User Manual

Operation
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseguidelines
canburnoutthestartermotor.
7.Ifthechokeisinthe“ON”position,gradually
returnchoketothe“OFF”positionastheengine
warmsup.
EngagingthePTO
DANGER
Therotatingbladesunderthemowerdeckare
dangerous.Bladecontactcancauseserious
injuryorkillyou.
DoNotputhandsorfeetunderthemoweror
mowerdeckwhenthebladesareengaged.
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopeningwillallow
objectstobethrowninanoperator’sor
bystander’sdirection.Also,contactwiththe
bladecouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade
contactcancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Neveroperatethemowerwiththedischarge
deectorraised,removed,oralteredunlessthere
isagrasscollectionsystemormulchkitinplace
andworkingproperly.
ThePTOpush-pullswitchengagesthecuttingblades.
Besurethatallpersonsareclearofthemowerdeck
anddischargeareabeforeengagingPTO.
Important:Operatormustbeinseatbeforethe
PTOcanbeengaged.
1.Setthethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”and
“FAST”positions.
2.PullthePTOswitchoutwardtoengagetheblades.
3.Placethethrottleinthe“FAST”positiontobegin
mowing.
DisengagingthePTO
1.Setthethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”and
“FAST”positions.
2.PushthePTOswitchintodisengagetheblades.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Bringtheunittoafullstop.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversouttotheneutral
lockposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.Placethethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
5.DisengagethePTO.
6.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15
seconds,thenturntheignitionswitchtothe
“OFF”positiontostoptheengine.
7.Removethekeytopreventchildrenorother
unauthorizedpersonsfromstartingengine.
8.Closethefuelshut-offvalvewhenthemachine
willnotbeinuseforafewdays,when
transporting,orwhentheunitisparkedinside
abuilding.
DrivingtheMachine
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidlybypositioningone
levertoomuchaheadoftheother.Operatormay
losecontrolofthemachine,whichmaycause
damagetothemachineorinjury.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
Important:Tobeginmovement(forwardor
backward)theoperatormustbeintheseat,the
brakelevermustbedisengaged(pusheddown)
beforethemotioncontrolleverscanbemovedin
ortheenginewillstop.
Whenthemotioncontrolleversarepositionedfully
outward(apart)intheT-slot,thedrivesystemisin
theneutrallockposition(
Figure13).
Note:The“N”LCDindicatorappearswhenboth
leversareintheneutrallockposition.
Whenthemotioncontrolleversaremoveddirectly
inward(together)thedrivesystemisintheneutral
operateposition.
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