User manual

Operation
Important:DoNotcranktheengine
continuouslyformorethantensecondsata
time.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,allowa60
secondcool-downperiodbetweenstarting
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseguidelines
canburnoutthestartermotor.
7.Ifthechokeisinthe“ON”position,gradually
returnchoketothe“OFF”positionastheengine
warmsup.
PTOEngagement
DANGER
Therotatingbladesunderthemowerdeck
aredangerous.Bladecontactcancause
seriousinjuryorkillyou.
DoNotputhandsorfeetunderthemower
ormowerdeckwhenthebladesareengaged.
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopeningwillallow
objectstobethrowninanoperator’sor
bystander’sdirection.Also,contactwiththe
bladecouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade
contactcancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Neveroperatethemowerwiththedischarge
deectorraised,removed,oralteredunless
thereisagrasscollectionsystemormulch
kitinplaceandworkingproperly.
ThePTOswitchengagesthecuttingblades.Besure
allpersonsareclearofmowerdeckanddischarge
areabeforeengagingthePTO.
1.Setthrottleto“MIDWAY”position.
2.Releasetheparkingbrake.
3.Movetherightsidemotioncontrollevertothe
center,operateposition.
4.Continueholdingtherightsidemotioncontrol
leverinthecenter,operatepositionandpullup
onthebladecontrolswitch(PTO)andrelease.
Theclutchshouldengageandthemowerblades
beginrotating.
5.Placethethrottleinthe“FAST”positiontobegin
mowing.
DisengagingthePTO
1.Setthethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
2.PushdownonthePTOswitchtodisengagethe
blades.
Note:ThePTOwillbedisengagedbyreleasing
therightsidemotioncontrolleverandallowingit
tospringoutwardtothePTOdisengageposition.
ThePTOwillnotre-engagewhentheRHmotion
controlleverismovedoutofthePTOdisengage
positionwithoutpullinguponthePTOswitch.
TofullydisengagethePTO,continuetopushthe
switchdownward.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Bringtheunittoafullstop.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleverstotheneutral
position;movetheRHcontrolleverouttothe
PTOdisengageposition.
3.Placethethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
4.PushdownonthePTOswitchtodisengagethe
blades.
5.Engagetheparkingbrake.
6.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15
seconds,thenturntheignitionswitchtothe
“OFF”positiontostoptheengine.
7.Removethekeytopreventchildrenorother
unauthorizedpersonsfromstartingengine.
8.Closethefuelshut-offvalvewhenthemachine
willnotbeinuseforafewdays,when
transporting,orwhentheunitisparkedinside
abuilding.
DrivingtheMachine
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidlybypositioning
onelevertoomuchaheadoftheother.
Operatormaylosecontrolofthemachine,
whichmaycausedamagetothemachine
orinjury.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemaking
sharpturns.
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