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TO OPERATE MOWER (See Fig, 9)
Your tractoris equipped with an operator presence sensing
switch° Any,attempt by the operator to leave the seat with
the engine running and the attachment clutch engaged will
shut off the engine.
• Setect desired height of cut,
• Lower mower with attachment lift control.
= Start mower blades by engaging attachment olutch
control.
= TO sToP MOWER BLADES- disengage attachment
clutch control
CAUTION; Do not operate the mower
wi{hout either the entire grass catcher,
on mowersso equipped, or the dis-
charge guard in place.
ATTACHMENT ATTACHMENT
FIG. 9
TO OPERATE ON HILLS
i & CAUTIO"_ Do not drive uP Or down
hills with slopes greater than 15°and
do not drive across any slope.
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° Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down
hills,,
• Avoid stopping or changing speed on hills,
• If siowing .isnecessary, moye throttle control lever to
S{ower position,
• if stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake
pedal qulqk{y t'o brake position and engage parking
brake, ' "
° Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position.
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O ERATION
'IMPORTANT: THE MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES
NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL (hi) POSITION WHEN THE
CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED
° To restart movement, slowly release parking brake and
clutch/brake pedal.
° Slowly move motion control lever to slowest setting.
• Make alt turns slowly°
TO TRANSPORT (See Figs. 7 and 10)
When pushing or towing your tractor, be sure to disengage
transmission by placing freewheel control in freewheeling
position. Free wheel controf is located at the rear drawbar
of tractor.
• Raise attachment lift to highest position with attach-
ment lift control.
• Pull ffeewheet control knob out and hold inposition by
inserting retainer spring into forward hole of control rod.
• Do not push or tow tractor ai more than two (2) MPH.
° To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure.
NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting
your tractor on atruck or a trailer, be sure hoed isclosed and
secured totractoro Usean appropriate means of tying hood
to tractor (rope, cord, etc,)o
FIG. 10
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL (See Fig. 17)
° The engine inyour tractor has been shipped, from the
factory, already filled with summer weight oil.
, Check engine oil with tractor on level ground.
. Unthread and remove oil fill cap/dipstick; wipe oil off.
Retnsert the dipstick into the tube,and rest oil fill cap on
the tube. Do not thread the cap onto the tube. Remove
and read oil level If necessary, add 0it until "FULU'
mark on dipstick is reached. Do not overfill
° For cold weather operation you should change oil for
easier starting (See "OiL VISCOSITY CHART" in the
Customer Responsibilities section of this manual).
• To change engine oil, see the Customel: Responsibili-
ties section in this manual,,
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