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Brakes

• Press the right-hand pedal down completely in order to brake.

Switching the mowing appliance on

•Only switch the mowing appliance on with the engine running.

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Put the gas lever into the

position.

•Set the required cutting height.

•Put the mowing appliance switch onto position "I".

IMPORTANT!

When you switch the mowing appliance on, the mower should not be standing in long grass. Set to the highest cutting height.

Switching the mowing appliance off

•Put the mowing appliance switch onto position "0".

•The mowing appliance can be switched off both at a standstill and also during movement.

IMPORTANT!

A rotating / slowing blade can cut hands and feet. Therefore, keep your hands and feet away from the blades.

Setting the cutting height

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The blades are raised and lowered with the position

lever to the right of the driver's seat.

 

 

Six height settings with a cutting height between 30 and

 

90 mm are possible.

 

Allow the position lever to engage at the height

 

adjustment position required.

 

Adjustment of the cutting height can be done both at a

 

standstill and also during movement.

 

IMPORTANT:

 

Set the highest cutting height:

 

- before switching the cutting appliance on

 

- when driving without mowing

Driving without traction (pushing)

IMPORTANT!

Only with the engine switched off and the blades stationary!

 

a) For a 5-gear transmission:

 

1.

Put the switch lever into position 0.

 

2.

Release the brake.

 

b) For a hydrostat drive:

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1.

Remove or lift up the grass box.

 

 

2.

Pull out bypass lever n and engage downwards o.

 

 

3.

Release the brake.

The lawn tractor can now be pushed without any difficulty.

Driving and mowing

In order to achieve a tidy mowing result, the traction speed must be adapted to the state of the lawn.

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a) Lever position for hydrostat drive:

 

– long / thick grass and wet grass: 0 - ¼

 

– normal grass, weekly cutting: ½ - 2/3

 

The lever positions from 2/3 - 1/1 are reserved for driving

 

without mowing.

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b) Lever position for 5-gear transmission:

– long / thick grass and wet grass: 1st gear

– normal grass, weekly cutting: 2nd - 3rd gear

4th and 5th gear are reserved for driving without mowing.

In a normal case, the cutting height is about 4-5 cm. This corresponds to the 2nd/3rd position of the height adjustment. Cut moist or wet grass with a higher cutting height.

The best thing to do with very long grass is to cut it twice. For the first cut, set the machine to max. cutting height and set it to the required height for the second cut.

Driving on slopes

Special care is needed when driving on slopes.

Please observe the following information:

–Do not drive on slopes with an inclination of more than 10° (18%).

–Do not jolt when starting.

–Keep the speed low.

–Do not stop or accelerate strongly.

–Do not declutch when going down the slope.

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