Operating Instructions
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Deck Lift Pedal
Cutting Height
Release Lever
Hitch Pin
Height
Adjustment Decal
Cutting Height Adjustment
Push Deck
Lift Pedal
Raise Release
Lever
Lowering Deck to Selected Cutting Height
Transport Position
1. Disengage the PTO.
2. Push down on deck lift pedal until it latches in
the full up (transport) position.
TRANSAXLE LOCKOUT
IMPORTANT: DO NOT TOW
this mower faster than
2 mph (3.2 km/h) with the transaxle lockout en
gaged. Towing can produce excessive internal
pressure and damage the transaxle(s).
To move the mower with the engine
NOT
running
(dead battery, maintenance, etc.), the transaxles
need to be unlocked (released).
1. Raise the body.
2. Pull up on each transaxle lockout arm and move
back to engage the step that holds the arm in
the UP (unlocked) position.
3. The mower will “freewheel” with the arms in the
LOCKOUT
position. The levers must be in the
highest position to completely unlock the trans
axles.
Transaxle Lockout Arm
Transaxle Lockout Arm - Freewheel Position
4. After moving the mower, release the arms, plac
ing them down in the normal
OPERATING
posi
tion. The transaxle lockout arm ends should be
com pletely retracted against the chassis, other
wise operation of the transaxle may be erratic.
Transaxle Lockout Arm
Transaxle Lockout Arm - Normal Operating
Position
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MOWING
DANGER
Do not mow around overhanging tree
branches or bushes at the same height as
the operator’s torso and head where inad-
vertent contact may cause injury.
