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Section 3 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
3.3 CUTTING 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
3.10.
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.
3.4 OPERATION- 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.
FIGURE 3.9
FIGURE 3.10
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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FIGURE 3.12
WARNING
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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REARWARD MOVEMENT
FORWARD MOVEMENT
FIGURE 3.11
TRANSPORT POSITION
SETS DECK HEIGHT AT 5”
4-1/2”
3-1/2”
2-1/2”
1-1/2”
4”
3”
2”
DECK LIFT
PEDAL (SHOWN
IN TRANSPORT
POSITION)
REAR OF STOP
PIN PLATE
DROPS INTO
LOCK POSITION
WHEN PEDAL IS
IN TRANSPORT
POSITION
DEPRESS PEDAL, FLIP
BACK TRANSPORT
LEVER, AND SLOWLY
RELEASE PEDAL
TRANSPORT
LEVER