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OPERATION OPERATE MOWER (See Fig. 12) r unit is equipped with an operator presence sensing ch. Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat with engine running and the mower clutch engaged will shut he engine. Select desired height of cut, using height adjustment knob. Lower attachment lift lever. Engage mower by pulling attachment clutch switch up and out to "ENGAGED" position. TO STOP MOWER - Move attachment clutch switch to "DISENGAGED" position. Raise attachment lift lever. CAUTION: Do not operate the mower without either the entire grass catcher, on mowers so equipped, or the discharge guard In place. TO OPERATE ON HILLS a CAUTION: Do not drive up or down hills with slopes greater than 15° and do not drive across any slope. • Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down hills. • Avoid stopping or changing speed on hills. • If slowing is necessary, move throttle control lever to slower position. • If stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake pedal quickly to brake position and engage parking brake. • Move motion control lever to "NEUTRAL" position. • Torestartmovement,release parkingbrake and clutch/ brake pedal and slowly move motion control lever to slowest setting. • Make all turns slowly. .~~ R.N. RUNNER FIG. 13 DISCHARGE GUARD TO TRANSPORT • Raise attachment lift lever to highest position. • When pushing or towing your unit, be sure motion control lever is in "NEUTRAL" position. • Do not push or tow unit at more than five (5) MPH (8 Kmh). BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL (See Fig. 14) • The engine in your unit has been shipped, from the factory, already filled with summer weight oil. • Check engine oil with unit on level ground. • Remove oil fill cap/dipstick and wipe clean, reinsert the dipstick and push it all the way down into the tube, wait for a few seconds, remove and read oil level. If necessary, add oil until "FULL" mark on dipstick is reached. Do not overfill. • For cold weather operation you should change oil for easier starting (See "OIL VISCOSITY CHART" in the Customer Responsibilities section of this manual). • To change engine oil, see the Customer Responsibilities section in this manual. ENGINE OIL FILLER CAP AND DIPSTICK . _,, -------- • FIG. 14 13

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OPERATION
OPERATE
MOWER
(See
Fig.
12)
r
unit
is
equipped
with
an
operator
presence
sensing
ch.
Any
attempt
by
the
operator
to
leave
the
seat
with
engine
running
and
the
mower
clutch
engaged
will
shut
he
engine.
Select
desired
height
of
cut,
using
height
adjustment
knob.
Lower
attachment
lift
lever.
Engage
mower
by
pulling
attachment
clutch
switch
up
and
out
to
"ENGAGED"
position.
TO
STOP
MOWER
-
Move
attachment
clutch
switch
to
"DISENGAGED"
position.
Raise
attachment
lift
lever.
CAUTION:
Do
not
operate
the
mower
without
either
the
entire
grass
catcher,
on
mowers
so
equipped,
or
the
dis-
charge
guard
In
place.
.~~
R.N.
RUNNER
DISCHARGE
GUARD
FIG.
13
TO
OPERATE
ON
HILLS
a
CAUTION:
Do
not
drive
up
or
down
hills
with
slopes
greater
than
15°
and
do
not
drive
across
any
slope.
•
Choose
the
slowest
speed
before
starting
up
or
down
hills.
•
Avoid
stopping
or
changing
speed
on
hills.
•
If
slowing
is
necessary,
move
throttle
control
lever
to
slower
position.
•
If
stopping
is
absolutely
necessary,
push
clutch/brake
pedal
quickly
to
brake
position
and
engage
parking
brake.
•
Move
motion
control
lever
to
"NEUTRAL"
position.
•
To
restart
movement,
release
parking
brake
and
clutch/
brake
pedal
and
slowly
move
motion
control
lever
to
slowest
setting.
•
Make
all
turns
slowly.
TO
TRANSPORT
•
Raise
attachment
lift
lever
to
highest
position.
•
When
pushing
or
towing
your
unit,
be
sure
motion
control
lever
is
in
"NEUTRAL"
position.
•
Do
not
push
or
tow
unit
at
more
than
five
(5)
MPH
(8
Km
h).
BEFORE
STARTING
THE
ENGINE
CHECK
ENGINE
OIL
LEVEL
(See
Fig.
14)
•
The
engine
in
your
unit
has
been
shipped,
from
the
factory,
already
filled
with
summer
weight
oil.
•
Check
engine
oil
with
unit
on
level
ground.
•
Remove
oil
fill
cap/dipstick
and
wipe
clean,
reinsert
the
dipstick
and
push
it
all
the
way
down
into
the
tube,
wait
for
a
few
seconds,
remove
and
read
oil
level.
If
necessary,
add
oil
until
"FULL"
mark
on
dipstick
is
reached.
Do
not
overfill.
•
For
cold
weather
operation
you
should
change
oil
for
easier
starting
(See
"OIL
VISCOSITY
CHART"
in
the
Customer
Responsibilities
section
of
this
manual).
•
To
change
engine
oil,
see
the
Customer
Responsibili-
ties
section
in
this
manual.
ENGINE
OIL
FILLER
CAP
AND
DIPSTICK
.
_,,
--------
•
13
FIG.
14