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WARNING: Before leaving the operator's
position for any reason, disengage the
blades, place the shift lever in neutral,
engage the parking brake, shut engine
off and remove the key.
When stopping the unit to empty a grass bag, etc., fol-
low the instructions above. This procedure will also
eliminate "browning" the grass, which is caused by
hot exhaust gases from a running engine.
If unit stalls with speed control in high speed, or if
unit will not operate with speed control lever in a low
speed position, proceed as follows.
1. Place shift lever in NEUTRAL.
2. Restart engine.
3. Place speed control lever in high speed position.
4. Release clutch-brake pedal fully.
5. Depress clutch-brake pedal.
6. Place speed control lever in desired position.
7. Place shift lever in either FORWARD or
REVERSE, and follow normal operating proce-
dures.
OPERATINGTHE CUTTING BLADES
The cutting blades may be engaged while the lawn
tractor is moving or standing still. DO NOT engage
the cutting blades abruptly as the sudden belt tension
on the pulley may cause the engine to stall.
2. With unit on hard, level surface, measure the dis-
tance from the bottom edge of the center of the
left side of deck to the ground. Measure the same
distance just behind the chute area on the right
side of the deck. Or, place the blades in a straight
line, and measure the distance from the outside
edge of the blade tips to the ground.
3. Disconnect the adjustable deck links from the
deck lift pivot brackets on the left side of the unit
by removing the hairpin clips and flat washers.
See figure 8.
4. Thread the adjustable links in or out as neces-
sary. Reassemble the links. Check the adjust-
ment, and readjust as necessary.
Hairpin Clips
Washers\\
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WARNING: When the blade drive is
engaged, keep feet and hands away from
the discharge opening, the blades or any
part of the deck. When the unit is used
for other than mowing, the blade drive
should be disengaged.
Move the lift and disengagement lever into the DIS-
ENGAGED position to raise the deck and disengage
the blades.
ADJUSTMENTS
SEATADJUSTMENT
To adjust the position of the seat, loosen the four self-
tapping screws on the bottom of the seat. See figure
2. Slide the seat forward or backward as desired.
Retighten the screws.
DECKLEVELINGADJUSTMENT
If an uneven cut is obtained, the deck may be leveled
as follows.
1. Move the lift and disengagement lever forward
(lower the cutting deck). Make certain the deck
wheels (if so equipped) are not resting on the
ground.
SPEED CONTROLADJUSTMENT (See Figure 9)
NOTE: When operating the unit initially or after
replacing the belts, there will be little difference
between the highest two speeds until after the belts
have gone through a break-in period and have seated
themselves into the pulleys.
First, adjust the speed control lever as follows:
1. Place the shift lever in Neutral position.
2. Start the engine.
3. Place the speed control lever in high speed posi-
tion.
4. Release the clutch-brake pedal completely, then
slowly depress the pedal all the way (to disen-
gaged position). Hold the pedal in this position.
5. Turn the engine off.
6. After engine stops completely, release the clutch-
brake pedal.
7. Disconnect the speed control link from the vari-
able speed bracket by removing the hairpin clip
and flat washer from the stud located on the bot-
tom side of the variable speed bracket.
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