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/"q Driving On S_opes Tochangeto the reversedirectionwhenoperatingwith
/ A E Referto the SLOPEGAUGEon page3 to helpdeter= cruisecontrol,depressthe brakepedalto disengagethe
///_ L mineslopeswhereyou mayoperatethe tractorsafely, cru,secontroland bnngthe tractortoe completestop,
F] Thenplacethe shift leverinthe REVERSEpositionand
WARNING: Do not mow on depressthedrivepedal,
t,NING
tractor could overturn
and cause serious
injury.
To help avoid blade
contact or a thrown
object injury, keep
bystanders, helpers,
children and pets at
least 75 feet from the
machine while it is in
operation. Stop ma-
chine if anyone enters
the area.
inclineswith a slope in excess
of 15 degrees (a rise of approxi-
mately 2-1/2 feet every 10feet).
The tractor could overturn and
cause serious injury.
Mowupanddownslopes,NEVERacross,
Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirection
onslopes,
• Watchfor holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhidden
obiects,Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe machine,
Tall grasscan hideobstacles,
• Avoidturnswhendrivingona slope,Ifa turn must
be made,turn downthe slope,Turningupa slope
greatlyincreasesthechanceof a rollover,
, Avoidstoppingwhendrivingupa slope,If it is
necessaryto stopwhiledrivingupa slope,start up
smoothlyandcarefullyto reducethe possibilityof
flippingthetractoroverbackward,
Setting The Cruise Control
1, Race the shiftleverin the FORWARDposition,
thenslowlydepressthedrive pedaluntilthedesired
speedis achieved,
2, Lightlydepressthe cruisecontrolbutton,
3, While continuingto holdthe cruisebuttonin, liftyour
footfromthedrive pedal(youshouldfeel thecruise
latchengage),
Onceengaged,thecruisecontrolbuttonand thedrive
pedalwill lockin the "down"position,and thetractorwill
maintainthe sameforwardspeed,
NOTE:Cruisecontrolcan not beengagedat the
tractor'sfastestgroundspeed,If the operatorshould
attemptto doso,the tractorwill automaticallydecelerate
to the fastestoptimalmowinggroundspeed,
Engaging the Blades
Engagingthe PTO(BladeEngage)transferspowerto the
cuttingdeckor other (separatelyavailable)attachments,
Toengagethe blades,proceedas follows:
1, Movethe throttlecontrolleverto the FAST(rabbit)
position,
2, Graspthe PTO(BladeEngage)leverandpivotit allthe
wayforwardintothe engaged(ON) position,
3, Keepthe throttleleverinthe FAST(rabbit)position
for the mostefficientuseof the cuttingdeckor other
(separatelyavailable)attachments,
IMPORTANT:Theenginewillautomaticallyshutoff if the
PTOis engagedwith the shiftleverin positionfor reverse
travelwiththe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWING
position,Referto SafetyInterlockSwitchesearlierinthis
section,
Using the Deck Lift Lever
Toraisethe cuttingdeck, movethe decklift leverto the
left, thenplace it inthe notchbestsuitedfor yourapplica-
tion,Referto SettingThe CuttingHeightearlierin this
section,
Mowing
WARNING: To help avoid blade
contact or a thrown object injury,
keep bystanders, hetpers, children
and pets at least 75 feet from the
machine while it is in operation.
Stop machine if anyone enters the
area.
Thefollowinginformationwill behelpfulwhenusingthe
cuttingdeckwith yourtractor:
Disengagethe cruisecontrolusingoneof the following
methods:
1, Depressthe brakepedalto disengagethe cruise
controlandstopthe tractor,
2, Lightlydepressthe drivepedal
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