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TRACTOR SET-UP
Moving The Tractor Manually
Yourtractor'stransmissionis equippedwitha hydrostaticreliefvalve
for occasionswhenit is necessaryto movethe tractormanually.Open-
ingthisvalve permitsthe fluidin the transmissionto bypassits normal
route,allowingthe reartiresto "freewheel."Toopen the hydrostatic
reliefvalve,proceedas follows:
1. Locatethe hydrostaticbypassrod in the rearof thetractor.See
Figure1.
Shipping Brace Removal
Makesurethe lawntractor'sengineisoff, set the parkingbrakeand
removethe ignitionkey beforeremovingthe shippingbrace.
1. Locatethe shippingbrace,if present,andwarningtag foundon
the rightsideof the cuttingdeck.SeeFigure2.
Figure1
2. Pull the hydrostaticbypassrodoutward,then down,to lockit in
place.
NOTE:The transmissionwill NOTengagewhenthe hydrostatic
bypassrod is pulledout. Returnthe rod to its normalpositionprior to
operatingthe tractor.
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Figure2
Whileholdingthe dischargechutecoverwithyourleft hand,
removethe shippingbracewithyourright handby graspingit
betweenyourthumband indexfingerand rotatingit clockwise.
The shippingbraceis usedfor packagingpurposesonly.Remove
anddiscardthe shippingbracebeforeoperatingyour lawntractor.
Neverattemptto movethetractormanuallywithoutfirst openingthe
hydrostaticreliefvalve.Doingsowill resultinseriousdamageto the
tractor'stransmission.
The mowingdeck is capableof throwingobjects.Operatingthe riding
mowerwithoutthe dischargecoverin theproperoperatingposition
could resultin seriouspersonalinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
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