OPERATION Starting on a Sloped Surface traction and tip over.
The lawn tractor can fall on you and
cause serious injury or death.
Use the following procedure if you must
start the lawn tractor on a sloped
GEAR TRANSMISSION MODELS
1. Press the clutch pedal first, then the brake pedal, all the way
down. Move the shift lever to 1 st gear.
2. Remove your foot from the clutch pedal, then slowly release the
brake pedal.
HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION MODEL
1. Press the brake pedal all the way down and hold it there.
2. Release the parking brake.
3. Slowly release the brake pedal while moving the shift lever as
required for a safe ground speed.
Obstacles Use the side of the mower deck to cut close to large obstacles, such
as fences or walls.
Be careful when mowing over obstacles embedded in the lawn, such
as sprinkler heads, paving, edging, etc. Avoid anything that sticks up
above the surface of the lawn.
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