TRACTOR SET-UP
Moving The Tractor Manually
Yourtractor'stransmissionis equippedwitha hydrostaticreliefvalve
foroccasionswhenitis necessarytomovethetractormanually.Open-
ingthisvalvepermitsthe fluidin thetransmissionto bypassits normal
route,allowingthereartiresto "freewheel."Toopenthehydrostatic
reliefvalve,proceedasfollows:
1. Locatethehydrostaticbypassrodinthe rearofthetractor.See
Figure1.
Shipping Brace Removal
Makesurethelawntractor'sengineisoff, setthe parkingbrakeand
removethe ignitionkeybeforeremovingthe shippingbrace.
1. Locatethe shippingbrace,if present,andwarningtag foundon
the rightsideofthecuttingdeck.SeeFigure2.
Figure1
2. Pullthe hydrostaticbypassrodoutward,then down,tolockit in
place.
NOTE:ThetransmissionwillNOTengagewhenthe hydrostatic
bypassrodis pulledout. Returnthe rodto itsnormalpositionpriorto
operatingthetractor.
.
Figure2
Whileholdingthedischargechutecoverwithyourleft hand,
removethe shippingbracewithyourright handbygraspingit
betweenyourthumband indexfingerand rotatingit clockwise.
Theshippingbraceis usedfor packagingpurposesonly.Remove
anddiscardthe shippingbracebeforeoperatingyourlawntractor.
Neverattemptto movethetractormanuallywithoutfirstopeningthe
hydrostaticreliefvalve.Doingsowill resultinseriousdamageto the
tractor'stransmission.
Themowingdeckis capableofthrowingobjects.Operatingthe riding
mowerwithoutthedischargecoverin theproperoperatingposition
couldresultin seriouspersonalinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
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