IM PORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroilintheengine.However,
youMUSTchecktheoillevelbeforeoperating.RefertotheService&Maintenance
sectionforinstructionsoncheckingtheoillevel.
NOTE:Any referenceinthismanualto the RIGHTor LEFTside of the
tractoris observedfromoperator'sseatpositionfacingforwardtowards
thefrontof tractor.
Attaching the Battery Cables
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand
leadcompounds,chemicalsknowntothe Stateof Californiato
causecancerandreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
Whenattaching battery cables,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red)wire to its
terminal first, followed bythe NEGATIVE(Black)wire.
Forshippingreasons,bothbatterycablesonyourequipmenthavebeenleft
disconnectedfromtheterminalsat thefactory.Toconnectthe batterycables,
proceedasfollows:
NOTE:ThepositivebatteryterminalismarkedPos.(+).Thenegativebattery
terminalismarkedNeg.(-).
1. Removetheplasticcover,ifpresent,fromthepositivebatteryterminaland
attachtheredcabletothepositivebatteryterminal(+) with theboltand
hexnut.SeeFigure1.
2. Removetheplasticcover,ifpresent,fromthenegativebatteryterminaland
attachtheblackcableto thenegativebatteryterminal(-) with theboltand
hexnut.SeeFigure1.
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3. Positiontheredrubberbootoverthe positivebatteryterminaltohelp
protectit fromcorrosion.
NOTE:Ifthebatteryisput intoserviceafterthedateshownontopofbattery,
chargethe batteryasinstructedin theService& Maintenancesectionof this
manualpriortooperatingthetractor.
Shipping BraceRemoval
Makesurethe riding mower'sengineisoff, removethe ignitionkey,and
setthe parkingbrakebefore removingthe shippingbrace.Referto the
Operatonsectonfor nstructonsonhowtoset the parkng brake.
Locatetheshippingbrace,if present,andaccompanyingwarningtagfound
ontherightsideof themower,betweenthedischargechutedeflectorand
thecuttingdeck.SeeFigure2.
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Placethedecklift leverin thehighestcutting position.RefertoSettingthe
CuttingHeightintheOperationsectionof thismanual.
Whilepushingthedischargechutedeflectortowardsthemachinewithyourleft
hand,removetheshippingbracewithyourrighthandbygraspingitbetweenyour
thumbandindexfingerandrotatingitclockwise.
Theshippingbrace,usedfor packagingpurposesonly,must beremovedand
discardedbefore operatingyour ridingmower.
Themowingdeckiscapableof throwing objects. Failureto operatethe
Iridingmowerwithout the dischargechutedeflector inthe properoperating
[positioncouldresultinseriouspersonalinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
Attaching TheSteeringWheel
Ifthesteeringwheelforyourtractordid notcomeattached,thehardwarefor
attachingit hasbeenpackedwithin thesteeringwheel,beneaththesteeringwheel
cap.Carefullypryoffthe steeringwheelcapandremovethehardware.
I. Withthewheelsof thetractorpointingstraightforward,placethesteering
wheeloverthesteeringshaft.
2. Placethewasher(withthecuppedsidedown)overthesteeringwheeland
securewith thehexbolt.SeeFigure3.
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