Sears 917.25156 Ation, To Adjust Gauge Wheels See Fig, To Operate on Hills, To Transport See Figs

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TO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS (See Fig. 7)

Adjust gauge wheels with tractor on a flat level surface_

•Adjust mower to desired cutting height.

•Lower mower with lift control. Remove rear retainer spring and clevis pin which secure each gauge wheel.

°Lower gauge wheels to ground. Raise gauge wheels slightly to align holes in bracket and gauge wheel bar and insert clevis pins. Gaugewheels should be slightly off the ground°

•Replace retainer springs into clevis pins.

RETAINER

SPRING

CLEVIS PIN

GAUGE

WHEEL BAR

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TO OPERATE ON HILLS

!A	hills with slopes greater than 15 ° and	I
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•Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down hills°

°Avoid stopping or'changing speed on hills.

•If slowing is necessary, move throttle control lever to slower position°

•if stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake

pedal quickly to brake position and engage parking brake.

•Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position.

IMPORTANT: THE MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL (N) POSITION WHEN THE

CLUTCHIBRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

•To restart movement, slowlyrelease parkingbrake and clutch/brake pedal.

•Slowly move motion control lever to sEowestsetting.

•Make all turns slowly,

GAUGE

WHEEL

BRACKET

FIG. 7

TO OPERATE MOWER (See Figs. 5 and 6)

Your tractor isequipped with an operatorpresence sensing switch. Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat with the engine runningand the attachment clutch engaged will shut off the engine°

•Select desired height of cut.

•Lower mower with attachment lift control

•Start mower blades by engaging attachment clutch control.

•TO STOP MOWER BLADES - disengage attachment clutch control.

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	CAUTION: Do not operate the mower
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DISCHARGE

GUARD

TO TRANSPORT (See Figs. 5 and 9)

When pushingor towing your tractor, be sure to disengage transmissionby placing freewheel control in freewheeling position. Free wheel controlis located at the rear drawbar of tractor_

.	Raise attachment lift to highest position with attach-
	ment lift control.
.	Remove retainer spring	from freewheel control rod.
.	Push control rod in to	disengage transmission and
	reinsert retainer spring	into control rod hole now on
	backside of the bracket,

=Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2) MPH.

. To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure°

NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting yourtractoron a truck ora trailer, be sure hood isclosed and secured totractor. Use an appropriate means of tying hood

to tractor (rope, cord, etc.).

FIG. 8

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