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STOPPING THE ENGINE
If youstrikea foreignobject,stopthe engine,disconnectthe spark
plugwire(s)andgroundagainstthe engine.Thoroughlyinspectthe
machineforanydamage.Repairthe damagebeforerestartingand
operating
1. Ifthe bladesareengaged,placethe PTO(BladeEngage)leverin
thedisengaged(OFF)position.
2. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwisetothe STOPposition.
3. Removethe keyfromthe ignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedandsuddenstops.
Do notleavetheseatof thetractorwithoutfirstplacingthe PTO
(BladeEngage)leverinthe disengaged(OFF)position,depressing
I thebrakepedalandengagingthe parkingbrake.Ifleavingthe tractor
[ unattended,alsoturnthe ignitionkeyoffand removethe key.
Alwayslookdownandbehindbeforeandwhilebackingupto avoida
back-overaccident.
1. Depressthe clutch-brakepedalto releasethe parkingbrakeand
thenlet thepedalup.
2. Movethe throttleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
3. Placethe shiftleverineitherthe FORWARDor REVERSE
position.
IMPORTANT: Do NOTusetheshift leverto changethedirectionof
travelwhenthe tractorisin motion.Alwaysusethe clutch-brakepedal
to bringthetractorto a completestopbeforeshifting.
4. Releasethe parkingbrakeby depressingthe clutch-brakepedal
andpositioningthe speedcontrolleverinthe desiredposition.
IMPORTANT: First-timeoperatorsshouldusespeedpositions1or
2. Becomecompletelyfamiliarwiththe tractor'soperationandcontrols
beforeoperatingthe tractorinhigherspeedpositions.
5. Releaseclutch-brakepedalslowlyto putunit intomotion.
6. The lawntractorisbroughtto a stopbydepressingthe clutch-
brakepedal.
NOTE: Whenoperatingthe unit initially,therewill be littledifference
betweenthehighesttwospeedsuntil afterthe beltshaveseated
themselvesintothe pulleysduringthe break-inperiod.
WARNING!Beforeleavingthe operator'spositionforany reason,
disengagethe blades,placetheshift leverinneutral,engagethe
parkingbrake,shutengineoff andremovethe key.
IMPORTANT: Whenstoppingthe tractorfor any reasonwhileona
grasssurface,always:
1. Placethe shift leverinneutral,
2. Engagetheparkingbrake,
3. Shutengineoffand removethe key.Doingso will minimizethe
possibilityof havingyour lawn"browned"byhot exhaustfrom
yourtractor'srunningengine.
Ifunit stallswithspeedcontrolinhighspeed,orif unitwill not operate
withspeedcontrolleverin a lowspeedposition,proceedas follows:
1. Placeshift leverinNEUTRAL.
2. Restartengine.
3. Placespeedcontrolleverinhighestspeedposition.
4. Releaseclutch-brakepedalfully.
5. Depressclutch-brakepedal.
6. Placespeedcontrolleverindesiredposition.
7. Placeshift leverineither FORWARDor REVERSE,andfollow
normaloperatingprocedures.
DRIVING ON SLOPES
Referto theSLOPEGAUGEinthe SafetyInstructionssectionof the
manualto helpdetermineslopeswhereyoumayoperatethistractor
safely.
Donot mowon inclineswitha slopeinexcessof 15degrees(a rise
of approximately2-1/2feetevery10feet).The tractorcouldoverturn
andcauseseriousinjury.
• Mowupanddown slopes,NEVERacross.
• Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectionon slopes.
• Watchfor holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orother hiddenobjects.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.Tallgrasscan hide
obstacles.
• Avoidturnswhendrivingon a slope.If a turnmustbe made,turn
downthe slope.Turningupa slopegreatlyincreasesthechance
of a rollover.
• Avoidstoppingwhendrivingup a slope.If itisnecessarytostop
whiledrivingupa slope,start upsmoothlyandcarefullyto reduce
the possibilityofflippingthe tractoroverbackward.
ENGAGING THE BLADES
Engagingthe PTO(BladeEngage)transferspowertothe cuttingdeck
or other(separatelyavailable)attachments.To engagetheblades,
proceedasfollows:
1. Movethethrottle/chokecontrolleverto theFAST(rabbit)position.
2. Graspthe PTO(BladeEngage)leverandpivotit all theway
forwardinto theengaged(ON)position.
3. Keepthethrottleleverinthe FAST(rabbit)positionfor the most
efficientuseof the cuttingdeckorother(separatelyavailable)
attachments.
NOTE: Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff ifthePTOisengaged
withthe shift leverinpositionfor reversetravelwiththe ignitionkeyin
the NORMALMOWINGposition.
MULCHING
A mulch kit isavailableasan attachment.Mulching isa processof
recirculating grass clippings repeatedly beneath thecutting deck.
The ultra-fineclippings are then forcedbackinto the lawnwhere
they act asa naturalfertilizer.
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