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TRACTOR SET-UP
Moving The Tractor Manually
Yourtractor'stransmissionis equippedwitha hydrostaticreliefvalve
for occasionswhenit is necessaryto movethe tractormanually.Open-
ingthis valvepermitsthe fluidin the transmissionto bypassits normal
route,allowingthe reartiresto "freewheel."Toopen the hydrostatic
reliefvalve,proceedas follows:
1. Locatethe hydrostaticbypassrodin the rear of thetractor.See
Figure1.
Shipping Brace Removal
Makesurethe lawntractor'sengineisoff, set the parkingbrakeand
removethe ignitionkeybeforeremovingthe shippingbrace.
1. Locatethe shippingbrace, if present,andwarningtag foundon
the rightside of the cuttingdeck.SeeFigure2.
Figure1
2. Pull the hydrostaticbypassrod outward,then down,to lock it in
place.
NOTE:The transmissionwill NOTengagewhenthe hydrostatic
bypassrodis pulledout. Returnthe rodto its normalpositionpriorto
operatingthe tractor.
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Figure2
Whileholdingthe dischargechutecoverwith yourleft hand,
removethe shippingbracewithyourright handby graspingit
betweenyourthumband indexfingerand rotatingit clockwise.
The shippingbraceis usedfor packagingpurposesonly. Removeant
discardthe shippingbracebeforeoperatingyour lawntractor.
Neverattemptto movethetractormanuallywithoutfirst openingthe
hydrostaticreliefvalve.Doingsowill result inseriousdamageto the
tractor'stransmission.
The mowingdeckis capableof throwingobjects.Operatingthe riding
mowerwithoutthe dischargecoverin theproperoperatingposition
could resultin seriouspersonalinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
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