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o n t o p / s i d eo f b a t t e r y ,c h a r g et h e b a t t e r ya s i n s t r u c t e di n t h e
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s e c t i o no f t h i s m a n u a l .
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w i t h y o u r l e f t h a n d ,r e m o v et h e s h i p p i n gb r a c ew i t h y o u r
r i g h t h a n d b y g r a s p i n gi t b e t w e e ny o u r t h u m b a n d i n d e x
f i n g e ra n d r o t a t i n gi t c l o c k w l s e .
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p u r p o s e so n l y ,m u s t b e r e m o v e da n d d i s c a r d e d
b e f o r eo p e r a t i n gy o u r r i d i n gm o w e r .
W A R N I N G ! T h e m o w i n g d e c k i s c a p a b l eo f
t h r o w i n g o b j e c t s .F a i l u r et o o p e r a t et h e r i d i n g
m o w e rw i t h o u tt h e d i s c h a r g ceo v e ri n t h e p r o p e r
o p e r a t i n gp o s i t i o nc o u l dr e s u l it n s e r i o u sp e r s o n a l
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h a r d w a r ef o r a t t a c h i n gi t h a sb e e n p a c k e dw i t h i n t h e s t e e r i n g
w h e e l ,b e n e a t ht h e s t e e r i n gw h e e l c a p .C a r e f u l l yp r y o f f t h e
steeringwheel c'apand removethe hardware.
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W i t h t h e w h e e l so f t h e t r a c t o rp o i n t i n gs t r a i g h tf o r w a r d ,
p l a c et h e s t e e r i n gw h e e l o v e rt h e s t e e r i n gs h a f t .
2.
P l a c et h e w a s h e r( w i t ht h e c u p p e ds i d ed o w n ) o v e rt h e
s t e e r i n gw h e e l a n d s e c u r ew i t h t h e h e x b o l t . S e eF i g .3 - 3
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F i g u r e3 - 4
TirePressure
W A R N I N G ! M a x i m u mt i r e p r e s s u r eu n d e r a n y
c i r c u m s t a n c ei s 3 0 p s i .E q u a lt i r e p r e s s u r es h o u l db e
m a i n t a i n e da t a l l t i m e s .N e v e re x c e e dt h e m a x i m u m
i n f l a t i o np r e s s u r es h o w no n t h e s i d e w a l ol f t h e t i r e
T h e r e c o m m e n d e do p e r a t i n gt i r e p r e s s u r el s :
F i g u r e3 - 3
3.
P l a c et h e s t e e r i n gw h e e l c a p o v e rt h e c e n t e ro f t h e s t e e r i n g
w h e e la n d p u s hd o w n w a r du n t i l i t " c l i c k s i"n t o p l a c e
A p p r o x i m a t e l y1 0 p s if o r t h e r e a rt i r e s
.
Approximately14 psi for the front tires
IMPORTANT Referto the tire sidewallfor exact tire
m a n u f a c t u r e r 'rse c o m m e n d e do r m a x i m u m p s i .D o n o t
o v e r i n f l a t eU. n e v e nt i r e p r e s s u r ec o u l d c a u s et h e c u t t i n g d e c kt o
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lf the seatfor yoOrtractor was not attachedat the factory,refer
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t r a c t o rs e a t ' sp i v o t b r a c k e tw i t h a p l a s t i ct i e ,o r m o u n t e d
backwardto the pivot bracket.In either case,free the seatfrom
i t s s h i p p i n gp o s i t i o na n d r e m o v et h e a d j u s t m e n tk n o b f r o m t h e
bottom of seat before proceedingwith the instructionsbelow.
10
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1.
P o s i t i o nt h e s h o u l d e rs c r e w s( f o u n do n t h e b a s eo f t h e
s e a t )i n s i d et h e s l o to p e n i n g si n t h e s e a tp i v o t b r a c k e t .
F i g .3 - 4 .
2.
S l i d et h e s e a ts l i g h t l yr e a r w a r di n t h e s e a tp i v o t b r a c k e t ,
l i n i n gu p t h e c e n t e rr e a rs l o t i n t h e p i v o t b r a c k e tw i t h t h e
r e m a i n i n gh o l e i n t h e s e a t ' sb a s e .
3.
S e l e c td e s i r e dp o s i t i o nf o r t h e s e a t ,a n d s e c u r ew i t h t h e
adjustmentknob removed earlier.
4.
T o a d j u s tt h e p o s i t i o no f t h e s e a to n m o d e l ss o e q u i p p e d ,
l o o s e nt h e a d j u s t m e n tk n o b o n t h e b o t t o m o f t h e s e a t .
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w i t h i n C a l i f o r n i aD. o n o t o v e r f i l l .
W A R N I N G ! U s ee x t r e m ec a r ew h e n h a n d l i n g
g a s o l i n eG. a s o l i n ei s e x t r e m e l yf l a m m a b l ea n d t h e
v a p o r sa r ee x p l o s i v eN. e v e rf u e l m a c h i n ei n d o o r so r
w h i l et h e e n g i n ei s h o t o r r u n n i n g .E x t i n g u i s h
, n d o t h e r s o u r c e so f i g n i t i o n .
c i g a r e t t e sc,i g a r sp, i p e s a
S e r v i c et h e e n g i n ew i t h g a s o l i n ea n d o i l a s i n s t r u c t e di n t h e
r a n u a lp a c k e dw i t h y o u r
s e p a r a t eE n g i n eO p e r a t o r / O w n eM
t r a c t o r .R e a di n s t r u c t i o n sc a r e f u l l y .
tractor is shipped with motor oil in the
IMPORTANT:Your
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o f t h e e n g i n e ,a sw e l l a st h e c h o k ew h e n i t i s p u s h e da l l t h e w a y
f o r w a r d .W h e n s ' e ti n a g i v e n p o s i t i o n t, h e t h r o t t l ew i l l m a i n t a i na
u n i f o r me n g i n es p e e d .
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e n g i n e .R e f e rt o S a f e t yI n t e r l o c kS w i t c h e si n t h e O p e r a t i o n
s e c t i o no f t h i s m a n u a l .
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F i g u r e4 - 2
I M P O R T A N T : W h e n o p e r a t i n gt h e t r a c t o rw i t h t h e c u t t i n gd e c k
e n g a g e d ,b e c e r t a i nt h a t t h e t h r o t t l el e v e ri s a l w a y si n t h e F A S T
( r a b b i t )p o s i t i o n .
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e n g i n e ' sc h o k ec o n t r o l .S e eF i g u r e4 - 2 .A c t i v a t i n gt h e c h o k e
r n d a i d si n
c o n t r o lc l o s e st h e c h o k ep l a t eo n t h e c a r b u r e t o a
s t a r t i n gt h e e n g i n e .
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i n t o n e u t r a lp o s i t i o n s, e t p a r k i n gb r a k e ,s t o p e n g i n e
a n d r e m o v ek e yt o p r e v e n tu n i n t e n d e ds t a r t i n g .
IMPORTANT Priorto operatingthe tractot referto both Safety
and StartingThe Enginein the Operationsection
InterlockSwitches
regardingthe lgnitionSwitch
of this manualfordetailedinstructions
Module.
(lutch-Brake
Pedal
The clutch-brakepedal is locatedon the left sideof the lawn
tractor,along the running board.Depressthe clutch-brakepedal
p a r t w a y d o w n w h e n s l o w i n gt h e t r a c t o rb y c h a n g i n gs p e e d s
(Referto SpeedControlLever).Depressthe pedal all the way down
t o e n g a g et h e d i s cb r a k ea n d b r i n gt h e t r a c t o rt o a c o m p l e t es t o p .
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s e r i o udsa m a g et o t h et r a c t o r 'tsr a n s m i s s i o n .
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spe€dControlLever
--;
--e
soeeo control lever,locatedon the left side of
: ^ e l r a < t o rs d a s hc o n s o l ea, l l o w sy o u t o r e g u l a t e
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p e d a la n d m o v e
T o u s e c e o r e s st h e c l u t c h - b r a k e
t h e l e r e r o u t o f t h e p a r k i n gb r a k en o t c h a n d
f o r r v a r dt o I n c r e a s teh e t r a c t o r ' sg r o u n d s p e e d .
W h e n a o e s r r e ds p e e dh a sb e e n r e a c h e d r, e l e a s e
t h e l e v e rI n l o a n a p p r o p r i a t en o t c h t o m a i n t a i n
t n a ts p e e d .
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: - r : ^ - c r a k e p e d a la n d m o v e t h e s p e e dc o n t r o l
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w a y d o w n a n d I n t o t h e p a r k i n gb r a k ep o s i t i o n .
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deck.To operate,move the leverall the way forward'
M o v i n gt h e l e v e ra l l t h e w a y r e a r w a r di n t o t h e P T OO F
p o s i t i o nd i s e n g a g e sp o w e r t o t h e c u t t i n gd e c k '
NOIE;The PfO blade engagd levermust be in the
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e e d a la n d h o l d i t d o w n w i t h
F u l l yd e p . e s ;t h e c l u t c h - b r a k p
y o ur f o o t
2.
M o v e t h e s p e e dc o n t r o ll e v e ra l l t h e w a y d o w n a n d i n t o t h e
p a r k i n gb r a k ep o s i t i o n .
3.
e e d a lt o a l l o wt h e p a r k i n gb r a k e
R e l e a s ter r ec l u t c h - b r a k p
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theparking
1.
the(uttingHeight
Setting
1.
.
.
T h e s a f e t yi n t e r l o c ks y s t e mp r e v e n t st h e e n g i n ef r o m
c r a n k i n go r s t a r t i n gu n l e s st h e p a r k i n gb r a k ei s e n g a g e d ,
and the Pf O Bhde Engage)leveris in the disengaged(OFF)
Dosition.
T h e e n g i n ew i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l sy h u t o f f i f t h e o p e r a t o rl e a v e s
t h e s e a tb e f o r ee n g a g i n gt h e p a r k i n gb r a k e .
.
T h e e n g i n ew i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l sy h u t o f f i f t h e o p e r a t o rl e a v e s
the tractor'sseatwith the PTO(BladeEngage)lever in the
e n g a g e d( O N )p o s i t i o n r, e g a r d l e sos f w h e t h e rt h e p a r k i n g
b r a k ei s e n g a g e d .
.
T h e e n g i n ew i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l sy h u t o f f i f t h e P f O @ l a d e
Engage)leveris moved into the engaged (ON)positionwith
the shift lever in Reverse.
W A R N I N G ! D o n o t o o e r a t et h e t r a c t o ri f t h e
i n t e r l o c ks y s t e mi s m a l f u n c t i o n i n gT. h i ss y s t e mw a s
designedfor your safetyand protection.
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S e l e c t h e h e i g h t p o s i t i o no f t h e c u t t i n g d e c k b y p l a c i n g
t h e d e c k l i f t l e v e ri n a n y o f t h e d i f f e r e n tc u t t i n g h e i g h t
n o t c h e so n t h e r i g h t s i d eo f t h e f e n d e r .
1|.
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WARNING! Keep hands and feet away from the
d i s c h a r g oe p e n i n go f t h e c u t t l n gd e c k .
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& Adjustments
R e f e rt o L e v e l i n gt h e D e c ki n t h e M a i n t e n a n c e
s e c t i o no f t h i s m a n u a lf o r m o r e d e t a i l e di n s t r u c t i o n sr e g a r d i n g
v a r i o u sd e c k a d j u s t m e n t s .
theEngine
Starting
W A R N I N G ! D o n o t o p e r a t et h e t r a c t o ri f t h e
i n t e r l o c ks y s t e mi s m a l f u n c t i o n i n gT. h i ss y s t e mw a s
d e s i g n e df o r y o u r s a f e t ya n d p r o t e c t i o n .
SafetyInterlocliSwitches
T h i st r a c t o ri s e q u i p p e dw i t h a s a f e t yi n t e r l o c ks y s t e mf o r t h e
p r o t e c t i o no f t h e o p e r a t o r l. f t h e i n t e r l o c ks y s t e ms h o u l de v e r
m a l f u n c t i o nd, o n o t o p e r a t et h e t r a c t o r C
. o n t a c ta n a u t h o r i z e d
T r o y b i l ts e r v i c ed e a l e r .
p e d a la n d m o v e t h e s p e e d
D e p r e s st h e c l u t c h - b r a k e
c o n t r o ll e v e ro u t o f t h e p a r k i n gb r a k ep o s i t i o na n d i n t o a
d e s i r e ds p e e d .
NOfE; Referto the Assembly& Set-Upsectionof this manual for
g a s o l i n ea n d o i l f i l l - u pi n s t r u c t i o n s .
'1.
I n s e r t h e t r a c t o rk e y i n t o t h e i g n i t i o ns w i t c h ,
2.
Placethe PfO Blade Engage)lever in the disengaged(OFF)
oosition.
3.
E n g a g et h e t r a c t o r ' sp a r k i n gb r a k e .
4.
A c t i v a t et h e c h o k ec o n t r o l .
5.
p o s i t r o nA
. fter
T u r nt h e i g n i t i o nk e y c l o c k w i s et o t h e S T A R T
t h e e n g i n es t a r t s r, e l e a s et h e k e y .l t w i l l r e t u r nt o t h e O N
posrtron.
I M P O R T A N T : D o N O Th o l d t h e k e y i n t h e S T A R Tp o s i t i o nf o r
l o n g e rt h a n t e n s e c o n d sa t a t i m e . D o i n g s o m a y c a u s ed a m a g e
t o y o u r e n g i n e ' se l e c t r i cs t a r t e r .
6.
, e a c t i v a t et h e c h o k ec o n t r o la n d
A f t e rt h e e n g i n es t a r t s d
p l a c et h e t h r o t t l ec o n t r o li n t h e F A S Tp o s i t i o n .
N O f E . ' D oN O Tl e a v et h e c h o k ec o n t r o lo n w h i l e o p e r a t i n gt h e
t r a c t o r .D o i n g s o w i l l r e s u l ti n a " r i c h "f u e l m i x t u r ea n d c a u s et h e
e n g i n et o r u n p o o r l y .
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tngine
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i nd
€ r r g r n ed, i s c o n n e ctth e s p a r kp l u g w i r e ( s a
g r o u n da g a i n s t h e e n g i n e .T h o r o u g h l yi n s p € ( tt h e
m a c h i n ef o r a n y d a m a g e .R e p a i tr h e d a m a g eb e f o r e
. e 5 ! a r t i n ga n d o p e r a t i n g .
I
2.
:
i:tre br.des are engaged,placethe PTO(BladeEngage
(OFFp
) osition.
e v e r, n t h e d r s e n g a g e d
2.
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f fn d r e m o , . : - . . = .
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" b r o w n e d "b y h o t e x h a u sftr o m y o r : r: ' 3 : : l ' > ' - - ^ - ; e ^ ; - =
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l f u n i t s t a l l sw i t h s p e e dc o n t r o li n h i g h s c : e : . ' - - : *
not operatewith speed control lever in a 3r. s!+€€ ?at':r:r
proceedas follows:
3.
1.
P l a c es h i f t l e v e ri n N E U T R A L .
T u r . l h e g n ' t i o n k e y c o u n t e r c l o c k w i steo t h e S T O P
2.
R e s t a r et n g i n e .
i-<:
3.
P l a c es p e e dc o n t r o ll e v e ri n h i g h e s ts p e e dp o s r t r o n
4.
p e d a lf u l l y .
R e l e a s ce l u t c h - b r a k e
5.
D e p r e s sc l u t c h b r a k eP e d a l .
6.
P l a c es p e e dc o n t r o ll e v e ri n d e s i r e dp o s i t i o n .
, x - c e s s i vseg e e d
W A R N I N G ! A v o i d s u d d e ns t a r t s e
a n d s u d d e ns t o o s .
7.
Dr R E V E R SaEn,d f o l l o w
P l a c es h i f t l e v e ri n e i t h e rF O R W A R o
n o r m a lo p e r a t i n gp r o c e d u r e s .
W A R N I N G ! D o n o t l e a v et h e s e a to f t h e t r a c t o r
,.irtnoutfirst placingthe PTO(BladeEngogellever in
(OFFp
) o s i t i o nd
, e p r e s s i n gt h e b r a k e
:re drsengaged
p e o a la n d e n g a g i n gt h e p a r k i n gb r a k e .l f l e a v i n g
t h e ! r a c t o ru n a t t e n d e d a, l s ot u r n t h e i g n i t i o nk e y o f f
a n d r e m o v et h e k e y .
0nSlopes
Driving
::r
:=-c.e:nekeyfromtheignitionswitchtoprevent
- ^ , n t s n o € ds t a r t i n E .
DrivingTheTractor
G A U G Ei n t h e l m p o r t a n tS a f eO p e r a t i o n
R e f e rt o t h e S L O P E
P r a c t i c esse c t i o ni n t h e f r o n t o f t h i s m a n u a lt o h e l p d e t e r m i n e
s l o p e sw h e r e y o u m a y o p e r a t et h e t r a c t o rs a f e l y .
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W A R N I N G ! D o n o t n r o r norn i n c l i n e sr " i t h a s . 3 .
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e v e r y1 0f e e t )T. h e t r a c t o rc o u l d o v e . i . r - 3 ^ 3 : a - s €
s e r i o u si n j u r y .
W A R N I N G ! A l w a y sl o o k d o w n a n d b e h i n d b e f o r e
a n d r v h i l eb a c k i n gu p t o a v o i da b a c k - o v ear c c i d e n t .
D e p r e s st h e b r a k ep e d a lt o r e l e a s et h e p a r k i n gb r a k ea n d
l e t t h e p e d a lu p .
.
across
M o w u p a n d d o w n s l o p e sN, E V E R
2.
M o v e t h e t h r o t t l el e v e ri n t o t h e F A S T( r a b b i t )p o s i t i o n .
.
3.
Dr R E V E R S E
P l a c et h e s h i f tl e v e ri n e i t h e rt h e F O R W A R o
position.
o r e c t l o no n
E x e r c i seex t r e m ec a u t i o n\ v h e nc h a n q l n Q
s lo p e s .
.
C A U T I O N : D o N O Tu s et h e s h i f tl e v e rt o c h a n g e
t h e d i r e c t i o no f t r a v e lw h e n t h e t r a c t o ri s i n m o t i o n
A l w a y l u s et h e b r a k ep e d a lt o b r i n g t h e t r a c t o rt o a
c o m p l e t es t o p b e f o r es h i f t i n g .
W a t c hf o r h o l e s r, u t s b u n r p sr.o c k so r c t h e rh i d d e n
o b l e c t sU
. n e v e nt e r r a i nc o u l do v e r t u r nt h e m a c h i n eT. a l l
g r a s sc a n h r d eo b s t a c l e s .
.
A v o i dt u r n sw h e n d r i v i n go n a s l o p e .l f a t u r n m u s t b e
m a d e ,t u r n d o w n t h e s l o p e .T u r n i n gu p a s l o p eg r e a t l y
i n c r e a s etsh e c h a n c eo f a r o l l o v e r .
.
A v o i ds t o p p i n gw h e n d r i v i n gu p a s l o p e .l f i t i s n e c e s s a r y
t o s t o p w h i l e d r i v i n gu p a s l o p e ,s t a r tu p s m o o t h l ya n d
c a r e f u l l yt o r e d u c et h e p o s s i b i l i t yo f f l i p p i n gt h e t r a c t o r
o v e rb a c k w a r d .
1.
4.
R e l e a s teh e p a r k i n gb r a k eb y d e p r e s s i n gt h e c l u t c h - b r a k e
p e d a la n d p o s i t i o n i n gt h e s p e e dc o n t r o ll e v e ri n d e s i r e d
Dosition.
o p e r a t o r ss h o u l du s e s p e e dp o s i t i o n s1
IMPORTANT: First-time
o r 2 . B e c o m ec o m p l e t e l yf a m i l i a rw i t h t h e t r a c t o r ' so p e r a t i o na n d
c o n t r o l sb e f o r eo p e r a t i n gt h e t r a c t o ri n h i g h e rs p e e dp o s i t i o n s .
5.
Release
c l u t c h - b r a k ep e d a ls l o w l yt o p u t u n i t i n t o m o t i o n
6.
T h e l a w n t r a c t o ri s b r o u g h tt o a s t o p b y d e p r e s s i n gt h e
c l u t c h - b r a kpee d a l .
theBlades
Engaging
Engagingthe PTO(BladeEngage)transferspower to the cutting
, r o c e e da sf o l l o w s :
d e c k .T o e n g a g et h e b l a d e s p
1.
/ V O f E ' W h e no p e r a t i n gt h e u n i t i n i t i a l l yt,h e r e w i l l b e l i t t l e
d i f f e r e n c eb e t w e e nt h e h i g h e s tt w o s p e e d su n t i l a f t e rt h e b e l t s
h a v es e a t e dt h e m s e l v e si n t o t h e p u l l e y sd u r i n g t h e b r e a k - i n
period.
W A R N I N G ! B e f o r el e a v i n gt h e o p e r a t o r ' sp o s i t i o n
, l a c et h e s h i f t
f o r a n y r e a s o n d, i s e n g a g et h e b l a d e s p
l e v e ri n n e u t r a l ,e n g a g et h e p a r k i n gb r a k e ,s h u t
engine off and removethe key.
I M P O R T A N T : W h e n s t o p p i n gt h e t r a c t o rf o r a n y r e a s o nw h i l e
o n a g r a s ss u r f a c ea, l w a y s :
1.
M o v e t h e t h r o t t l ec o n t r o ll e v e rt o t h e F A S T( r a b b i t )
position.
Graspthe PfO @ladeEngage)leverand pivot it all the way
f o r w a r di n t o t h e e n g a g e d( O N )p o s i t i o n .
3.
K e e pt h e t h r o t t l e l e v e ri n t h e F A S T( r a b b i t )p o s i t i o nf o r t h e
m o s t e f f i c i e n tu s eo f t h e c u t t i n gd e c k .
f MPORTANT: The PTO(BladeEngage)levermust be in the
) o s i t i o nw h e n s t a r t i n gt h e e n g i n e ,w h e n
d i s e n g a g e d( O F F p
travelingin reverse,and if the operator leavesthe seat. Referto
S a f e t yI n t e r l o c kS w i t c h e si n t h e O p e r a t i o ns e c t i o no f t h i s m a n u a l
P l a c et h e s h i f t l e v e ri n n e u t r a l ,
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theDeckLiftlever
Using
Headlights
T o r a i s et h e c u t t i n g d e c k ,m o v e t h e d e c k l i f t l e v e rt o t h e l e f t ,t h e n
o l a c ei t i n t h e n o t c h b e s t s u i t e df o r y o u r a p p l i c a t i o nR e f e rt o
S e t t i n gT h e C u t i i n g H e i g h te a r l i e ri n t h i s s e c t i o n '
.
T h e H e a d l t g n t sa r eO N w h e n e v e rt h e t r a c t o r ' se n g i n ei s
r u n n in g .
.
T h e l a m P s l i l ' ' O F Fw h e n t h e i g n i t i o nk e y i s m o v e d t o t h e
S T O PP o s i t r o n
Mowing
W A R N I N G ! T o h e l p a v o i db l a d ec o n t a c to r a
t h r o w n o b i e c t i n j u r y ,k e e p b y s t a n d e r sh, e l p e r s ,
c h i l d r e na n d p e t s a t l e a s t7 5 f e e t f r o m t h e m a c h i n e
. t o pm a c h i n ei f a n y o n e
w h i l e i t i s i n o p e r a t i o nS
e n t e r st h e a r e a .
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d e c kw i t h y o u r t r a c t o r :
W A R N I N G ! P l a ny o u r m o w i n g p a t t e r nt o a v o r d
d i s c h a r g eo f m a t e r i a l st o w a r d r o a d s s, i d e w a l k s ,
b y s t a n d e r sa n d t h e l i k e .A l s o ,a v o i dd i s c h a r g i n g
m a t e r i aal g a i n s ta w a l l o r o b s t r u c t i o nw h i c h m a y
d a t e r i a l t or i c o c h ebt a c kt o w a r d
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the operator.
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o r g r a s sc o l l e c t o ri s i n s t a l l e d .
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. f t e rt h e
c u t w i t h t h e d i s c h a r g et h r o w n t o w a r d st h e c e n t e r A
f i r s tt w o l a p s ,r e v e r s et h e d i r e c t i o nt o t h r o w t h e d i s c h a r g e
t o t h e o u t s i d ef o r t h e b a l a n c eo f c u t t i n g .T h i sw i l l g i v e a
to the lawn.
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g r o w t h a n d y e l l o w sq u i c k l yi n d r y w e a t h e r .
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th rottle.
U n d e rh e a v i e rc o n d i t i o n si t m a y b e n e c e s s a rtyo g o b a c k
o v e rt h e c u t a r e aa s e c o n dt i m e t o g e t a c l e a nc u t .
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. o u rt r a c t o ri s d e s i g n e dt o m o w l a w n s ,
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of each mowing season.Referto the EngineOperator/Owner
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inspecting,alwaysdisengagePTO,move shift lever
i n t o n e u t r a lp o s i t i o n s, e t p a r k i n gb r a k e ,s t o p e n g i n e
and remove key to prevent unintended starting.
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s l e e v ei s p a c k e dw i t h t h i s O p e r a t o r ' sM a n u a l T
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filltube.
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5 n a pt h e s m a l le n d o f o i l d r a i ns l e e v eo n t o t h e o i l s u m p .
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O w n e r M a n u a lp a c k e dw i t h y o u r u n i t ,
& Linkage
PivotPoints
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f i n s o f t h e e n g i n eo r o n a n y o t h e r p a r t o f t h e m a c h i n e .
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3.
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f i n i s h e dd r a r n i n g .
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a s e p a r a t e l y - a v a i l a bdleec kw a s h s y s t e m .
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proceed,if necessary,
L o c a t et h e J a mn u t a n d l o c k n u t o n t h e f r o n t s i d eo f t h e
jam nut:
. e eF i g '6 - 3 ' A f t e r l o o s e n i n gt h e
s t a b i l l z ebr r a c k e tS
T i g h t e nt h e l o c k n u t t o r a i s et h e f r o n t o f t h e d e c k ;
free of corrosivebuild-uP.
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L o o s e nt h e l o c kn u t t o l o w e rt h e f r o n t o f t h e d e c k '
t e r m i n a lt o P r e v e n ts h o r t i n g .
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(Black)wire from it's terminalfirst'
disconnectthe NEGATIVE
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With the tractpr parked on a firm, level surface,placetle
deck lift leverin the top notch (highestposition.and rocte
both bladesso that they are perpendicularwith the ractor
Measurethe distancefrom the outside of the left blade
t i p t o t h e g r o u n d a n d t h e d i s t a n c ef r o m t h e o u t s r d eo t t h e
r i g h t b l a d et i p t o t h e g r o u n d .B o t h m e a s u r e m e n ttsa k e r r
s h o u l db e e q u a l .l f t h e y ' r en o t , p r o c e e dt o t h e n e x t t t e p '
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. e eF i g . 6 - 4 .
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BrakeAdiustment
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WARNING: Neverattempt to adjust the brakes
w h i l e t h e e n g i n ei s r u n n i n g .A l w a y sd i s e n g a g eP T O
m o v e s h i f t l e v e ri n t o n e u t r a lp o s i t i o n s, t o p e n g i n e
and remove key to prevent unintended starting'
lf the tractor does not come to a complete stop when the brake
p e d a li s c o m p l e t e l yd e p r e s s e do, r i f t h e t r a c t o r ' sr e a rw h e e l s
c a n r o l lw i t h t h e p a r k i n gb r a k ea p p l i e d ,t h e b r a k ei s i n n e e d o f
a d j u s t m e n tS
. e ea n a u t h o r i z e dT r o y b i l tS e r v i c eD e a l e rt o h a v e
your brakesproPerlYadjusted.
F i g u r e6 - 4
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gear (found immediatelybehind the hex cap screwiust
loosened
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m e a s u r e m e n ttsa k e ne a r l i e ra r e e q u a l .
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b r a c k e tw h e n p r o p e ra d j u s t m e n ti s a c h i e v e d .
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2.
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bottom notch on the right fender'
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L o o k i n ga t t h e c u t t i n gd e c k f r o m t h e l e f t s i d eo f t h e t r a c t o r '
l o c a t ei h e c o t t e rp i n t h a t s e c u r e st h e d e c k s u p p o r tr o d
o n t h e r e a rl e f t s i d eo f t h e d e c k ' S e eF i g '7 - 2 'R e m o v et h e
c o t t e r p i n t h a t s e c u r e st h e d e c k s u p p o r tr o d ,a n d c a r e f u l l y
r e m o v et h e d e c k s u p p o r tf r o m t h e d e c k l i f t a r m '
R e p e a t h e a b o v es t e p so n t h e t r a c t o r ' sr i g h t s i d e '
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you
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C A U T I O N : W h e n c h a r g i n gy o u r t r a c t o r ' sb a t t e r y ,
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overinflate.Uneventire pressurecould causethe cutting deck to
mow unevenly.
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C A L I F O R N I A P R O P O S I T I O N6 5 W A R N I N G !
B a t t e r yp o s t s ,t e r m i n a l sa, n d r e l a t e da c c e s s o r i e s
c o n t a i nl e a da n d l e a dc o m p o u n d s c, h e m i c a l sk n o w n
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IMPORTANT: lf the cuttingedge of the bladehasalreadybeen
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present,replacethe bladeswith new ones.SeeFig'7-6'
WARNING! Be sureto shut the engine off remove
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starting before removingthe belt'
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3. Filltank with clean,fresh(lessthan trqt
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4. Chokenot activated.
4. Placethe throttle control in cHoKE positin
5 . F a u l t sy p a r kp l u g .
5. Clean,adjustgap or replaceplug.
fuelline.
6. Blocked
6. Cleanfuel line and replacefuel filter'
7. Engineflooded.
7. Crankenginewith throttle in FASTposition.
brakenotengaged
8. Parking
B. Engageparkingbrake.
9. Throttlecontrollevernot in correctstarting
position.
9. Placethrottle leverto FASTposltion.
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1 . Sparkplug fouled,faulty or gap too wide.
s p a r kp l u g .S e tp l u g g a p .
1. Replace
2 . Dirty air cleaner.
2. Replaceair cleanerelementand/or clean
pre-cleaner.
t . C u t t i n gb l a d el o o s eo r u n b a l a n c e d
blade
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2. D a n . r a g eodr b e n t c u t t i n gb l a d e .
blade.
2. Replace
'1.
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Mower will not mulch grass
u n e v e nc -
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2. Wet grass.
2. Do not mulch when grassis wet.
high grass.
3. Excessively
3. Mow once at a high cutting height'then
mow againat desiredheight or makea
narrowercutting swath.
4. Dull blade.
4. Sharpenor rePlaceblade.
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B a t t e r yp o s t s t, e r m i n a l sa, n d r e l a t e da c c e s s o r i e s
c o n t a i nl e a da n d l e a dc o m p o u n d sc, h e m i c a l sk n o w n
t o t h e S t a t eo f C a l i f o r n i tao c a u s ec a n c e ra n d
r e p r o d u c t l v eh a r m .W a s hh a n d sa f t e rh a n d l i n g .
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/VOfE:The positivebattery terminal is markedPos.(+).The
n e g a t i v eb a t t e r yt e r m i n a li s m a r k e dN e g .( - ) .
1.
Removethe plasticcover,if present,from the positive
b a t t e r yt e r m i n a a
l n d a t t a c ht h e r e d c a b l et o t h e p o s i t i v e
b a t t e r yt e r m i n a l( + )w i t h t h e b o l t a n d h e x n u t . S e eF i g .1 ' 1.
2.
R e m o v et h e p l a s t i cc o v e r i, f p r e s e n tf,r o m t h e n e g a t i v e
b a t t e r yt e r m i n a la n d a t t a c ht h e b l a c kc a b l et o t h e n e g a t i v e
b a t t e r yt e r m i n a l( ) w i t h t h e b o l t a n d h e x n u t . S e eF i g .1 - 1.
3.
P o s i t i o nt h e r e d r u b b e rb o o t o v e rt h e p o s i t i v eb a t t e r y
t e r m i n a lt o h e l p p r o t e c ti t f r o m c o r r o s i o n .
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NOIE: lf the battery is put into serviceafter the date shown
on top/sideof battery,chargethe battery as instructedin the
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