Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Operation
Figure11
1.Green
3.Red
2.Yellow4.Bardisplay
WarningBuzzer(Kawasaki
Liquid-CooledOnly)
Locatedonthesideoftherighthandconsole(see
Figure6).
Thebuzzerisawarningsignalthattheengineis
overheating.SeetheTroubleshootingsection.
DeckLiftPedal
Locatedattherightfrontcorneroftheoorpan.
Pushthepedalforwardwithyourfoottoraisethe
cuttingdeck.Allowthepedaltomoverearwardto
lowerthecuttingdecktothecutheightthathasbeen
set.
TransportLock
Locatedontheheightofcutadjustmentplatestothe
rightoftheparkingbrake.
Positioninthetransportlatchingpositionto
automaticallylatchthecuttingdeckwhenraisedto
thetransportposition(seeitem1inFigure12).
Inthenon-latchingposition,thedeckwill
automaticallyreturntothecuttingheightwhenthe
pedalislowered(seeitem3inFigure12).
Figure12
1.Latchingposition3.Non-latchingposition
2.Transportlockcontrol
Pre-Start
Fillfueltankonlevelground.Forbestresultsuse
onlyclean,freshregulargradeunleadedgasolinewith
anoctaneratingof87orhigher.
Important:Neverusemethanol,gasoline
containingmethanol,gasoholcontainingmore
than10%ethanol,premiumgasoline,orwhite
gasbecausethefuelsystemcouldbedamaged.
DoNotaddoiltogasoline.
DoNotoverllfueltank.Fillthefueltanktothe
bottomofthellerneck.Theemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsgasolinetoexpand.Overllingmayresult
infuelleakageordamagetotheengineoremission
system(ifequipped).
Makesureyouunderstandthecontrols,their
locations,theirfunctions,andtheirsafety
requirements.
RefertotheMaintenancesectionandperformallthe
necessaryinspectionandmaintenancesteps.
OperatingInstructions
RaisetheRolloverProtectionSystem
(ROPS)
Important:Therollbarisanintegraland
effectivesafetydevice.Keeptherollbarinthe
raisedandlockedpositionwhenoperatingthe
mower.Lowertherollbartemporarilyonlywhen
absolutelynecessary.
1.Theknobmustbecompletelylatchedwiththe
tabsinterlockingasshowninFigure13tolock
therollbarintheraised,operateposition.
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