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OPERATION
TO OPERATE MOWER (See Fig. 10)
Your tractor is 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 wilt
shut off the engine.
• Select desired height of cut.
• Lower mower with attachment lift control.
• Start mower blades by engaging attachment clutch
control.
TO STOP MOWER BLADES - disengage attachment
clutch control.
ICAUTION: Do not operate the mower
without either the entire grass catcher,
on mowers so equipped, or the dis-
charge guard in place.
ATTACHMENT CLUTCH LEVER
"DISENGAGED" POSITION "ENGAGED"
POSITION ATTACHMENT
VER
HIGH POSITION
//LOW
I POSITION
I I
DISCHARGE
GUARD
FIG. 10
TO OPERATE ON HILLS I
CAUTION: Do not drive up or down I
hills with slopes greater than 15°and I
do not drive across any slope.
Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down
hills.
Avoid stopping or changing speed on hills.
If slowing is necessary, move throttle control lever to
slower position.
If stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake
pedal quickly to brake position and engage parking
brake.
Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position.
IMPORTANT: THE MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES
NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL (N) POSITION WHEN THE
CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
• TOrestart movement, slowly release parking brake and
clutch!brake pedal.
Slowly move motion control lever to slowest setting.
° Make aHturns slowly.
TO TRANSPORT (See Figs. 8and 11)
When pusMng or towing your tractor, be sure to disengage
transmission by placing freewheel control in freewheeling
position. Free wheel contro! is located at the rear drawbar
of tractor.
Raise attachment lift to highest position with attach-
ment lift control.
• Pull freewheel control knob out and hold in position by
inserting retainer spring into fo_Tard hole of control rod.
• Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2) MPH.
• To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure.
NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting
your tractor on atrucker atrailer, be sure hood isctosed and
secured to tractor. Use an appropriate means oftying hood
to tractor (rope, cord. etc.).
FIG. 11
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL (See Fig. 9)
The engine in your tractor has been shipped, from the
factory, already filled with summer weight oil.
Check engine oil with tractor on levet ground.
Remove oil fill cap/dipstick and wipe clean, reinsert the
dipstick and screw cap tight, wait for a few seconds,
remove and read oil level. If necessary, add oil until
"FULL" mark on dipstick is reached. Do not oveKill.
• For cold weather operation you should change oil for
easier starting (See "OIL VISCOSITY CHART" in the
Customer ResponsibiNties section of this manual).
To change engine oil. see the Customer Responsibili-
ties section in this manual
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