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///_ L mineslopeswhereyou mayoperatethe tractorsafely, cru,secontroland bnngthe tractortoe completestop,
F] Thenplacethe shift leverin the REVERSEpositionand
WARNING: Do not mow on depressthedrivepedal,
t,NING
tractor could overturn
and cause serious
injury.
To help avoid blade
contact or a thrown
object injury, keep
bystanders, helpers,
children and pets at
least 75 feet from the
machine while it is in
operation. Stop ma-
chine if anyone enters
the area.
inclines with a slope in excess
of 15 degrees (a rise of approxi-
mately 2-1/2 feet every 10feet).
The tractor could overturn and
cause serious injury.
Mowupanddownslopes,NEVERacross,
Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirection
onslopes,
• Watchfor holes, ruts,bumps,rocks, or otherhidden
obiects,Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe machine,
Tall grasscan hide obstacles,
• Avoidturns whendrivingon a slope, If a turn must
be made,turn downthe slope,Turningup a slope
greatlyincreasesthechanceof a rollover,
, Avoidstoppingwhendrivingupa slope, If it is
necessaryto stopwhiledrivingupa slope,start up
smoothlyandcarefullyto reducethe possibilityof
flippingthetractoroverbackward,
Setting The Cruise Control
1, Race the shiftleverin the FORWARDposition,
thenslowlydepressthedrive pedal untilthedesired
speedis achieved,
2, Lightlydepressthe cruisecontrol button,
3, While continuingto hold the cruisebutton in, lift your
footfrom thedrive pedal(youshouldfeel thecruise
latchengage),
Onceengaged,thecruise controlbuttonand thedrive
pedalwill lockin the "down"position,and thetractorwill
maintainthe sameforwardspeed,
NOTE:Cruisecontrolcan not be engagedat the
tractor'sfastestgroundspeed,If the operatorshould
attemptto do so, the tractorwill automaticallydecelerate
to the fastestoptimal mowinggroundspeed,
Engaging the Blades
Engagingthe PTO(Blade Engage)transferspowerto the
cuttingdeckor other (separatelyavailable)attachments,
Toengagethe blades,proceedas follows:
1, Movethe throttlecontrolleverto the FAST(rabbit)
position,
2, Graspthe PTO(BladeEngage)leverand pivotit all the
wayforwardintothe engaged(ON) position,
3, Keepthe throttleleverin the FAST(rabbit)position
for the mostefficientuseof the cuttingdeck or other
(separatelyavailable)attachments,
IMPORTANT:Theenginewillautomaticallyshutoff if the
PTOis engagedwith the shiftleverin positionfor reverse
travelwiththe ignitionkey in the NORMALMOWING
position,Referto SafetyInterlockSwitchesearlierinthis
section,
Using the Deck Lift Lever
Toraisethe cuttingdeck, movethe deck lift leverto the
left, thenplace it in the notch bestsuited for yourapplica-
tion,Referto SettingThe CuttingHeightearlierin this
section,
Mowing
WARNING: To help avoid blade
contact or a thrown object injury,
keep bystanders, hetpers, children
and pets at least 75 feet from the
machine while it is in operation.
Stop machine if anyone enters the
area.
Thefollowinginformationwill be helpfulwhenusingthe
cuttingdeckwith yourtractor:
Disengagethe cruisecontrolusingone of the following
methods:
1, Depressthe brakepedalto disengagethe cruise
controlandstop the tractor,
2, Lightlydepressthe drivepedal
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