4
Operating
Your Lawn
Tractor
Setting The Cruise Control
Engaging the Blades
1.
Place the shift lever in the FORWARD position,
then slowly depress the drive pedal until the desired
speed is achieved.
Engaging the PTO (Blade Engage) transfers power to the
cutting deck or other (separately available) attachments.
To engage the blades, proceed as follows:
1. Moveposition.the throttle control lever to the FAST (rabbit)
2. Graspway forwardthe PTOinto(Bladethe engagedEngage)(ON)leverposition.and pivot it all the
3. Keep the throttle lever in the FAST (rabbit) position
for the most efficient use of the cutting deck or other
(separately available) attachments.
2.
3.
Lightly depress the cruise control button.
While continuing to hold the cruise button in, lift your
foot from the drive pedal (you should feel the cruise
latch engage).
Once engaged, the cruise control button and the drive
pedal will lock in the “down” position, and the tractor will
maintain the same forward speed.
NOTE: Cruise control can not be engaged at the
IMPORTANT: The engine will automatically shut off if the
tractor’s fastest ground speed. If the operator should
PTO is engaged with the shift lever in position for reverse
attempt to do so, the tractor will automatically decelerate travel with the ignition key in the NORMAL MOWING
to the fastest optimal mowing ground speed.
position. Refer to Safety Interlock Switches earlier in this
section.
Disengagemethods: the cruise control using one of the following
Using the Deck Lift Lever
1.
Depresscontrol andthestopbrakethepedaltractor.to disengage the cruise
Lightly depress the drive pedal.
To raise the cutting deck, move the deck lift lever to the
left, then place it in the notch best suited for your applica-
tion. Refer to Setting The Cutting Height earlier in this
section.
WARNING
2.
To help avoid blade
contact or a thrown
object injury, keep
bystanders, helpers,
children and pets
at least 75 feet from
the machine while it
is in operation. Stop
machine if anyone
enters the area.
To change to the reverse direction when operating with
cruise control, depress the brake pedal to disengage the
cruise control and bring the tractor to a complete stop.
Then place the shift lever in the REVERSE position and
depress the drive pedal.
Plan your mowing
pattern to avoid
discharge of
materials toward
roads, sidewalks,
bystanders and
the like. Also,
avoid discharging
material against a
wall or obstruction
which may cause
discharged material
to ricochet back
toward the operator.
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