswhereyoumayoperatethistractor
safely.
Donot mowon inclineswitha slopeinexcessof 15degrees(a rise
of approximately2-1/2feetevery10feet).Thetractorcouldoverturn
andcauseseriousinjury.
• Mowupanddown slopes,NEVERacross.
• Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectionon slopes.
• Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orother hiddenobjects.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe machine.Tallgrasscan hide
obstacles.
• Avoidturnswhendrivingon a slope.If a turnmustbe made,turn
downthe slope.Turningupa slopegreatlyincreasesthe chance
of a rollover.
• Avoidstoppingwhendrivingup a slope.If itis necessaryto stop
whiledrivingupa slope,start upsmoothlyandcarefullyto reduce
the possibilityof flippingthe tractoroverbackward.
ENGAGING THE BLADES
Engagingthe PTO(BladeEngage)transferspowerto the cuttingdeck
or other(separatelyavailable)attachments.To engagethe blades,
proceedasfollows:
1. Movethethrottle/chokecontrollevertothe FAST(rabbit)position.
2. GraspthePTO(BladeEngage)leverandpivotit all theway
forwardinto theengaged(ON)position.
3. Keepthethrottleleverinthe FAST(rabbit)positionfor the most
efficientuseof the cuttingdeckorother(separatelyavailable)
attachments.
NOTE: The enginewillautomaticallyshutoff if the PTO(Blade
Engage)leveris movedintothe engaged(ON)positionwiththe shift
leverin Reverse.
IMPORTANT:Whenstoppingthetractorfor any reasonwhileon a
grasssurface,always:
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