Manual

Operation
Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Controls
BladeControlBail
LocatedontheupperhandleasshowninFigure4.
Whenthebladecontrolbailisdepressed,thesystem
sensesthattheoperatorisinthenormaloperator's
position.
•ForUnitswithaBladeBrakeClutch:When
thebladecontrolbailisreleased,thesystem
sensesthattheoperatorhasmovedfromthe
normaloperatingpositionandwillstoptheblade.
•ForUnitswithoutaBladeBrakeClutch:
Whenthebladecontrolbailisreleased,thesystem
sensesthattheoperatorhasmovedfromthe
normaloperatingpositionandwillkilltheengine.
Figure4
BladeBrakeUnitShown
1.Bladecontrollocklever(BladeBrakeUnitsOnly)
2.Bladecontrolbail
3.Handle
4.Drivebail(Self-PropelledUnitsOnly)
Self-PropelDriveBail(Self-Propelled
UnitsOnly)
LocatedontheupperhandleasshowninFigure4.
Whentheself-propeldrivebailissqueezed,the
unitwillmoveforwardbasedonhowfarthebail
isdepressedtowardthehandle.Whenthisbailis
releasedtheunitwillstopmoving.
Throttle-ChokeLever(ECXHN21)
Locatedontheleftsideofthehandlebar.
Theleverisusedtocontrolenginespeed.Moving
thethrottletothefullforward(Choke)positionwill
placetheleverinthechokeposition.Thechokeaids
instartingacoldengine.Movingthethrottlecontrol
forwardwillincreaseenginespeedandmovingitto
therearwilldecreaseenginespeed.
ChokeControl(ECXHNBBC21)
Locatedonthefrontleftsideoftheengineasshown
inFigure9.
Thechokeaidsinstartingacoldengine.Pulling
outwardwillplacethecontrolinthechokeposition.
Pushingthecontrolinwardshutsoffthechoke.
BladeControlLockLever(Blade
BrakeClutchUnitsOnly)
Thebladecontrollockleverislocatedontheright
sideofthehandlenexttotheBladeControlBailas
showninFigure4.
Movingthebladecontrollockleverintothefull
forwardpositionreleasesthebladecontrolbail.
Squeezingthebladecontrolbailagainstthehandle
engagestheblade.Releasingthebladecontrolbail
automaticallydisengagestheblade.Thebladecontrol
lockleverwillresettolockthebladecontrolbail.
EngineStopSwitch
Locatedontheleftsideoftheengineinfrontofthe
fueltankasshowninFigure5.Theenginestopswitch
isusedonECXHNBBC21andECXKABBC21(see
Figure9andFigure10).
Presstheswitchto“STOP”tokilltheengine.Press
“|”beforestartingtheengine.
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