Manual

If yourtractorhasnot beenputintouseforanextendedperiodof time,
chargethe batteryasfollows:
1. Setyour batterychargerto delivera maxof 10amperes.
If yourbatterychargerisautomatic,chargethebatteryuntilthe
chargerindicatesthatchargingis complete.Ifthe chargeris not
automatic,chargefor nofewerthaneight hours.
FUSE
One20AMPfuseis installedin yourtractor'swiringharnessto protect
the tractor'selectricalsystemfromdamagecausedbyexcessive
amperage.
If theelectricalsystemdoesnotfunction,or yourtractor'senginewill
not crank,first checkto be certainthatthe fusehasnotblown.It can
befoundat the rearof the unit,underneaththefenderlocatedby the
battery.
Alwaysusea fusewiththe sameamperagecapacityfor replacement.
CUTTING BLADES
Shutthe engineoff andremoveignitionkeybeforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)forsharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands
by usingheavygloveswhengraspingthe blade.
Periodicallyinspectthe bladeand/or spindlefor cracksordamage,
especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject. Donot operatethe
machineuntil damagedcomponentsare replaced.
Toremovethe blades,proceedas follows.
1. Removethedeckfrombeneaththe tractor,(referto CuttingDeck
Removalearlierinthis section)thengentlyflip thedeckoverto
exposeitsunderside.
2. Placea blockofwoodbetweenthecenterdeckhousingbaffle
andthe cuttingbladeto actas a stabilizer.
SeeFig.21.
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4.
Removethe hexflangenut thatsecuresthe bladeto the spindle
assembly.SeeFig.21.
To properlysharpenthe cuttingblades,removeequalamountsof
metalfrombothendsofthe bladesalongthe cuttingedges,
parallelto the trailingedge,ata250.to 300angle.Alwaysgrind
eachcutting bladeedgeequallyto maintainproperbladebalance.
SeeFig.22.
Figure 22
Ifthe cuttingedgeof the bladehas previouslybeensharpened,or if
any metalseparationis present,replacethe bladeswith newones.
A poorlybalancedbladewill causeexcessivevibration,maycause
damageto the tractorand/or resultin personalinjury.
5. Testtheblade'sbalanceusingabladebalancer.Grindmetalfromthe
heavysideuntil it balancesevenly.
NOTE"Whenreplacingthe blade,be sureto installthe bladewiththe
sideof the blademarked"Bottom"(orwitha part numberstampedin
it)facingthe groundwhenthe moweris inthe operatingposition.
Usea torquewrenchto tightenthe bladespindlehexflangenut to
between70Ibs-ftand 90Ibs-ft.
CHANGING THE DECK BELT
Besureto shutthe engineoff, removeignitionkey,disconnectthe
Isparkplugwire(s)andgroundagainstthe engineto preventunin-
pnded startingbeforeremovingthe belt.
All beltsonyourtractoraresubjecttowearandshouldbereplacedif
any signsof wearare present.