Manual

iGNiTiON SWITCH
Theignitionswitchis activatedto startthe engine.Insertkeyintothe
ignitionswitchandturnclockwiseto the STARTposition.Releasethe
keyintothe ON positiononce enginehas fired.SeeFig.7.
Tostopthe engine,turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the OFF
position.SeeFig.7.
NEVERleavea runningmachineunattended.Alwaysdisengage
PTO,moveshift leverintoneutralposition,setparkingbrake,stop
engneandremovekeyto preventunntendedstartng.
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On
Start
off
Figure 7
iMPORTANT: Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto both Safety
InterlockSystemandStartingThe Engineinthe Operationsectionof
thismanualfor furtherdetailedinstructions.
ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE
To engage the parking brake:
1. Fullydepressthe clutch-brakepedalandholditdownwithyour
foot.
2. Movethe speedcontrolleverallthe waydownandintothe
parkingbrakeposition.
3. Releasethe dutch-brakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketo
engage.
To release the parking brake:
1. Depressthe clutch-brakepedalandmovethe speedcontrollever
out of the parkingbrakepositionand intoa desiredspeed.
SETTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT
1. Selectthe heightpositionof the cuttingdeckby placingthe deck
liftleverinanyofthe sixdifferentcutting heightnotchesonthe
rightsideofthe fender.
Keephandsandfeetawayfromthe dischargeopeningof the cutting
deck.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Donot operatethe tractorifthe interlocksystemismalfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesignedfor yoursafetyand protection.
NOTE: Referto the GasolineandOilfill-up instructionsearlierin this
section.
1. Insertthe tractorkeyintotheignitionswitch.
2. Placethe PTO(BladeEngage)leverin thedisengaged(OFF)
position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethechokecontrolby movingthethrottle/chokeleverall
the wayupinto thechokeposition.
5. Turntheignitionkeyclockwiseto theSTARTposition.Afterthe
enginestarts,releasethe key.Itwill returnto theON(or Normal
Mowing)position.
DO NOTholdthe keyinthe STARTpositionfor longerthan ten
secondsat a time. Doingso maycausedamageto your engine's
electricstarter.
6. Afterthe enginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontrolandplacethe
throttlecontrolin the FASTposition.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthe tractor.
Doingso will resultina "rich"fuel mixtureandcausetheengineto run
poorly.
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