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IMPORTANT:Yourtractoris shippedwithmotoroil in theengine.
However,you MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Referto the
Service& Maintenancesectionfor instructionson checkingtheoil
level.
Attaching the Battery Cables
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainlead and
leadcompounds,chemicalsknownto the Stateof Californiato
causecancerand reproductiveharm.Washhandsafter handling.
Whenattachingbatterycables,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red)
wireto its terminalfirst,followedby the NEGATIVE(Black)wire.
Forshippingreasons,bothbatterycables onyourequipmenthave
beenleft disconnectedfromthe terminalsat the factory.Toconnect
the batterycables,proceedas follows:
NOTE:Thepositivebatteryterminalis markedPos.(+).The negative
batteryterminalis markedNeg. (i).
1. Removethe plasticcover,if present,fromthe positivebattery
terminaland attachthe redcableto the positivebatteryterminal
(+)withthe bolt andhexnut.See Figure1.
2. Removethe plasticcover,if present,fromthe negativebattery
terminaland attachthe black cableto the negativebattery
terminal(-) withthe bolt andhex nut.See Figure1.
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Figure1
3. Positionthe redrubberbootoverthepositivebatteryterminalto help
protectit fromcorrosion.
NOTE:If thebatteryis put into serviceafterthe dateshownon topof
battery,chargethe batteryas instructedinthe Service& Maintenance
sectionof this manualpriorto operatingthe tractor.
Shipping Brace Removal
Makesurethe ridingmower'sengineis off, removetheignitionkey,
andset the parkingbrakebeforeremovingthe shippingbrace.Refer
Itothe Operationsectionfor instructionsonhowto setthe parking
lbrake.
• Locatethe shippingbrace,if present,andaccompanyingwarning
tag foundonthe rightsideof the mower,betweenthe discharge
chutedeflectorandthe cuttingdeck. SeeFig. 2.
Figure2
Placethe decklift leverin the highestcuttingposition.Referto
SettingtheCuttingHeightin the Operationsectionof this manual.
Whilepushingthedischargechuteddlectortowardsthemachinewith
yourlefthand,removetheshippingbracewithyourrighthandbygrasp-
ingitbetweenyourthumbandindexfingerandrotatingitclockwise.
The shippingbrace,usedfor packagingpurposesonly,mustbe
removedand discardedbeforeoperatingyour ridingmower.
The mowingdeck iscapableof throwingobjects. Failureto operate
the ridingmowerwithoutthe dischargecoverin the properoperating
Ipositioncould resultin seriouspersonalinjuryand/orproperty
ldamage.
Attaching The Steering Wheel
Ifthe steeringwheelfor yourtractordid notcomeattached,the
hardwarefor attachingit has beenpackedwithinthe steeringwheel,
beneaththe steeringwheelcap.Carefullypry off the steeringwheel
cap andremovethe hardware.
1. Withthe wheelsof the tractorpointingstraightforward,placethe
steeringwheeloverthe steeringshaft.
2. Placethe washer(withthe cuppedsidedown)overthe steering
wheeland securewiththe hex bolt. SeeFig.3.
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