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Disengaging the Blade
1. Depress the brake pedal to stop the machine.
2. Shift the blade control (PTO) to Disengage (Fig. 4).
Setting the Height of Cut
Use the height-of-cut lever to raise and lower the mower to
the desired cutting height. You can set the cutting height to
1 of 4 positions from approximately 3.8 to 9 cm.
1. Disengage the blade control (PTO).
2. Pull on the height-of-cut lever, move it to the desired
position, and release it slowly into the notch (Fig. 5).
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3.8 cm
5.5 cm
7.5 cm
9 cm
Figure 5
1.
Height-of-cut lever
Starting the Engine
1. Sit down on the seat.
2. Set the parking brake; refer to Setting the Parking Brake
on page 12.
Note: The engine will not start unless you engage the
parking brake.
3. Shift the ground speed lever into Neutral (N) (Fig. 6).
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Figure 6
1.
Ground speed lever
4. Shift the blade control (PTO) lever to Disengage
(Fig. 7).
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2
3
Figure 7
1.
Disengage
2.
Engage
3.
Blade control (PTO)
