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Togostraight,applyequalpressuretobothmotion
controllevers(Figure19).
Toturn,releasethepressureonthemotioncontrol
levertowardthedirectionyouwanttoturn.
Tostop,pushthemotioncontrolleverstoneutral.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethemotioncontrolleversto
neutralandoutwardtotheparkposition,disengagetheblade
controlswitch,ensurethethrottleisinthefastposition,and
turntheignitionkeytooff.Remembertoremovethekey
fromtheignitionswitch.
WARNING
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemowerwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandmovethe
motioncontrolleversoutwardtotheparkposition
whenleavingthemachineunattended,evenifjust
forafewminutes.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Height-of-cutiscontrolledbytheleverlocatedtotherightof
theoperatingposition(Figure20).
Figure20
1.Height-of-cutlever3.115mm(4.5inch),
Transportposition
2.Height-of-cutpositions
1.Pullupandinwardonthelevertomoveittothe
desiredcuttingposition.
2.Onceatthedesiredcuttingposition,slowlylowerthe
leveruntilitengagestheposition.
Thetransportpositionisthehighestheight-of-cutpositionor
cuttingheight115mm[4.5inch](Figure20).
AdjustingtheAnti-Scalp
Rollers
Wheneveryouchangetheheight-of-cut,itisrecommended
toadjusttheheightoftheanti-scalprollers.
Note:Adjusttheanti-scalprollerssotherollersdonottouch
thegroundinnormal,atmowingareas.
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockpositionand
settheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Adjusttheanti-scalprollerstooneofthefollowing
positions:
•Upperhole—usethispositionwiththemowerdeck
inthe63mm(2-1/2inch)andbelowheight-of-cut
positions(
Figure21).
•Lowerhole—usethispositionwiththemower
deckinthe76mm(3inch)andaboveheight-of-cut
positions(
Figure21).
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