TRACTOR SET-UP
Moving The Tractor Manually
Yourtractor'stransmissionis equippedwitha hydrostaticreliefvalve for occasionswhenit is necessaryto movethe tractormanually.Open- ingthisvalvepermitsthe fluidin the transmissionto bypassits normal route,allowingthe reartiresto "freewheel."Toopenthe hydrostatic reliefvalve,proceedas follows:
1.Locatethe hydrostaticbypassrodinthe rearof thetractor.See Figure1.
Shipping Brace Removal
Makesurethe lawntractor'sengineisoff, setthe parkingbrakeand removethe ignitionkeybeforeremovingthe shippingbrace.
1.Locatethe shippingbrace,if present,andwarningtag foundon the rightsideof the cuttingdeck.SeeFigure2.
Figure2
Figure1
2.Pullthe hydrostaticbypassrodoutward,then down,to lockit in place.
NOTE:The transmissionwill NOTengagewhenthe hydrostatic bypassrodis pulledout. Returnthe rodto itsnormalpositionpriorto operatingthe tractor.
Neverattemptto movethetractormanuallywithoutfirst openingthe hydrostaticreliefvalve.Doingsowill resultinseriousdamageto the tractor'stransmission.
. Whileholdingthe dischargechutecoverwithyourleft hand, removethe shippingbracewithyourright handby graspingit betweenyourthumband indexfingerand rotatingit clockwise.
The shippingbraceis usedfor packagingpurposesonly.Remove anddiscardthe shippingbracebeforeoperatingyour lawntractor.
The mowingdeckis capableof throwingobjects. Operatingthe riding mowerwithoutthe dischargecoverin theproperoperatingposition could resultin seriouspersonalinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
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