Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual
Operation
Thefuelshut-offvalveisusedtoshutoffthefuel
whenthemachinewillnotbeusedforafewdays,
duringtransporttoandfromthejobsite,andwhen
parkedinsideabuilding.
Alignvalvehandlewiththefuellinetoopen.Rotate
90°toclose.
DriveWheelReleaseValves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotating
drivecomponentsbelowtheenginedeck,which
couldresultinseriousinjuryordeath.
Stopengine,removekey,allowallthemoving
partstostopbeforeaccessingthedrivewheel
releasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandhydraulicdriveunitscanbecome
veryhot.Touchingahotengineorhydraulic
driveunitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulicdriveunitsto
coolcompletelybeforeaccessingthedrivewheel
releasevalves.
Locatedontheleftandrightsidesunderneaththe
enginedeck.
Duringnormaloperatingconditions,thedrivewheel
releasevalvesarepositionedinfrontoftheslots.If
themachinehastobepushedbyhand,thevalves
mustbeinthe“released”position(see
Figure9).
Figure9
1.Frontofthemachine
2.Rotatebypassreleaseknobcounterclockwisetoloosen
3.Leverpositionforoperatingthemachine
4.Pullleverinthisdirectiontopushthemachine
5.Leverpositionforpushingthemachine
6.Rotatebypassreleaseknobclockwisetotighten
7.Releaselever
Toreleasethedrivesystem(seeitem1inFigure9),
loosentheknobbyturningcounterclockwise.Then
pullthereleaseleverontheundersideofmachine
towardsthebackofthemachineandretightenthe
knobtoholdthereleaseleverbackinthereleased
state.Repeatthisoneachsideofthemachine.
Releasetheparkingbrake.Themachineisnowable
tobepushedbyhand.
Toresetthedrivesystem(seeitem2in
Figure9),
loosentheknobbyturningcounterclockwise.Then
pushthereleaseleverontheundersideofmachine
towardsthefrontofthemachineandretightenthe
knobtoholdthereleaseleverintheoperatingstate.
Repeatthisoneachsideofthemachine.
DoNottowmachine.
PTOEngagementSwitch
Locatedonrightconsole(seeFigure6).
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