CoNTENTSINTRoDUCTIoN ......................................................5Driving and Transport on Public Roads .............5Towing ................................................................5operating ...........................................................5Good Service .....................................................6Manufacturing Number .................................6SYMBoLS AND DECALS .........................................7SAFETY ....................................................................9Safety Instructions ..............................................9Personal Safety Equipment ..............................11Slope operation ...............................................11Safe Handling of Gasoline ...............................13General Maintenance .......................................14Transport ..........................................................16CoNTRoLS ............................................................17Control Locations .............................................17Motion Control Levers ......................................18Hour Meter .......................................................19Tracking ............................................................19Parking Brake ...................................................20Blade Switch ....................................................20Ignition Switch ..................................................20Fuses ................................................................22Choke Control ..................................................22Cutting Height Pedals ......................................22Seat Adjustment Lever .....................................23Fuel Shut off Valve ...........................................23Refueling ..........................................................24oPERATIoN ...........................................................25Training .............................................................25Steering ............................................................25Before Starting .................................................26Starting the Engine ...........................................27Jumper Cables............................................31Running ............................................................32operating on Hills ............................................33Stopping the Engine.........................................34Mowing Tips .....................................................35Manual Transport..............................................36Pump Release Valves .................................36MAINTENANCE......................................................37Maintenance Schedule ....................................37Battery ..............................................................39Safety System...................................................40Fuel Filter .........................................................40Tire Pressures...................................................40Parking Brake ...................................................41Deck Belt ..........................................................42Pump Belt .........................................................43Replacing pump belt ..................................43Belt removal ................................................43Belt installation ............................................43V-belts ..............................................................43Cutting Blades..................................................44Adjusting the Mower Deck ...............................45Leveling Deck .............................................45Anti-scalp Rollers ........................................46Caster Wheels ..................................................47Hardware ..........................................................47Cleaning ...........................................................47LUBRICATIoN ........................................................48Lubrication Schedule .......................................48Wheel and Deck Zerks .....................................49Front Wheel Mount ......................................49Front Wheel Bearings ..................................49Deck Spindles .............................................49Hydraulic Pump ...............................................50Fluid Change...............................................50Purging Procedures ....................................50TRoUBLESHooTING GUIDE ................................51SToRAGE ..............................................................53Winter Storage..................................................53Service .............................................................53WIRING DIAGRAMS ..............................................54TECHNICAL DATA .................................................55Torque Specifications .......................................55CoNFoRMITY CERTIFICATES...............................58SERVICE JoURNAL ...............................................59