Section 3 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

3.3CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

1.Depress deck lift pedal fully to lock deck in trans- port position. See Figure 3.9.

2.Insert stop pin to desired cutting height. See Figure

3.Depress deck lift pedal while flipping back transport lever, and slowly release pedal to lower deck. See Figure 3.11.

NOTE: The engine does not have to be running to adjust cutting height.

REAR OF STOP

PIN PLATE

DROPS INTO

LOCK POSITION

WHEN PEDAL IS

IN TRANSPORT

POSITION

DECK LIFT

PEDAL (SHOWN

IN TRANSPORT

POSITION)

FIGURE 3.9

TRANSPORT POSITION

SETS DECK HEIGHT AT 5”

4-1/2”

4”

3-1/2”

3”

2-1/2”

2”

1-1/2”

FIGURE 3.10

TRANSPORT

LEVER

DEPRESS PEDAL, FLIP

BACK TRANSPORT

LEVER, AND SLOWLY

RELEASE PEDAL

FIGURE 3.11

3.4OPERATION- MOTION CONTROLS 3.4.1. DRIVING MACHINE

1.Fasten seat belt and adjust to a snug fit.

2.Start engine. Release parking brake.

3.Drop motion control levers down from neutral lock positions. See Figure 3.12.

4.Move motion control levers gently and with caution in desired direction. See Figure 3.12.

FORWARD - Move both control levers forward. REVERSE - Move both control levers rearward. LEFT TURN - Move left control rearward or move right control lever forward.

RIGHT TURN - Move left control forward or move right control lever rearward.

ZERO RADIUS TURN - Move one control lever for- ward and move the other control lever rearward simul- taneously.

REARWARD MOVEMENT

FORWARD MOVEMENT

FIGURE 3.12

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WARNING

!

DO NOT make turns at high speed. Slow machine motion. Move motion control lever gently and with caution. DO NOT make sudden changes in speed or direction.

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WARNING

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Zero-turning the machine at any speed can result in operator disorientation, or in operator being thrown from the machine. Exercise extreme cau- tion when executing a zero-turn.

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Snapper NZMX30614KH, NZMX32734BV Cutting Height Adjustment, OPERATION- Motion Controls 3.4.1. Driving Machine