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WARNING
AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
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GO UP AND DOWN SLOPES, NOT ACROSS.
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AVOID SUDDEN TURNS.
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DO NOT OPERATE THE UNIT WHERE IT COULD SLIP
OR TIP.
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IF MACHINE STOPS GOING UPHILL, STOP BLADE(S)
AND BACK DOWNHILL SLOWLY.
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DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR OTHERS ARE
AROUND.
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NEVER CARRY CHILDREN, EVEN WITH BLADES OFF.
•
LOOK DOWN AND BEHIND BEFORE AND WHILE
BACKING.
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KEEP SAFETY DEVICES (GUARDS, SHIELDS, AND
SWITCHES) IN PLACE AND WORKING.
•
REMOVE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE THROWN BY THE
BLADE(S).
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KNOW LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF ALL CONTROLS.
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BE SURE BLADE(S) AND ENGINE ARE STOPPED
BEFORE PLACING HANDS OR FEET NEAR BLADE(S).
•
BEFORE LEAVING OPERATOR’S POSITION, DISEN
GAGE BLADE(S), PLACE THE SHIFT LEVER IN
NEUTRAL, ENGAGE BRAKE LOCK, SHUT ENGINE OFF
AND REMOVE KEY.
READ OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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Operating
Your Lawn
Tractor
Engaging the Parking Brake
To engage the parking brake:
1. Fully depress the brake pedal and hold it down with
your foot while gently pushing the parking brake
button inward.
2. Hold the parking brake button in while removing your
foot from the brake pedal.
3. Once engaged, the parking brake button and the
brake pedal will lock in the “down” position.
To disengage the parking brake:
1. Slightly depress the brake pedal.
NOTE:
The parking brake must be engaged if the
operator leaves the seat with the engine running or the
engine will automatically shut off.
Setting the Cutting Height
1. Select the height position of the cutting deck by
placing the deck lift lever in any of the six different
cutting height notches on the right side of the fender.
2. Adjust the deck wheels so that they are between ¼-
inch and ½-inch above the ground when the tractor is
on a smooth, flat surface such as a driveway.
WARNING:
Keep hands and feet away
from the discharge opening of the cutting
deck.
NOTE:
The deck wheels are an anti-scalp feature of the
deck and are not designed to support the weight of the
cutting deck.
Refer to
Leveling the Deck
on page 18 of this manual
for more detailed instructions regarding various deck
adjustments.
WARNING
Keep hands and
feet away from the
discharge opening of
the cutting deck.
