Engagingthe Blades
Engagingthe PTO(BladeEngage)transferspowertothecuttingdeckorother
(separatelyavailable)attachments.Toengagetheblades,proceedasfollows:
I. Movethethrottle/chokecontrollevertotheFAST(rabbit)position.
2. GraspthePTO(BladeEngage)leverandpivotit allthewayforwardintothe
engaged(ON)position.
3. Keepthethrottleleverinthe FAST(rabbit)positionfor themostefficientuse
ofthecuttingdeckorother(separatelyavailable)attachments.
NOTE:Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if thePTOisengagedwith
theshiftleverin positionfor reversetravelwith theignitionkeyintheON
position.
Mulching
Amulchkitisavailableasanattachment.Mulchingisa processofrecirculating
grassclippingsrepeatedlybeneaththecuttingdeck.Theultra-fineclippingsare
thenforcedbackintothe lawnwheretheyactasanaturalfertilizer.
Amulchkitcanbepurchasedthroughtheretaillocationinwhichyoupurchased
thistractor.Formoreinformation,simplycontactSearsat 1-888-331-4569.
Usingthe DeckLift Lever
Toraisethecuttingdeck,movethedecklift levertotheleft,then placeit inthe
notchbestsuitedfor yourapplication.RefertoSettingTheCuttingHeightearlierin
thissection.
Mowing
Tohelpavoid bladecontactorathrown object injury,keepbystanders,
helpers,childrenandpetsat least75feet from the machinewhile it isin
operation. Stopmachineif anyoneentersthearea.
Thefollowinginformationwill behelpfulwhenusingthecuttingdeckwith your
tractor:
Planyourmowingpattern to avoiddischargeof materialstoward roads,
sidewalks,bystandersandthe like.Also,avoiddischargingmaterial against
awall or obstructionwhich maycausedischargedmaterialto ricochetback
towardthe operator.
Donotmowat highgroundspeed,especiallyira mulchkitorgrasscollector
isinstalled.
Forbestresultsit isrecommendedthatthefirsttwo lapsbecutwith the
dischargethrowntowardsthecenter.Afterthefirst two laps,reversethe
directiontothrowthedischargeto theoutsideforthebalanceof cutting.
Thiswill giveabetterappearanceto thelawn.
Donotcutthegrasstooshort.Shortgrassinvitesweedgrowthandyellows
quicklyindryweather.
Mowingshouldalwaysbedonewith theengineatfull throttle.
Underheavierconditionsit maybenecessaryto gobackoverthecutareaa
secondtimeto getacleancut.
DoNOTattemptto mowheavybrushandweedsandextremelytall grass.
Yourtractorisdesignedto mowlawns,NOTclearbrush.
Keepthebladessharpandreplacethebladeswhenworn.RefertoCutting
Bladesin theServicesectionofthismanualforproperbladesharpening
instructions.
Headlights
ThelampsareONwheneverthetractor'sengineisrunning.
Thelampsturn OFFwhentheignitionkeyismovedto theSTOPposition.
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