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Using the TransmissionBypassRods
If foranyreasontheridingmowerwill notdriveoryouwishto movethe riding
mower,thetwo hydrostatictransmissionsareequippedwith abypassrodthatwill
allowyouto manuallymovethe ridingmowershortdistances.
Donot tow the riding mower,evenwith the bypassrod engaged.Serious
transmissiondamagewill resultfrom doing so.
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Locatethe hydrostaticbypassrodinthe rearof theridingmower.SeeFigure
25.
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Engagethebypassrodsbypullingeachoneout Ca)andto the right(b)to
lockit into place.SeeFigure25.
Disengagethe bypassrodsbyreversingstepsa& bafter movingthetractor.
SeeFigure25.
NOTE:Thetransmissionwill NOTengagewhenthe hydrostaticbypassrodis
pulledout.Returnthe rodto itsnormalpositionprior tooperatingthe riding
mower.
Neverattempt to movethe riding mowermanually without first opening
the hydrostatic reliefvalve. Doingsowill result in seriousdamageto the
ridingmower'stransmission.
Adjustments
Shutthe engineoff, removethe ignitionkeyand engagethe parking brake
before makingadjustments. Protectyour handsbyusing heavygloves
whenhandling the blades.
Adjusting RH& LHDrive ControlLevers
TheRHandLHdrivecontrolleverscanbeadjustedupordown andforwardor
backwardfor the comfortoftheoperator.Thedrivecontrolleverscanbeplacedin
eitherof two heightpositions,and/orcanbemovedforwardorrearwardwithin the
rangeoftheslotin eachlowerarm.
Toadjustthedrivecontrolleverheight,proceedasfollows:
I. Removethe upperhexscrewandflat washersecuringtheleverto thepivot
bracket.
2. Whilesupportingthe controlleverto keepit fromfalling,removethehex
screwandflat washerfrom the bottomofthecontrolleverandlowerarm.
Referto Figure26.
ControlLever
LowerArm
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Height
Holes
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FlatWasher
HexScrew
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3. Repositionthe controlleverto alignwith theothersetof holesin thelower
armandinsertthe hexscrewthroughtheflat washerandintothe lower
arm.Tightenthehexscrewuntil snug.
4. Insertthehexscrewthroughtheflat washerandthroughthecontrollever
slotandthe lowerarm. Donottighten now.
5. Ifyouaregoingto adjustthe controlleversforwardorrearward,proceedto
thenext step.If not,fully tightenthe hexscrew.
Toadjustthedrivecontrolleversforward/rearward,proceedasfollows:
1. Ifnotalreadyloose,loosenthe hexscrewandrotatethecontrollevereither
forwardorrearwardto thedesiredposition.SeeFigure26.
NOTE:Ifthe controlleveristootight to move,slightlyloosenthe hexscrew
at thebottomofthecontrollever.
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3.
Tightenthehexscrewto fixthecontrolleverinthe adjustedposition
Repeattheaboveprocedureto adjusttheothercontrolleverinto thesame
position.Adjustsothatbothleversareevenwith eachotherwhenin the
neutralposition.
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