MTD 769-01645A warranty Your Lawn

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Operating

Your Lawn

WARNING

Do not mow on inclines

with a slope in excess

of 15 degrees (a rise of approximately 2-1/2feet every 10feet). The tractor could overturn

and cause serious

injury.

To help avoid blade contact or a thrown

object injury, keep bystanders, helpers,

children and pets at least 75 feet from the machine while it is in

operation. Stop ma= chine if anyone enters

the area.

4.Tomovein reverse,placethe shiftleverin the REVERSEposition,checkthat theareabehindis clearthen slowlydepressthe drivepedal.

Driving On Slopes

Referto the SLOPEGAUGEon page3 to helpdeter- mineslopeswhereyou mayoperatethe tractorsafely.

inclineswith a slope in excess

_ WARNING" Do not mow on

of 15 degrees (a rise of approxi-

mately 2-1/2 feet every 10feet). The tractor could overturn and

cause serious injury.

•Mowupanddownslopes,NEVERacross.

•Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirection on slopes.

•Watchfor holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,or otherhidden objects.Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe machine. Tallgrasscan hideobstacles.

•Avoidturnswhendrivingona slope. Ifa turn must be made,turn downthe slope.Turningupa slope greatlyincreasesthechanceof a rollover.

•Avoidstoppingwhendrivingupa slope. If it is necessaryto stopwhiledrivingup aslope,startup smoothlyandcarefullyto reducethe possibilityof flippingthe tractoroverbackward.

Setting The Cruise Control

1.Placethe shiftleverin the FORWARDposition, thenslowlydepressthedrive pedaluntil the desired speedis achieved.

2.Lightlydepressthe cruisecontrolbutton.

3.Whilecontinuingto holdthe cruisebutton in,liftyour footfromthedrive pedal(youshouldfeelthe cruise latchengage).

Onceengaged,the cruisecontrolbuttonandthedrive pedalwill lockinthe "down"position,andthe tractorwill maintainthe sameforwardspeed.

NOTE:Cruisecontrolcan notbe engagedat the tractor'sfastestgroundspeed. Ifthe operatorshould attemptto doso,the tractorwill automaticallydecelerate to the fastestoptimalmowinggroundspeed.

Disengagethecruisecontrolusingoneof the following methods:

1.Depressthe brakepedalto disengagethecruise controlandstopthe tractor.

2.Lightlydepressthe drivepedal.

Tochangeto the reversedirectionwhenoperatingwith cruisecontrol,depressthe brakepedalto disengagethe cruisecontroland bringthe tractorto acompletestop. Thenplacethe shift leverin the REVERSEpositionand depressthedrive pedal.

Engaging the Blades

Engagingthe PTO(BladeEngage)transferspowerto the cuttingdeckor other(separatelyavailable)attachments. Toengagethe blades,proceedas follows:

1.Movethe throttlecontrolleverto the FAST(rabbit) position.

Models with Manual PTO

2.a. Graspthe PTO(BladeEngage)leverandpivotit all

the wayforwardinto theengaged(ON) position.

Models with Electric PTO

b.Pullthe PTO(BladeEngage)knoboutwardintothe engaged(ON)position.

3.Keepthe throttleleverinthe FAST(rabbit)position for the mostefficientuseof the cuttingdeckor other (separatelyavailable)attachments

IMPORTANT:The engine(onmodelswitha manualPTO) orelectric PTOclutch(on modelswith anelectricPTO) will automaticallyshutoff ifthe PTOis engagedwiththe shift leverinpositionfor reversetravelwiththe ignition key inthe NORMALMOWINGposition.Referto Safety InterlockSwitchesearlierin thissection.

Using the Deck Lift Lever

Toraisethe cuttingdeck,movethe decklift leverto the left, thenplaceit inthe notchbestsuitedfor yourapplica-

tion. Referto SettingThe CuttingHeightearlierin this section.

Mowing

contact or a thrown object injury,

_ARNING: To help avoid blade keep bystanders, helpers, children

and pets at least 75 feet from the machine while it is in operation.

Stop machine if anyone enters the area.

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769-01645A specifications

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