OPERATING THE MOWER
DANGER
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Do not operate the mower without the discharge
deflector being in place properly.
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Clear the work area of objects which might be
picked up and thrown.
• Do not direct the opening of the deflector at
bystanders, especially children, or animals.
Discharged objects may cause injury. Plan your
mowing carefully before starting the operation.
• Keep bystanders and animals away from the
mowing area.
• Be sure to disengage the PTO clutch of the
mower before attempting to start the engine.
1. PTO lever
To engage the PTO, move the PTO lever to the
“ENGAGED”
(ON) position.
(1) PTO lever
(2) PTO clutch indicator
(A) “ENGAGED” (ON)
(B) “DISENGAGED” (OFF)
1. If you get off the seat while the PTO is running, the
engine will stop automatically. (Operator presence
control)
2. Before starting the engine, pull the PTO lever to the
“DISENGAGED”
(OFF) position. If it is at the
“ENGAGED”
(ON) position, the engine will not start.
NOTE :
• These safety features are built-in.
2. Starting the machine
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Engine components can get extremely hot from
operation. To prevent severe burns, do not
touch these areas while the engine is running,
or immediately after it is turned off.
• Never operate the engine without heat shields
or guards.
1. Sit on the operator's seat.
Put on the seat belt. Make sure that the parking
brake is engaged.
2. Start the engine.
3. Engage the PTO lever.
4. Disengage the parking brake.
5. Speed up the engine by moving the throttle lever
forward.
6. Push or pull the motion control levers to move
forward or rearward.
IMPORTANT :
• Never attempt to move the machine with the
parking brake “ON”.
NOTE :
• Keep the engine running at full throttle for
best results. Control the travel speed with
the motion control levers.
• During heavy duty use, operate the machine
at a slower ground speed or go over the area
twice.
• Keep the mower deck in the raised position
when the mower is disengaged.
• The mower will not cut cleanly if the ground
speed is too high or if the blade speed drops
due to an overload.
• To prevent the engine from overheating,
keep the radiator and radiator screen clean.
Check the radiator and radiator screen as
often as needed.
TREATMENT OF MOWER DECK
INSIDE SKID
RCK60R, RCK72R
NOTE :
• If you wish to avoid the streaking of grass
clippings which remain behind after the grass is
cut, removing the skids will help prevent
streaks of grass clippings from forming.
IMPORTANT :
• Mowing without the skids on a surface that is
not properly flat may result in damage to the
OPERATING THE MOWER
OPERATING THE MOWER
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