John Deere 425 445 Operators Manual
OPERATOR’S MANUAL OMM144042
Issue D0 Lawn and Garden Tractors
425 and 445 Serial No. (070001 -)
Using Your Operator’s Manual
This manual is an important part of your machine and should remain with the machine when you sell
it.
Reading your operator’s manual will help you and others avoid personal injury or damage to the
machine. Information given in this manual will provide the operator with the safest and most effective use of the machine. Knowing how to operate this machine safely and correctly will allow you to train others who may operate this machine.
Section in your operator’s manual are placed in a specific order to help you understand all the safety messages and learn the controls so you can operate this machine safely. YOu can also use this manual to answer any specific operating or servicing questions. A convenient index located at the end of this book will help you to find needed information quickly.
The machine shown in this manual may differ slightly from your machine, but will be similar enough
to help you understand our instructions.
RIGHT-HAND and LEFT-HAND sides are determined by facing in the direction the machine will
travel when going forward. When you see a broken line arrow, the item referred to is hidden
from view.
John Deere 425 445 Operators Manual
See operator’s manual for instructions to remove.
Emission Control System Certification Label
NOTE: Tampering with emission controls and components by unauthorized personnel may result in
severe fines or penalties. Emission controls and components can only be adjusted by EPA and/or
CARB authorized service centers. Contact your John Deere Commercial and Consumer Equipment
Retailer concerning emission controls and component questions.
The presence of an emissions label signifies that the engine has been certified with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and/or California Air Resources Board (CARB).
The emissions warranty applies only to those engines marketed by John Deere that have been
certified by the EPA and/or CARB; and used in the United States and Canada in off-road mobile
equipment.