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DRiViNG ON SLOPES
RefertotheSLOPEGAUGEintheSafetyInstructionssectionof the
manualto helpdetermineslopeswhereyoumayoperatethis tractor
safely.
Donotmowon inclineswitha slopein excessof15degrees(a rise
ofapproximately2-1/2feetevery10feet).Thetractorcouldoverturn
andcauseseriousinjury.
• Mowupanddownslopes,NEVERacross.
Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectionon slopes.
Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,or otherhiddenobjects.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.Tallgrasscanhide
obstacles.
Avoidturnswhendrivingona slope.Ifa turnmustbemade,turn
downtheslope.Turningupa slopegreatlyincreasesthechance
ofa rollover.
Avoidstoppingwhendrivingupa slope.Ifit isnecessaryto stop
whiledrivingupa slope,startup smoothlyandcarefullytoreduce
thepossibilityofflippingthetractoroverbackward.
ENGAGING THE BLADES
EngagingthePTO(BladeEngage)transferspowertothecuttingdeck
orother(separatelyavailable)attachments.Toengagetheblades,
proceedasfollows:
1. Movethethrottle/chokecontrolleverto theFAST(rabbit)position.
2. GraspthePTO(BladeEngage)leverandpivotitall theway
forwardintotheengaged(ON)position.
3. KeepthethrottleleverintheFAST(rabbit)positionforthemost
efficientuseof thecuttingdeckor other(separatelyavailable)
attachments.
NOTE:Theenginewillautomaticallyshutoff ifthePTOisengaged
withtheshiftleverin positionforreversetravelwiththeignitionkeyin
theONposition.
MULCHING
A mulchkit isavailableasan attachment.Mulchingisa processof
recirculatinggrassclippingsrepeatedlybeneaththecuttingdeck.The
ultra-fineclippingsarethenforcedbackintothelawnwheretheyact as
a naturalfertilizer.
A mulchkit canbe purchasedthroughtheretaillocationinwhichyou
purchasedthistractor.Formore information, simply contact Sears
at 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
USING THE DECK LIFT LEVER
Toraisethecuttingdeck,movethedecklift levertothe left,thenplace
itin thenotchbestsuitedforyourapplication.RefertoSettingThe
CuttingHeightearlierinthis section.
MOWING
Tohelpavoidbladecontactora thrownobjectinjury,keepbystand-
ers,helpers,childrenandpetsat least75feetfromthemachine
whileitisin operation.Stopmachineifanyoneentersthearea.
Thefollowinginformationwillbe helpfulwhenusingthecuttingdeck
withyourtractor:
Planyourmowingpatterntoavoiddischargeofmaterialstoward
roads,sidewalks,bystandersandthelike.Also,avoiddischarging
materialagainstawallor obstructionwhichmaycausedischarged
materialtoricochetbacktowardtheoperator.
Donotmowat highgroundspeed,especiallyifa mulchkit or
grasscollectorisinstalled.
• Forbestresultsitisrecommendedthatthefirsttwolapsbecut
withthedischargethrowntowardsthecenter.Afterthefirsttwo
laps,reversethedirectiontothrowthedischargetotheoutside
forthebalanceofcutting.Thiswillgivea betterappearancetothe
lawn.
• Donotcutthegrasstooshort.Shortgrassinvitesweedgrowth
andyellowsquicklyin dryweather.
• Mowingshouldalwaysbedonewiththeengineatfullthrottle.
• Underheavierconditionsit maybe necessarytogo backoverthe
cut areaa secondtimetogeta cleancut.
• DoNOTattemptto mowheavybrushandweedsandextremely
tallgrass.Yourtractorisdesignedtomowlawns,NOTclear
brush.
• Keepthebladessharpand replacethebladeswhenworn.Refer
to CuttingBladesintheServicesectionofthismanualforproper
bladesharpeninginstructions.
HEADLIGHTS
• Thelampsare ONwheneverthetractor'sengineis running.
• ThelampsturnOFFwhentheignitionkeyismovedtotheSTOP
position.
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