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HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR

 

IMPORTANT:

 

Leaving

the ignition

TO

SET

PARKING

BRAKE

 

 

switch in any position other than "OFF"

Your tractor is equipped with an operator

will cause the battery to be discharged,

(dead).

 

 

 

 

 

 

presence sensing switch. When engine

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Under certain conditions when

is running, any attempt by the operator to

tractor is standing idle with the engine

leave the seat without first setting the

running, hot engine exhaust gases may

parking brake will shut off the engine.

cause "browning" of grass. To eliminate

Depress clutch/brake pedal into full

this possibility, always stop engine when

"BRAKE"

position and hold.

 

 

stopping tractor on grass areas.

Place

parking brake

lever

in "EN-

_1_CAUTION:

Always stop tractor

GAGED" position and release pres-

completely, as described above, before

sure from clutch/brake pedal, Pedal

leaving the operator's position; to empty

should remain in "BRAKE" position.

grass catcher,

etc.

 

 

 

Make sure parking brake will hold

 

 

 

TO USE THROTTLE CONTROL

tractor secure.

Attachment Clutch Lever

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Engaged"

Position

Always

operate

engine

at full throttle.

 

 

 

__"Disengaged"

 

 

Operating engine at less than full

 

 

 

 

 

 

throttle reduces the battery charging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_\_-_(,_

_ ]

Position

 

rate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Throttle

 

-""

 

.'

Parkin

Full throttle

offers the

best

bagging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and mower

performance.

 

C,utc--_

_

_

__.._'

V". ¢.":_.PEnJtaogned"

TO MOVE

FORWARD

AND

 

BACKWARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The direction and speed of movement is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

controlled by the gearshift lever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start tractor with clutch/brake pedal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depressed and gearshift lever in

"D

 

Height

 

 

Lever iftisengageo"

 

(N)

position.

 

 

Position

 

Adjustment Knob

 

 

neutral

 

 

 

 

Move

gearshift lever

to desired

STOPPING

 

 

 

 

 

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

MOWER

BLADES

-

 

 

 

Slowly release clutch/brake pedal to

 

 

 

 

start

movement.

 

 

To stop mower blades,move attach-

 

 

 

IMPORTANT:

 

Bring tractor to a complete

 

ment clutch lever to "DISENGAGED"

 

 

stop before shifting or changing gears.

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failure

to do

so will shorten

the useful

GROUND

 

DRIVE

-

 

 

 

life of your transaxle.

 

 

To stop

ground

ddve, depress

clutch/

TO ADJUST

MOWER

CUTTING

 

brake

pedal into full

"BRAKE"

position.

HEIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move gearshift lever to neutral (N)

The cutting height is controlled by

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tuming the height adjustment knob in

ENGINE

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

desired

direction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

throttle control

to slow position.

•Tum

knob

clockwise

(F_I)

to raise

NOTE:

Failure to move throttle control to

 

cutting

height.

 

 

slow position and allowing engine to idle

 

 

 

Tum knob counterclockwise (W'_)to

before stopping may cause engine to

 

lower

cutting

height.

 

 

=backfire".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cutting height range is approxi-

Tum ignition key to =OFF" position and

mately

1-1/2"

to 4-1/2".

The

heights are

 

remove key. Always remove key when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

leaving tractor to prevent unauthodzed

measured from the ground to the blade

tip with the engine not running. These

use.

heights are approximate and may vary

Never use choke to stop engine.

 

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