OP RAT
TO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS (See Fig. 9)
®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. Gauge wheels should be slightly off the ground.
Replace retainer springs into clevis pins.
RETAINER
SPRING
CLEVIS PIN
GAUGE WHEEL
GAUGE
WHEEL
TO OPERATE MOWER (See Figs. 7 and 8)
Your unit is equipped with an operator presence sensing switch. Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat with the engine running and the attachment clutch engaged will shut off the engine.
o Select desired height of cut.
o Lower mower with attachment lift control.
oStart mower blades by engaging attachment clutch control.
oTO STOP MOWER BLADES - disengage attachment clutch control.
CAUTION: Do not operate the mower _ without either the entire grass catcher,
on mowers so equipped, or the dis- charge guard in place.
RUNNER
TO OPERATE ON HILLS
CAUTION: Do not drive up or down hills with slopes greater than 15 and
do not drive across any slope.
•Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down hills.
o Avoid stopping or changing speed on hills.
•tf 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 gearshift lever to I st gear and range shift lever to low (L) position. Be sure you have allowed room for unit to roll slightly as you restart movement.
To restart movement, slowly release parking brake and clutch/brake pedal.
•Make all turns slowly.
TO TRANSPORT
oRaise attachment lift to highest position with attach- ment lift control,
,,When pushing or towing yourtractor, be sure gearshift lever is in neutral (N) position.
o Do not push or tow tractor at more than five (5) MPH
NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting your tractor on atruck or atrailer, be sure hood is closed and secured totractor. Use an appropriate means of tying hood to tractor (rope, cord, etc.).
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL (See Fig. 11)
-The engine in your tractor has been shipped from the factory, already filled with summer weight oil.
®Check engine oil with tractor on level ground.
Remove oil fill cap/dipstick and wipe clean, reinsert the dipstick and push it all the way down into the tube, wait for a few seconds, remove and read oil level. If,
necessary, add oil until "FULL" mark on dipstick is reached. Do not overfill.
,For cold weather operation you should change oil for easier starting (See "OIL VISCOSITY CHART" in the Customer Responsibilities section of this manual).
To change engine oil, see the Customer ResponsibiIF ties section in this manual.
OIL FILL CAP/DIPSTICK
_DISCHARGE
GUARD
FiG. 10 | FIG. 11 |
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