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 ..........................................................16Towing ..............................................................16Spark Arrestor ..................................................16CoNTRoLS ............................................................17Control Locations .............................................17Motion Control Levers ......................................18Hour Meter .......................................................19Tracking ............................................................19Parking Brake ...................................................20Blade Switch ....................................................20Ignition Switch ..................................................20Fuses ................................................................21Cutting Height Adjuster ....................................22Fuel Shut off Valve ...........................................22Refueling ..........................................................23oPERATIoN ...........................................................24Training .............................................................24Steering ............................................................24Before Starting .................................................25Starting the Engine ...........................................25Jumper Cables............................................28Running ............................................................29operating on Hills ............................................30Stopping the Engine.........................................31Mowing Tips .....................................................32Manual Transport..............................................33MAINTENANCE......................................................34Battery ..............................................................36Safety System...................................................37Tire Pressures...................................................37Parking Brake ...................................................37Deck Belt ..........................................................38Pump Belt .........................................................39V-belts ..............................................................39Cutting Blades..................................................40Adjusting the Mower Deck ...............................41Leveling deck..............................................41Anti-scalp rollers...............................................42Caster Wheels ..................................................43Hardware ..........................................................43Cleaning ...........................................................43LUBRICATIoN ........................................................44Lubrication Schedule .......................................44Wheel and Deck Zerks .....................................45Front Wheel Mount ......................................45Front Wheel Bearings ..................................45Deck Spindles .............................................45Transaxle (Transmission) Fluid Change ...........46Purging Procedures ....................................47TRoUBLESHooTING GUIDE ................................48SToRAGE ..............................................................50Winter Storage..................................................50Service .............................................................50WIRING DIAGRAMS ..............................................51TECHNICAL DATA .................................................52Torque Specifications .......................................54CoNFoRMITY CERTIFICATES...............................55SERVICE JoURNAL ...............................................56