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The operationofanytractorcanresultinforeignobjectsthrownintothe l
eyes,whichcan resultinsevereeye damage.Alwayswearsafetyglasses
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oreye shieldswhileoperatingyourtractoror performing anyadjustmentsor
rL_pairs.We recommenda widevisionsafetymaskoverspectacles,orstan-
dardsafety glasses.
HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR
Yourtractoris equippedwithanoporator
presencesensingswitch.Whenengineis
r0nning,any attempt bythe operatorto
leavetheseatwithoutfirstsettingthe
parkingbrakewillshutofftheengine.
TO SET PARKING BRAKE
• Depressclutch/brakepedal intofull
"BRAKE" positionand hold.
Placeparkingbrake leverin "EN-
GAGED"position,and releasepressure
fromclutch/brakepedal. Pedalshould
remainin"BRAKE" position.Makesure
parkingbrakewill holdtractorsecure.
Throttle/Choke Attachment Clutch
Lever=Engaged"
Control Position
"Brake"
Position
"Disengaged"
I Position
Motion
Clutch/Brake *Disengaged" Control
PedaL*Drive" Position Lever
Position_ -
STOPPING
MOWER BLADES
• To stop mower blades, move attach-
ment clutch Lever to "DISENGAGED"
position.
_ROUND DRIVE _'
• To stop ground drive, depres_,,.
clutch/brake pedal into full "BRAKE" po.
sition.
• Move motion control lever to neutral (N)
position.
IMPORTANT: The motion control lever
does not retum to neutral (N) position
when the clutcl'Ubrake pedal is depressed.
ENGINE
• Move throttle control to slow position.
NOTE: Failure to move throttle control to
slow p_ an_-allowing engine to idle
before stopping may cause engine to
"backfire".
• Tumignr_ionkeyto"OFF"positionand
rernovekey.Always_ keywhen
leavingtractortopreventunauthorizeduse.
• Neverusechoketo stopengine.
IMPORTANT:Leavingtheignitionswitch
inanypositionotherthan "OFF' willcause
the batterytobedischarged(dead).
NOTE: Undercertainconditionswhen
tractorisstandingidlewiththeenginerun-
ning,hotengineexhaustgasesmay
cause"browning" ofgrass.Toeliminate
this possibility,alwaysstopenginewhen
stoppingtractorongrassareas.
•,CAUTION: Alwaysstoptractorcom-
pletely,as describedabove,beforeleaving
theoperator'sposition,toemptygrass
catcher,etc.
THROTTLE CONTROL
Alwaysoperateengineatfull throttle.
• Operatingengineat lessthanfull throt-
tlereducesthebatterychargingrate.
• Fullthrottle offersthebestbaggingand
mowerperformance.
TO MOVE FORWARDAND BACKWARD
The directionandspeedofmovementis
controlledbythemotioncontrollever.
• Starttractorwithmotioncontrolleverin
neutral(N) position.
• Releaseparkingbrakeandclutch/brake
p_lal.
• Slowlymovemotioncontrolleverto
desiredposition.
NOTE: The efforttomovethemotioncon-
trolleverwillreduceafterthefirst few
hoursofuse.This;Snormal.
TO ADJUST MOWERCUTTING HEIGHT
The positionofthe attachmentliftlever
determinesthecuttingheight.
• Grasp liltlever.
• Pressplungerwiththumband move
leverto desiredposition.
The cuttingheightrangeisapproximately
1-1/2 to4".The heightsare measured
from thegroundtothe bladetipwiththe
enginenotrunning.These heightsare
approximateand mayverydepending
uponsoilconditions, heightofgrassand
typesofgrassbeingmowed.
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