CLEANING
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Clean engine, battery, seat, finish, etc,
of all foreign
matter.
•
Clean debris from steering
plate,
Debris can restrict clutch/brake
pedal
shaft movement,
causing belt slip and
loss of drive.
CAUTION: Avoid all pinch points and
movable parts
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Keep finished
surfaces
and wheels
free of all gasoline,
oil, etc.
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Protect
painted
surfaces
with automo-
tive type wax.
We do not recommend
using a garden hose
or pressure
washer
to clean
your
tractor
unless
the
engine
and
transmission
are
covered
to keep water out. Water in engine
or transmission
will shorten the useful life of
your tractor.
Use compressed
air or a leaf
blower
to remove
grass,
leaves
and trash
from tractor
and mower.
DECK WASHOUTPORT
Your
tractor's
deck
is equipped
with
a
washout
port on its surface
as part of its
deck wash system.
It should
be utilized af-
ter each use.
1.
Drive the tractor
to a level, clear spot
on your lawn, near enough
to a water
spigot for your garden
hose to reach.
IMPORTANT:
Make
certain
the
tractor's
discharge
chute is directed AWAY from your
house,
garage,
parked
cars, etc. Remove
bagger
chute or mulch cover if attached.
2.
Make sure the attachment
clutch control
is in the "DISENGAGED"
position,
set
the parking brake, and stop the engine.
3.
Thread
the nozzle adapter
(packaged
with your tractor's Operator's
Manual)
onto the end of your garden hose.
4.
Pull back the lock collar of the nozzle
adapter
and push the adapter
onto the
deck washout
port at the left end of the
mower deck. Release the lock collar to
lock the adapter
on the nozzle.
IMPORTANT:
"Pag hose ensuring
connec-
tion is secure,
5.
Turn the water on.
6.
While sitting
in the operator's
position
on the tractor,
re-start
the engine and
place the throttle
lever in the Fast ",1_"
position.
IMPORTANT:
Recheck
the area
making
certain the area is clear.
7.
Move
the tractor's
attachment
clutch
control
to the
"ENGAGED"
position,
Remain
in the operator's
position
with the cutting deck engaged
until the
deck is cleaned°
8o
Move
the tractor's
attachment
clutch
control
to the "DISENGAGED"
posi-
tion. Turn the ignition key to the STOP
position
to turn the tractor's
engine off.
Turn the water off.
9o
Pull back the lock collar of the nozzle
adapter
to disconnect
the adapter
from
the nozzle washout
port.
10_ Move the tractor
to a dry area, prefer-
ably a concrete
or paved
area.
Place
the
attachment
clutch
control
in the
"ENGAGED"
position to remove excess
water and to help dry before putting the
tractor
away.
_I_WARNING:
A broken or missing washout
fitting
could expose you or others to thrown
objects from contact with the blade.
•
Replace broken or missing washout fitting
immediately, prior to using mower again,
•
Plug any holes in mower with bolts and
Iocknuts,
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