Operator`s manual

WARNING
To helpavoid blade
contact or a thrown
object injury,keep
bystanders, helpers,
children and pets at
least75 feet from the
machine while it is in
operation. Stop ma-
chine if anyone enters
the area.
Plan your mowing pat-
tern to avoid discharge
of materials toward
roads, sidewalks, by-
standers and the like.
Also,avoid discharging
material against a wall
or obstruction which
may cause discharged
material to ricochet
back toward the
operator.
Moving the Tractor Manually
Yourtractor'stransmissionisequippedwitha reliefvalve
foroccasionswhenitisnecessaryto movethetractor
manuallyActivatingthisvalveforcesthetransmission
fluidto bypassitsnormalroute,allowingthe reartires
to "freewheel."Toengagethe reliefvalve,proceedas
follows:
• Locatethe hydrostaticbypassrodintherearof
thetractor.See Fig.4-5
Hydrostatic Bypass
Figure 4=5
• Pullthe hydrostaticbypassrodoutward,then
down,to lockit in place.
NOTE: Thetransmissionwill NOTengagewhenthe
hydrostaticbypassrodis pulledout. Returnthe rodto its
normalpositionpriorto operatingthetractor.
IMPORTANT:Neverattemptto movethetractormanu-
allywithoutfirstengagingthe reliefvalve.Doingso may
damagethetractor'stransmission.
Setting The Cruise Control
NOTE:The cruisecontrolfeatureshouldonly beutilized
whiletravelinginthe forwarddirection.
• Slowlypressthe upperportionofthedrive pedaluntil
thedesiredspeedis achieved.
• Lightlypressthecruisecontrollever.
• Whilecontinuingto holdthecruiseleverdown,lift
yourfootfromthedrivepedal(you shouldfeel the
cruiselatchengage).
• Onceengaged,the cruisecontrolleverandthedrive
pedalwill lock inthe "down"position,andthe tractor
will maintainthe sameforwardspeed.
NOTE:Cruisecontrolcan notbe engagedatthe
tractor'sfastestgroundspeed.Ifthe operatorshould
attemptto doso,thetractorwill automaticallydecelerate
to the fastestoptimalmowinggroundspeed.
Disengagethecruisecontrolusingoneofthe following
methods:
1. Depressthe brakepedalto disengagethecruise
controlandstopthetractor.
2. Lightlydepressthe drivepedal.
Tochangethe directionof travelto reversewhen
operatingwithcruisecontrol,depressthe brakepedal
to disengagethecruisecontrolandbringthetractortoa
completestop.Thenslowlydepressthe rearportionof the
drivepedalwiththe ballof yourfoottotravelin reverse.
Engaging the Blades
Engagingthe PTO(BladeEngage)transferspowerto the
cuttingdeckor other(separatelyavailable)attachments.
Toengagethe blades,proceedas follows:
1. Movethe throttlecontrolleverto the FAST(rabbit)
position.
2. Pullthe PTO(BladeEngage)knoboutwardintothe
engaged(ON)position.
.
Keepthe throttleleverinthe FAST(rabbit)position
for the mostefficientuseof the cuttingdeckor other
(separatelyavailable)attachments
IMPORTANT:The engine(onmodelswitha manualPTO)
orelectric PTOclutch(on modelswith anelectricPTO)
will automaticallyshutoff if the PTOis engagedwiththe
drivepedalin positionfor reversetravelwiththe ignition
keyinthe NORMALMOWINGposition.Referto Safety
InterlockSwitchesearlierin thissection.
Using the Deck Lift Lever
Toraisethe cuttingdeck,movethe decklift leverto the
left, thenplaceit inthe notchbestsuitedforyour applica-
tion.Referto SettingThe CuttingHeightearlierin this
section.
Mowing
WARNING:Tohelp avoid blade contact or
a thrown object injury, keep bystanders,
helpers, children and pets at least 75feet
from the machine while it is in operation.
Stop machine ff anyone enters the area.
Thefollowinginformationwillbehelpfulwhenusingthe
cuttingdeckwith yourtractor:
_ ARNING: Planyour mowing pattern to
avoid discharge of materials toward roads,
sidewalks, bystanders and the like. Also,
avoid discharging material against a wall or
obstruction which may cause discharged
material to ricochet back toward the
operator.
• Do not mowat highgroundspeed,especiallyif a
mulchkit orgrasscollectoris installed.
For bestresultsit is recommendedthatthefirsttwo
lapsbe cutwiththe dischargethrowntowardsthe
center.Afterthe first twolaps, reversethedirectionto
throwthe dischargeto the outsidefor the balanceof
cutting.Thiswill givea betterappearanceto the lawn.
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