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Figure21
StoppingtheMachine
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsetthe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
Tostopthemachine,movethetractioncontrollevers
toneutralandmovetolockedposition,disengagethe
bladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethethrottlebetween
thehalfandfullposition,andturntheignitionkeyto
off.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;
refertoSettingtheParkingBrake(page19).
Remembertoremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Themachineisequippedwithafootpedaldecklift
system.Theoperatorcanusethefootpedaltolift
thedeckbrieytoavoidobstaclesorlockthedeckin
thehighestheight-of-cutortransportposition.The
operatorcanusetheheightofcutleverwiththefoot
pedaltolockthedeckinaspeciccuttingheight.
UsingtheFootPedalDeckLift
System
•Pressthepedaldowntoraisethedeck;continue
topressthepedaluntilthedeckislockedinthe
transportposition(Figure22).
•Pushonthedeckliftpedalwithyourfootandpull
thetransportlockhandlerearwardtodisengage
thetransportlock(Figure22).
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Figure22
TransportLockPosition
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutcanbeadjustedfrom38to114mm
(1-1/2to4-1/2inch)in6mm(1/4inch)increments
byrelocatingtheheight-of-cutpinintodifferenthole
locations.
1.Pushonthedeckliftpedalwithyourfootand
raisethemowerdecktothetransportlock
position(alsothe114mm(4-1/2inch)cutting
heightposition)(Figure23).
2.Toadjust,removethepinfromtheheight-of-cut
bracket(Figure23).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutsystem
correspondingtotheheight-of-cutdesiredand
insertthepin(Figure23).
4.Pushonthedeckliftpedalwithyourfootandpull
thehandlerearwardtodisengagethetransport
lock(Figure22).
5.Lowerthedeckslowlyuntilthelevermakes
contactwiththepin.
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