Alamo Bush Hog HDE-4 Series, Operator'S Manual

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HDE SERIES ZERO TURN MOWER
TABLE OF CONTENT
SAFETY (SECTION 1)
General Safety Instructions and Practices ............................................................................1-1
Important Safety Considerations and Precautions ..............................................................1-2
Safety Instructions and Recommendations ..........................................................................1-3
OPERATOR SAFETY ................................................................................................................1-4
MOWER OPERATION SAFETY................................................................................................1-4
Ground Speed When Mowing ..................................................................................................................................1-4
ACCIDENT PATTERNS TO AVOID...........................................................................................1-5
Contact With The Rotating Blades............................................................................................................................1-5
Mower Thrown Objects.............................................................................................................................................1-5
Grass Discharge Chute ............................................................................................................................................1-5
Over Turning .............................................................................................................................................................1-5
Mower Running Over Victim .....................................................................................................................................1-5
Child Safety ..............................................................................................................................................................1-5
Fuel and Grass Fires ................................................................................................................................................1-5
MOWER BLADE CONTACT HAZARDS...................................................................................1-6
THROWN OBJECT SAFETY ....................................................................................................1-7
USE ROPS & SEATBELTS FOR OPERATING ON SLOPES SAFETY ...........................1-8 / 1-9
RUN OVER HAZARDS............................................................................................................1-10
CHILD SAFETY .......................................................................................................................1-11
FUEL & FIRE SAFETY .................................................................................................1-12 / 1-13
MAINTENANCE SERVICE AND STORAGE SAFETY .................................................1-14 / 1/15
HIGH PRESSURE OIL LEAK HAZARD .................................................................................1-16
BATTERY SERVICE PRECAUTIONS.....................................................................................1-17
DRIVING AND TRANSPORTING ON PUBLIC ROADS.........................................................1-18
PARTS INFORMATION ...........................................................................................................1-19
SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS (MOWER DECK)...................................................................1-20
SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS (POWER UNIT) .....................................................................1-21
SAFETY DECAL PICTORIALS.....................................................................................1-22 / 1/24
FEDERAL LAWS and REGULATIONS ..................................................................................1-25
INTRODUCTION (SECTION 2)
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................2-1 / 2-2
SPECIFICATIONS .....................................................................................................................2-3
CONTROLS (SECTION 3)
CONTROL LOCATIONS...........................................................................................................................................3-1
CONTROL PANEL....................................................................................................................................................3-2
IGNITION SWITCH ..................................................................................................................................................3-3
PERSONALIZING YOUR KEY CODE .....................................................................................................................3-3
CHOKE and THROTTLE ..........................................................................................................................................3-3
STEERING CONTROL LEVERS .............................................................................................................................3-4
SPEED TRACKING ADJUSTMENTS.......................................................................................................................3-4
PARKING BRAKE.....................................................................................................................................................3-5
PTO SWITCH ...........................................................................................................................................................3-5
CUTTING HEIGHT CONTROLS ..............................................................................................................................3-5
FUEL TANK and FILLER NECK ...............................................................................................................................3-6
SEAT ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS ..........................................................................................................................3-6
TRANSAXLE BYPASS CONTROLS ........................................................................................................................3-7