Entering the User Position
Use the mower deck as a step to get into the user
position (
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Operating the Parking
Brake
Always engage the parking brake when you stop the
machine or leave it unattended.
Engaging the Parking Brake
WARNING
The parking brake may not hold the machine
parked on a slope and could cause personal
injury or property damage.
Do not park on slopes unless the wheels are
chocked or blocked.
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Figure 17
Disengaging the Parking Brake
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Figure 18
Operating the Mower
Blade-Control Switch (PTO)
The blade-control switch (PTO) starts and stops the
mower blades and any powered attachments.
Engaging the Blade-Control
Switch (PTO)
Note:
Engaging the blade-control switch (PTO) with
the throttle position at half or less causes excessive
wear to the drive belts.
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Figure 19
Disengaging the Blade-Control
Switch (PTO)
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Figure 20
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