Manual

5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto the STARTposition.Afterthe
enginestarts,releasethe key.It will returnto the ON (orNormal
Mowing)position.
Do NOTholdthe keyinthe STARTpositionfor longerthanten
secondsat a time.Doingso maycausedamageto yourengine's
electricstarter.
6. Afterthe enginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontroland placethe
throttlecontrolinthe FASTposition.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethechokecontrolonwhileoperatingthe tractor.
Doingso will resultina "rich"fuel mixtureandcausethe engineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
If youstrikea foreignobject,stopthe engine,disconnectthe spark
plugwire(s)andgroundagainstthe engine.Thoroughlyinspectthe
machinefor anydamage.Repairthe damagebeforerestartingand
operating
1. Ifthe bladesareengaged,placethePTO(BladeEngage)leverin
thedisengaged(OFF)position.
2. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
3. Removethe keyfromthe ignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedand suddenstops.
Donot leavethe seatof the tractorwithoutfirstplacingthe PTO
(BladeEngage)leverin the disengaged(OFF)position,depressing
the brakepedalandengagingthe parkingbrake.If leavingthe tractor
unattended,also turntheignitionkeyoff andremovethe key.
Alwayslook downandbehindbeforeandwhile backingupto avoida
back-overaccident.
1. Depressthe brakepedalto releasethe parkingbrakeandthen let
the pedalup.
2. Movethethrottleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
3. Placethe shift leverineithertheFORWARDor REVERSE
position.
IMPORTANT: Do NOTuse the shiftleverto changethedirection
of travelwhenthe tractoris in motion.Alwaysusethebrakepedalto
bringthe tractorto acompletestopbeforeshifting.
4. Graduallybeginto applypressureto the drivepedal.Thefurther
downthe pedalis pushed,thefasterthe tractorwilltravelinthe
desireddirectionbasedon the positionof the shift lever.
5. The lawntractoris broughtto a stopby releasingthedrive pedal
andthen depressingthe brakepedal.
Beforeleavingthe operator'spositionfor any reason,disengagethe
blades,placethe shift leverinneutral,engagethe parkingbrake,
shutengineoff andremovethe key.
Whenstoppingthetractorfor anyreasonwhileon agrasssurface,
always:
1. Placethe shift leverinneutral,
2. Engagethe parkingbrake,
3. Shutengineoffand removethe key.Doingso will minimizethe
possibilityof havingyour lawn"browned"byhot exhaustfrom
yourtractor'srunningengine.
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