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REVERSE CAUTION MODE
Useextremecautionwhileoperatingthetractorinthe REVERSE
CAUTIONMODE.Alwayslookdownand behindbeforeandwhile
backing.Donotoperatethe tractorwhenchildrenor othersare
around.Stopthetractorimmediatelyif someoneentersthearea.
The REVERSECAUTIONMODEpositionof thekeyswitchmodule
allowsthe tractorto beoperatedinreversewiththe blades(PTO)
engaged.
iMPORTANT: Mowinginreverseisnotrecommended.
Tousethe REVERSECAUTIONMODE:
iMPORTANT: The operatorMUSTbeseatedinthe tractorseat.
1. Startengineas instructedunderthe headingStartingThe Engine
laterinthissection.
2. Turnthekeyfromthe NORMALMO%NG (Green)positionto the
REVERSECAUTIONMODE(Yellow)positionof the keyswitch
module.SeeFigure8.
3. DepresstheREVERSEPUSHBUTTON(Orange,Triangular
Button)at thetop,rightcornerofthe keyswitchmodule.The red
indicatorlightat the top,leftcornerofthe keyswitchmodulewill
beON whileactivated.SeeFigure8.
f Reverse "_
Push
Button
indicator
REVERSE PUSH
Light BUTTON=._
Reverse
Caution - Normal
Mode Driving
Position Mode
Stop
position
position
ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE
To engage the parking brake:
1. Fullydepresstheclutch-brakepedaland holditdownwithyour
foot.
2. Movethe speedcontrolleverall thewaydownandintothe
parkingbrakeposition.
3. Releasethe clutch-brakepedalto allowtheparkingbraketo
engage.
To release the parking brake:
1. Depressthe clutch-brakepedaland movethe speedcontrollever
out oftheparkingbrakepositionandintoadesiredspeed.
SETTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT
1. Selectthe heightpositionof the cuttingdeckbyplacingthe deck
liftleverin anyofthe sixdifferentcuttingheightnotchesonthe
rightsideof the fender.
2. Adjustthe deck wheelssothattheyarebetween1A-inchand
Y2-inchabovethe groundwhenthetractoris ona smooth,fiat
surfacesuchas a driveway.
To adjust Deck Wheels:
1. Removethe flangelocknuton the shoulderbolt securingthe
deckwheel.
2. Positionthe wheelto thedesiredheightas listedabove.
3. Securetheshoulderboltwiththe flangelocknut.
Keephandsandfeetawayfromthe dischargeopeningof thecutting
deck.
NOTE: Thedeckwheelsarean anti-scalpfeatureofthe deckand
are notdesignedto supportthe weightofthe cuttingdeck.Referto
Levelingin the Maintenance& Servicesectionofthismanualfor more
detailedinstructionsregardingvariousdeckadjustments.
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Figure 8
4. Onceactivated(indicatorlightON),the tractorcanbedrivenin
reversewiththe cuttingblades(PTO)engaged.
5. Alwayslookdownand behindbeforeandwhilebackingtomake
surenochildrenarearound.
6. Afterresumingforwardmotion,returnthekeyto the NORMAL
MOWINGposition.
iMPORTANT: TheREVERSECAUTIONMODEwillremainactivated
until:
a.
Thekeyis placedin eithertheNORMALMOWINGposition
orSTOPposition.
Theoperatorengagesthe parkingbrakeby fullydepressing
the clutch-brakepedalandholdingit downwhilemovingthe
speedcontrolleverintothePARKBRAKEposition.
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