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The operationofanytractorcanresultinforeignobjectsthrownintothe I
eyes,whichcanresultin severeeye damage.Alwayswearsafetyglasses
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oreye shieldswhileoperatingyourtractoror performinganyadjustmentsor
repairs.We recommenda widevisionsafetymaskoverthespectacles,or
standardsafetyglasses.
HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR
Yourtractorisequippedwithan operator
presencesensingswitch.Whenengineis
running,anyattemptbytheoperatorto
leavethe seatwithoutfirstsettingthe
parkingbrakewillshutofftheengine.
TO SET PARKINGBRAKE
• Depressclutch/brakepedal intofull
=BRAKE"positionand hold.
• Placeparkingbrakeleverin =EN-
GAGED"positionand releasepressure
from clutch/brakepedal.Pedalshould
remainin=BRAKE"position.Makesure
parkingbrakewillholdtractorsecure.
Attachment Clutch
Throttle/Choke Lever=Engaged"
Control Position
\
=Disengaged"
=Brake" ParkingBrake
Position
,,\
Position
Motion
Pedal =Drive" Control
PosilJon Position Lever
STOPPING
MOWER BLADES.....
• Moveattachmentclutchleverto=DIS-
ENGAGED"position.
GROUND DRIVE -
• Depressclutch/brakepedalintofull
=BRAKE"position.
• Movegearshiftleverto neutral(N)posi-
tion.
ENGINE-
• Movethrottle controltoslowposition.
NOTE: Failuretomovethrottle controlto
slowpositionand allowingengineto idle
befotL_oppir_j-maycause engineto
=backfire".
• Turnignition keyto =OFF"positionand
removekey. Alwaysremovekeywhen
leavingtractortopreventunauthorized
USe.
• Neverusechoketostop engine.
NOTE: Undercertainconditionswhen
tractorisstandingidlewiththeenginerun-
ning,hotengineexhaustgasesmay
cause"browning" ofgrass. To eliminate
thispossibility,alwaysstopenginewhen
ppingtractoron grassareas.
CAUTION: Alwaysstoptractorcom-
pletely,as describedabove,beforeleaving
theoperator'sposition;toemptygrass
catcher,etc.
THROTTLE CONTROL
Alwaysoperateengineat full throttle.
• Operatingengineat lessthanfull throt-
tlereducesthe batterychargingrate.
• Fullthrottle offersthebestbaggingand
mowerperformance.
TO MOVE FORWARDAND BACKWARD
The directionandspeedofmovement is
controlledbythe gearshift lever.
• Starttractorwithclutch/brakepedal
depressedandgearshiftleverin neutral
(N) position.
• Move gearshiftlevertodesired posi-
tion.
• Slowlyreleaseclutch/brakepedalto
start movement.
IMPORTANT: Bringtractorto a complete
stopbeforeshiftingorchanginggears.
Failuretodosowillshortentheusefullife
ofyourtransaxle.
TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT
The cuttingheightiscontrolledbyturning
theheightadjustmentknobindesired
direction.
• Tum knobclockwise( ) toraisecut-
tingheight.
• Turn knob counterclockwise( ) to
lowercuttingheight.
The cuttingheightrangeisapproximately
1-1/2"to4". The heightsare measured
fromthegroundtothe bladetipwiththe
enginenotrunning.These heightsare ap-
proximateand mayvarydependingupon
soilconditions,heightofgrassand types
ofgrassbeing mowed.
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