3. Removeyourfootfromthe brakepedal.
4. Releasepressurefromtheparkingbrakelever.
Aftercompletingstep3,the brakepedalshould remaininthe down
position.Ifit doesn't,the parkingbrakeis not engaged.Repeatsteps
1-4toengagethe parkingbrake.
Todisengagetheparkingbrake,lightlypressthe brakepedal.
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO,
setparkingbrake,stopengineand removekeyto preventunintended
starting.
ENGAGING THE PTO
EngagingthePTOtransferspowertothe cuttingdeckor other
(separatelyavailable)attachments.ToengagethePTO:
1. Movethethrottlecontrollever tothe FAST(rabbit)position.
2. Pullthe PTO/BladeEngageknoboutwardintotheengaged(ON)
position.
NOTE:Alwaysoperatethetractorwiththe throttleleverin the FAST
(rabbit)positionforthe mostefficientuse ofthe cuttingdeck orother
(separatelyavailable)PTOdrivenattachments.
MOWING
Tohelpavoidbladecontactor a thrownobjectinjury,keep bystand-
ers,helpers,childrenandpets atleast 75feet fromthe machine
whileitis inoperation.Stopmachineifanyone entersthearea.
Thistractorisequippedwith oneof Craftsman'shighqualitycutting
decks.Thefollowinginformationwillbehelpfulwhen usingthe cutting
deckwithyour tractor.
• Donotmowat high groundspeed,especiallyifa mulch kit or
grasscollectorisinstalled.
• Forbestresultsitis recommendedthat the firsttwo laps becut
withthe dischargethrowntowardsthecenter.Afterthefirst two
laps,reversethedirectionto throwthe dischargetothe outside
forthe balanceof cutting.Thiswill give a betterappearancetothe
lawn.
• Donotcut thegrass too short.Shortgrass invitesweedgrowth
andyellowsquicklyindry weather.
• Mowingshouldalways bedone withthe engineat full throttle.
• Underheavierconditionsit may be necessarytogo back overthe
cutareaa secondtime to geta cleancut.
• Donotattempttomow heavybrushand weedsand extremelytall
grass.Yourtractorisdesignedto mowlawns, notclear brush.
• Keepthebladessharp andreplacethe bladeswhenworn.Refer
tothe "Service& Maintenance"sectionofthis manualforproper
bladesharpeninginstructions.
IMPORTANT:Whenstoppingthe tractorfor anyreason whileon a
grasssurface,always:
1. Engagethe parkingbrake.
2. Shutengineoff and removethekey.
Doingsowill minimizethepossibilityof havingyourlawn "browned"by
hotexhaustfromyourtractor'srunningengine.
MOVING THE TRACTOR MANUALLY
Iffor any reasonthetractorwill not driveor you wish to movethe
tractor,engagethetwo transmissionreleaseleverstomanuallymove
thetractorshort distances.
IMPORTANT:Nevertowor drag thetractorwith therear wheelsonthe
ground.Evenwiththe releaseleversengaged.Doingsowill damage
thetransmissions.
Toengagea releaselever:
1. Pulltheleverrearwardso thatthe elbowpassesthroughthe
larger/roundedpart of thekeyholeslot.
2. Withthe elbowof theleveroutside (rearward)ofthehitch plate,
pushtheleverinwardin the smallpartof the keyholeslotso that
lever'selbowislockedagainstthe back of the hitchplate.
3. Repeattoengagetheother releaselevertoallow thetractor tobe
manuallymoved.SeeFigure6.
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Figure6
4. Tomovethe tractormanually,thebrakemust bedisengagedby
releasingtheparkingbrakeanddepressingtheforwardor reverse
drivepedal.Continueto holdthe drive pedalwhilepushing.
5. Todisengage,movetheleverto alignits elbowwith thelarger/
roundedpartofthe keyholeslotand releasethe leverback
throughthehitchplate.
NOTE:ThetransmissionwillNOTengagewhenthe releaseleveris
pulledout.Returnthe levertoits normalpositionpriorto operatingthe
tractor.
HEADLIGHTS
Thetractorheadlightsareturnedon whenevertheignitionswitchis
turnedtoeither ofthe run positions.
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