Manual

SPEED CONTROL LEVER
Thespeedcontrollever,locatedonthe left sideof the
tractor'sdashconsole,allowsyouto regulatethe ground
speedof the lawntractor.Touse,depressthe clutch-
brakepedalandmovethe leverout of the parkingbrake
notchandforwardto increasethetractor'sgroundspeed.
Whenadesiredspeedhasbeenreached,releasethe
leverintoanappropriatenotchto maintainthatspeed.
Toslowthetractor'sgroundspeed,depressthe clutch-
brakepedalandmovethe speedcontrollever rearward
andreleaseit intoa notch.
PARKING BRAKE
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fullydepressthe clutch-brake _._J
PARK
pedal.Movethe speedcontrolleverall the waydownand BRAKE
intothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-brake
pedalto allowtheparkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe clutch-brakepedaland
movethe speedcontrolleveroutofthe notchestothe desiredposition.
Releasethe speedcontrolleverandthe clutch-brakepedal.
NOTE: The parkingbrakemustbe setif the operatorleavesthe seat
withthe enginerunningor the enginewill automaticallyshutoff.
THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL LEVER
Thethrottle/chokecontrolleverislocatedon the rightsideof thetrac-
tor'sdash panel.This levercontrolsthe speedof the engineandwhen
pushedall thewayforward,the chokecontrolalso.Whensetin a given
position,the throttlewillmaintaina uniformenginespeed.
iMPORTANT:Whenoperatingthe tractorwiththe cuttingdeck
engaged,thethrottle/chokecontrollevermustalwaysbein the FAST
(rabbit)position.
IGNITION SWITCH
Thekeyswitchmoduleis usedto
startand stopthe engine.Insert
keyintothe keyswitchmodule
andturnclockwiseto theSTART
position.Releasethe keyinto the
normalmowingpositiononceen-
ginehasstarted.The headlights
will beactivatedautomatically.
Tostopthe engine,turnthe
ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto
the STOPposition.
IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto boththe"Safety
InterlockSystem"and"StartingTheEngine"laterinthissectionofthis
manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModule.
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutralposition,setpark-
ingbrake,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
SHIFT LEVER
The shift leveris locatedonthe left
sideof the fenderand hasthree
positions,FORWARD,NEUTRAL
and REVERSE.Theclutch-brake
pedalmustbedepressedandthe
tractormustnotbe inmotionwhen
the movingshift lever.
iMPORTANT:Neverforcethe
shiftlever.Doingso mayresultin
seriousdamageto the tractor's
transmission.
DECK LIFT LEVER
Foundonyour tractor'srightfender,thedeckliftleveris used
to changetheheightof the cuttingdeck.To use,movethe
leverto the left, thenplacein the notchbestsuitedfor your
application.
PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) LEVER
Foundonthe tractor'srightfender,the PTO(bladeengage)
leveris usedto engagepowerto the cuttingdeckorother
(separatelyavailable)attachments.Tooperate,movethe
leverall thewayforward.Movingthe leverallthe way
rearwardinto the PTOOFFpositiondisengagespowerto the
cuttingdeck/attachment.
NOTE: The PTO(bladeengage)levermustbe inthe
disengaged(PTOOFF)positionwhenstartingthe engine.
CUP HOLDER
The tractor'scup holderis locatedon the fenderto the left of
the seat.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT KNOB
The seatadjustmentknob is locatedonthe bottomsideofthe seat.
Usethisknob to adjustthe seatforwardor rearwardto a comfortable
operatingpositionby looseningthe knob,positioningthe seatto the
desiredpreference,thenretighteningthe knob.
CLUTCH-BRAKE PEDAL
The clutch-brakepedalis locatedonthe left sideof the lawntractor,
alongthe runningboard.Depressthe clutch-brakepedalpart way
downwhenslowingthetractorbychangingspeeds(Referto Speed
ControlLever).Depressthe pedalall the waydownto engagethe disc
brakeandbringthe tractorto a completestop.
NOTE: The pedalmustbe depressedto startthe engine.Referto
SafetyInterlockSwitcheslaterin thissectionof thismanual.
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