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InstallingtheSeat
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
1
Seat
4
Spacer
4
Flangenut(5/16inch)
4
Cabletie
Procedure
1.Removethepackingcoversguardingtheseatstuds.
2.Installaspacerontoeachseatstud(Figure2).
3.Securetheseatframetotheseatwith4angenuts
(5/16inch)(Figure2).
4.Torquethenutsto30.5N-m(22.5ft-lb).
Figure2
1.Seat3.Seatframe
2.Spacer
4.Nut
5.Plugtheharnessconnectorintotheseatswitchlocated
undertheseattowardthefront.
6.Carefullylowertheseatdownandensurethatyoudo
notpinchthewireharness.
7.Installthecableties.
8.Installtheseattothemachineframebyaligningthe
frontnutswiththekeyholeintheseatplate.
9.Slidetheseatandseatplaterearwardtolockthefront
nutsintothekeyholeandtherearnutsintotheslots
(Figure1).
10.Torquethenutsto47.5N-m(35ft-lb).
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TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventtheengine
fromstartingunless:
•Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Themotion-controlleversareintheNEUTRALLOCK
position.
Thesafety-interlocksystemisalsodesignedtostoptheengine
whenthetractioncontrolsaremovedfromtheLOCKED
positionwiththeparkingbrakeengagedorifyourisefrom
theseatwhenthePTOisengaged.
Thehourmeterhassymbolstonotifyyouwhenthe
interlockcomponentisinthecorrectposition.Whenthe
componentisinthecorrectposition,atrianglelightsupin
thecorrespondingsquare.
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethemachine
eachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateasdescribed
below,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafety
systemimmediately.
1.1.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,andmove
theblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheONposition.
Starttheengine:Theengineshouldnotcrank.
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