Operation
How To Engage The Mower Blade
1.Start the engine.
2.Move the blade control (A, Figure 8) to the ON position.
NOTICE: If the transmission is moved into reverse while the mower blade is engaged, the engine will shut off. If mowing in reverse is necessary, refer to “Reverse Mowing Option (RMO)”.
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LOOK and SEE behind and down for children, pets and hazards before and while backing.
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Figure 8: Engaging the blade control |
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How To Engage The Transmission |
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1. Start the engine. | Reproduction |
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1. | Start the engine. |
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| Figure 9: Clutch/brake pedal |
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2. | To move forward: |
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• Depress the clutch/brake pedal (A, Figure 9). |
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• | Move the transmission shift lever (A, Figure 10) from |
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3. | the Neutral (‘N’) position (B) into the first forward speed | E | D | ||
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• | Release the clutch/brake pedal to begin |
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• | During forward motion, the transmission shift lever may |
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| be placed in any desired forward speed (D) without |
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| depressing the clutch/brake pedal. |
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• Depress the clutch/brake pedal (A, Figure 9). |
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• | Move the transmission shift lever (A, Figure 10) from |
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| the Neutral (‘N’) position (B) into the reverse speed slot |
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• During reverse motion, the transmission shift lever |
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| may be placed in any desiredNotreverse speed without |
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| depressing the clutch/brake pedal. |
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| Figure 10: Transmission shift lever (manual drive models) | |
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2. Make sure the parking brake is released. Refer to “How |
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3. | To Set The Parking Brake”. |
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To move forward: |
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• | Slowly depress the forward ground speed pedal (A, | A |
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| Figure 11) to begin forward motion. Increase ground |
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4. | speed by further depressing the pedal. |
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To move backward: |
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• | Slowly depress the reverse ground speed pedal (B, |
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| Figure 11) to begin reverse motion. Increase ground |
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| speed by further depressing the pedal. |
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NOTE: For best cutting results, choose a slow forward |
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speed with the engine speed control in the FAST position. |
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This combination will allow the mower blade to lift the grass | Figure 11: Ground speed pedals (hydro drive models) |
while cutting smoothly and evenly. |
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