DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinRPM(revolutionsperminute).Shiftthe
throttlecontrolleverintotheFastpositionforbest
performance.
Togoforwardorbackward:
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrake.
2.Placeyourfootonthetractioncontrolpedaland
slowlypressonthetopofthetractioncontrolpedal
tomoveforwardoronthebottomofthepedalto
movebackward(Figure14).
Note:Thefartheryoumovethetractioncontrol
pedalineitherdirection,thefasterthetractorwill
moveinthatdirection.
Figure14
1.Tractioncontrolpedal3.Backward
2.Forward
Note:Toslowdown,releasethepressureonthe
tractioncontrolpedal.
Important:Toavoidtransmissiondamage,
alwaysreleasetheparkingbrakebeforemoving
thetractioncontrolpedal.
Note:Toreversethetractorwiththebladecontrol
(PTO)engaged,deactivatetheoperating-in-reverse
interlockusingtheKeyChoiceswitchlocatedin
frontofandbelowtheseat.
StoppingtheTractor
1.Releasethetractioncontrolpedal.
2.Disengagethebladecontrol(PTO).
3.TurntheignitionkeytoOfftostoptheengine.
4.Settheparkingbrakeifyouleavethetractor
unattended;refertoSettingtheParkingBrake.
5.Removetheignitionkeyfromtheswitch.
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileit
isunattended.
AlwaysremovetheignitionandKeyChoice
keysandsettheparkingbrakewhenleaving
thetractorunattended,evenifjustforafew
minutes.
SideDischargeorMulch
Grass
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,
orcompletegrasscatcherassemblymounted
inplace,youandothersareexposedtoblade
contactandthrowndebris.Contactwith
rotatingmowerbladesandthrowndebriswill
causeinjuryordeath.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfrom
themowerbecausethegrassdeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthe
mower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoudisengagetheblade
control(PTO)androtatetheignitionkeyto
Off.Alsoremovethekeyanddisconnectthe
wirefromthesparkplug.
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
Tomulchgrassclippingsyoumustinstallthedischarge
coverintotheopeninginthesideofthemower;refer
toInstallingtheDischargeCover.
InstallingtheDischargeCover
Toconvertfromasidedischargetoamulchingmower,
installthedischargecoverintotheopeningattheside
ofthemower.
1.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovethekeybeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
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