Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Operation
Thefuellevelisshownonabardisplay.Theindicator
lightappearswhenthefuellevelislow(approximately
onegallonremaininginthetank).
DriveWheelReleaseValves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotating
drivecomponentsbelowtheenginedeck,
whichcouldresultinseriousinjuryordeath.
Stopengine,removekey,allowallthemoving
partstostopbeforeaccessingthedrivewheel
releasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandhydraulicdriveunitscan
becomeveryhot.Touchingahotengineor
hydraulicdriveunitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulicdriveunitsto
coolcompletelybeforeaccessingthedrive
wheelreleasevalves.
Locatedonthebackoftheunitizedhydraulicdrive
units,belowtheenginedeck.
Duringnormaloperatingconditions,thedrivewheel
releasevalvesarepositionedhorizontally.Ifthe
machinehastobepushedbyhand,thevalvesmust
beinthe“released”position(seeFigure10).
Figure10
1.Handlein“released”position
2.Handlein“operating”position
Toreleasethedrivesystem(seeitem1inFigure10),
rotatethehandle1/4turntotheverticalposition
untilithitsagainstthestop.
Toresetthedrivesystem(seeitem2inFigure10),
rotatethehandle1/4turntothehorizontalposition
untilithitsagainstthestop.
Note:Thehandlemustbehorizontalandagainst
thestopforoperation.
DoNottowmachine.
PTOEngagementSwitch
Locatedonrightconsole(seeFigure6).
Switchmustbepulledout(up)toengagetheblades.
Switchispushedintodisengagetheblades.
TheLCDindicatorwillappearwhenthePTOswitch
isdisengaged(seeFigure9).
LowVoltageIndicator
Locatedontherightconsoleinthemessagedisplay
(seeFigure6andFigure9).
Alowvoltagecondition(lessthan12.3volts)exists
whentheLCDindicatorappearsonthemessage
displaywhiletheengineisrunning.
Iftheignitionkeyisturnedtothe“ON”positionfor
afewsecondsbeforecrankingtheengine,thebattery
voltagewilldisplayintheareawherethehoursare
normallydisplayed.
Note:Theindicatornormallyappearswhenthe
engineisoffandthekeyswitchisturnedtothe
“ON”position.
CoolantTemperatureGauge
(KawasakiLiquid-CooledOnly)
Locatedontherightconsole(seeFigure6).
Thecoolanttemperaturegaugemonitorsthe
temperatureoftheenginecoolant.Duringnormal
operatingconditionsthegaugeshouldbeinthegreen
range.Anengineoverheatingconditioniswhenthe
bardisplaygoestotheyelloworredrangeandan
alarmsounds.RefertotheWarningBuzzersection.
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