ControlsSystem
Maintenance
AdjustingtheControlHandle
Position
Therearetwoheightpositionsforthecontrollevers;
highandlow.Removetheboltstoadjusttheheightfor
theoperator.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedposition,andsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Loosentheboltsandangenutsinstalledinthe
levers(
Figure60).
4.Aligntheleversfronttorearpositionbybringthe
leverstogethertotheneutralpositionandslide
themuntiltheyarealigned,thentightenthebolts
(
Figure61).
Figure60
1.Bolt
3.Controllever
2.Handle4.Nut
Figure61
AdjustingtheMotionControl
Linkage
Locatedoneithersideofthefueltank,belowtheseatare
thepumpcontrollinkages.Rotatingthepumplinkage
witha1/2inchwrenchallowsnetuningadjustments
sothatthemachinedoesnotmoveinneutral.Any
adjustmentsshouldbemadeforneutralpositioningonly.
WARNING
Enginemustberunninganddrivewheelsmust
beturningsomotioncontroladjustmentcanbe
performed.Contactwithmovingpartsorhot
surfacesmaycausepersonalinjury.
Keepngers,hands,andclothingclearofrotating
componentsandhotsurfaces.
1.Priortostartingtheengine,pushthedeckliftpedal
andremovetheheightofcutpin.Lowerdeckto
theground.
2.Raisetherearofmachineupandsupportwithjack
stands(orequivalentsupport)justhighenoughto
allowdrivewheelstoturnfreely.
3.Movetheseatthefurthestrearpositiontoexpose
thefrontnuts.
4.Loosenthefrontnuts.Thenutsdonotneedtobe
removed.
5.Movetheseatthefurthestforwardpositionto
exposetherearnuts.
6.Loosentherearnuts.Thenutsdonotneedtobe
removed.
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