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DRiViNG ON SLOPES
Referto theSLOPEGAUGEinthe SafetyInstructionssectionof the
manualto helpdetermineslopeswhereyoumayoperatethis tractor
safely.
Do notmowon inclineswitha slopein excessof 15degrees(a rise
of approximately2-1/2feetevery10feet). Thetractorcouldoverturn
andcauseseriousinjury.
• Mowupanddownslopes,NEVERacross.
Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectionon slopes.
Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,or otherhiddenobjects.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.Tallgrasscan hide
obstacles.
Avoidturnswhendrivingona slope.Ifa turn mustbemade,turn
downtheslope.Turningupa slopegreatlyincreasesthechance
of a rollover.
Avoidstoppingwhendrivingupa slope.Ifit is necessaryto stop
whiledrivingupa slope,start up smoothlyandcarefullyto reduce
the possibilityofflippingthe tractoroverbackward.
ENGAGING THE BLADES
EngagingthePTO(BladeEngage)transferspowertothe cuttingdeck
orother (separatelyavailable)attachments.Toengagethe blades,
proceedasfollows:
1. Movethe throttle/chokecontrolleverto the FAST(rabbit)position.
2. GraspthePTO(BladeEngage)leverandpivotit all the way
forwardintotheengaged(ON)position.
3. Keepthe throttleleverinthe FAST(rabbit)positionforthemost
efficientuseof thecuttingdeckor other(separatelyavailable)
attachments.
NOTE: Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if thePTOis engaged
withthe shiftleverin positionfor reversetravelwiththe ignitionkeyin
the NORMALMOWINGposition.
MULCHING
A mulchkit is availableasan attachment.Mulchingisa processof
recirculatinggrassclippingsrepeatedlybeneaththecuttingdeck.The
ultra-fineclippingsarethenforcedbackintothelawnwheretheyact as
a naturalfertilizer.
A mulchkit canbe purchasedthroughtheretaillocationinwhichyou
purchasedthistractor.For more information, simply contact Sears
at 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
USING THE DECK LIFT LEVER
Toraisethe cuttingdeck,movethe decklift levertothe left,thenplace
it in the notchbestsuitedfor yourapplication.Referto SettingThe
CuttingHeightearlierinthis section.
MOWING
Tohelpavoidbladecontactora thrownobjectinjury,keepbystand-
ers,helpers,childrenandpetsat least75feetfromthe machine
while itisin operation.Stopmachineif anyoneentersthearea.
The followinginformationwillbe helpfulwhenusingthecuttingdeck
withyourtractor:
Planyourmowingpatternto avoiddischargeof materialstoward
roads,sidewalks,bystandersandthe like.Also,avoiddischarging
materialagainstawall or obstructionwhichmaycausedischarged
materialto ricochetbacktowardthe operator.
Donotmowat highgroundspeed,especiallyifa mulchkit or
grasscollectorisinstalled.
• Forbestresultsitis recommendedthatthe firsttwolaps becut
withthe dischargethrowntowardsthecenter.Afterthe firsttwo
laps,reversethedirectionto throwthe dischargeto theoutside
for thebalanceof cutting.Thiswill givea betterappearanceto the
lawn.
• Donot cutthe grasstoo short.Shortgrassinvitesweedgrowth
andyellowsquicklyin dry weather.
• Mowingshouldalwaysbedonewiththe engineatfull throttle.
• Underheavierconditionsit maybe necessaryto go backoverthe
cut areaa secondtimeto get a cleancut.
• DoNOTattemptto mowheavybrushandweedsandextremely
tall grass.Yourtractorisdesignedto mowlawns,NOTclear
brush.
• Keepthebladessharpand replacethe bladeswhenworn.Refer
to CuttingBladesintheServicesectionofthismanualfor proper
bladesharpeninginstructions.
HEADLIGHTS
• Thelampsare ONwheneverthetractor'sengineis running.
• Thelampsturn OFFwhentheignitionkeyis movedtotheSTOP
position.
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