User guide

Operation
thattherearpartoftheseatissecuredwiththe
seatlatch.
OpentheFuelValve
1.Slowlyopenthefuelvalvetoequalizethepressure
inthetank.Thefuelvalveislocatedonthetop
endoftheLPGtank.Ifthefuelvalveisopened
tooquickly,thepressurereliefvalveisequipped
withabackpressurecheckvalvethatwillshutoff
thefuelsupply.Ifthishappens,closethefuel
valvecompletelyandwaitveseconds.Slowly
openthefuelvalve.
2.Rotatethefuelvalvecounterclockwisetoturnon
thefuel.Ifleaksaredetected,refertotheleak
informationintheInspectionsectioninSafety.
StartingtheEngine
1.Movethemotioncontrolleversouttotheneutral
lockposition.
2.Pullupandbackontheparkingbrakeleverto
engagetheparkingbrake.
3.PushinonthePTOswitchtothe“STOP”
position.
Note:Itisnotnecessaryfortheoperatortobe
intheseattostarttheengine.
4.Placethethrottleinthe“SLOW”position.
5.Turnignitionswitchtothe“START”position.
Releasetheswitchassoonastheenginestarts.
Important:DoNotcranktheengine
continuouslyformorethantensecondsata
time.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,allowa60
secondcool-downperiodbetweenstarting
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseguidelines
canburnoutthestartermotor.
EngagingthePTO
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.
ThePTOpush-pullswitchengagesthecuttingblades.
Besurethatallpersonsareclearofthemowerdeck
anddischargeareabeforeengagingPTO.
Important:Operatormustbeinseatbeforethe
PTOcanbeengaged.
1.Setthethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
2.PullthePTOswitchoutwardtoengagethe
blades.
3.Placethethrottleinthe“FAST”positiontobegin
mowing.
DisengagingthePTO
1.Setthethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
2.PushthePTOswitchintodisengagetheblades.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Bringtheunittoafullstop.
2.DisengagethePTO.
3.Movethemotioncontrolleversouttotheneutral
lockposition.
4.Engagetheparkingbrake.
5.Placethethrottleinthe“SLOW”position.
6.Turnoffthefuelvalveandallowtheengineto
runoutoffuel.Failuretodothismaycausethe
engineto“ood”whenre-starting.
7.Turntheignitionswitchtothe“OFF”position
oncetheenginehasstopped.
8.Removethekeytopreventchildrenorother
unauthorizedpersonsfromstartingengine.
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