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TO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS (See Fig. 7)
• Adjust mower to desired cutting heighL
• Lower mower with lift control.. Remove rear retainer
spring and clevis pin which secure each gauge wheel.
- Lower gauge wheels to ground° Raise gauge wheels
slightly to align holes in bracket and gauge wheel bar
and insertclevis pins° Gauge wheels should be slightly
off the ground,
• Replace retainer springs into clevis pins.
RETAINER
SPRING
CLEVIS PIN
GAUGE
WHEEL BAR
GAUGE
WHEEL
BRACKET
FIG. 7
TO OPERATE MOWER (See Figs. 5 and 6)
Your tractor is equippedwith an operator'presencesens-
ing switch. Any attempt by the operatorto leave the seat
withtheengine running and theattachmentclutchengaged
willshut offthe engine.
• Select desired height of cut..
° Lower mower' with attachment liftcontrol.
o Start mower blades by engaging attachment clutch
control.
• TO STOP MOWER BLADES - disengage attachment
clutch contro!..
j _ CAUTIONi Do not operate the mower !
without either the entire grass catcher,
on mowers so equipped, or the dis-
..... charge guard in place.
DISCHARGE
GUARD
FIG. 8
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TO OPERATE ON HILLS
j- ,LI_ CAUTION: Do not drive Up or down I
hills with slopes greater than 15° and J
do not drive across any slope. J
!
• Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down
hills..
• Avoid stopping or changing speed on hills_
° If slowing is necessary, move throttle control lever to
s!ower position.
° If stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake
pedal quickly to brake position and engage parking
brake.
° Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position°
IMPORTANT: THE MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES
NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL (N) POSITION WHEN THE
CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED_
• Torestartmovement, slowly release parkingbrake and
clutch/brake pedal
• Slowlymove motion controllever'to slowest setting.
° Make all turns slowty,
TO TRANSPORT (See Figs. 5 and 9)
When pushingortowingyourtractor,be sure todisengage
transmissionby placingfreewheel controlin freewheeling
position. Free wheel controlis located at the rear drawbar
of tractor..
• Raise attachment lift to highest position with attach*
merit Liftcontrol
• Remove retainer spring from freewheel control rod.
• Push control rod in to disengage transmission and
reinsert retainer spring into control rod hole now on
back side of the bracket.
• Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2) MPH.
° To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure.
NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting
your' tractor on a truck or a trailer, be sure hood is closed
and secured to tractor. Use an appropriate means of tying
hood to tractor (rope, cord, etc_)_
14 FIG. 9