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CHAPTER 5. MOWER OPERATION
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a. Depress the master brake pedal and shift the PTO
lever to the STOP (
N
) position. Then start the en-
gine.
b. Raise the mower with the lift system. Then stop the
engine.
c. Remove the spring clip of the front gauge wheel
setting pin. Remove the pin (10x53) while holding
the gauge wheel with the other hand.
d. Select one of the setting holes to get the required
cutting height, insert the pin, and retain it with the
spring clip. The label that is showing the relation-
ships between the setting holes and cutting heights
is stuck on the mower deck.
e. Also set the cutting height of the rear gauge wheels
by re-setting the setting hole for the setting pin with
the ring clip removed.
f. The right and left gauge wheels should be set to the
same cutting height.
g. Shift the lift lever to the DOWN (
d
) position to lower
the mower deck.
CAUTION :
Before operating the lift lever, be seated in
the operator’s seat and make sure of the
safety conditions when lowering the mower
deck.
CHAPTER 5. MOWER OPERATION
1. BEFORE OPERATION
CAUTION :
・
Become familiar with how to operate the
front mower and understand safety in-
structions by reading this manual care-
fully.
・
Make sure that all safety covers and
guards are installed in position.
・
Make sure that the blade nuts are tight-
ened securely.
・
Make sure that the two V-belts are ten-
sioned evenly as specified.
・
Before moving the front mower into the
working site, check the whole area and
get rid of all obstacles such as stones,
wood, empty tins, bottles, wires, etc to
assure safe operation.
・
Make sure that the mower operation will
not cause any injury to children, animals,
bystanders, or damage to trees, build-
ings, etc.
・
Check the place to mow for bumps, ditch-
es, mounds, steps, slopes, inclination,
softness, water pools, etc. ahead of time
to avoid accidents such as turnover, fall,
side-sliding of the front mower.
2. CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
(1) Pin (10x53) (2) Spring clip
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