Manual

Safety interlockSwitches
The safetyinterlocksystemisdesignedforsafeoperationof thetrac-
tor.Ifthis systemshouldevermalfunction,do notoperatethetractor.
Immediatelycontact1-800i4iMY-HOMEto havethe systemserviced.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefromstarting
unlessthe parkingbrakeisengagedandthe PTO(BladeEngage)
leveris inthe disengaged(OFF)position.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystemwillautomaticallyshutoff theengineif
theoperatorleavesthe seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoff theengine
ifthe operatorleavesthetractor'sseatwiththe PTO(Blade
Engage)leverengaged,regardlessof whetherthe parkingbrake
is engaged.
• Theenginewillautomaticallyshutoffif the PTO(BladeEngage)
leveris movedintothe engaged(ON)positionwiththe shift lever
in Reverse.
Donot operatethetractorif the interlocksystemis malfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesignedfor yoursafetyand protection.
iGNiTiON SWITCH
The ignitionswitchis activatedto starttheengine.Insertkeyintothe
ignitionswitchandturnclockwisetothe STARTposition.Releasethe
keyintothe ONpositiononceenginehasfired.SeeFig. 19.
Tostoptheengine,turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto theOFF
position.SeeFig. 19.
NEVER leavea runningmachineunattended.Alwaysdisengage
PTO,moveshift leverintoneutralposition,setparkingbrake,stop
leng ne andremovekeyto preventunntendedstartng.
IMPORTANT: Priorto operatingthetractor,referto bothSafety
InterlockSwitchesandStartingThe Engineinthe Operationsectionof
thismanualfor furtherdetailedinstructions.
On
Start
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Figure 19
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Avoid Serious Injury or Death
• Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
• Removeobjectswhichcouldbe thrownbythe blades.
• Goup anddownslopes,not across.
• Useextracautiononslopes.Donotmowslopesgreaterthan 12
degrees.Avoidsuddenturns.Uselowspeed.
• Donotoperatemachinewhereitcouldtip orslip.
• Ifmachinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesand backdown
slowly.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,disengageblades,engage
parkingbrake,shutoff andremovekey.
• Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,switches,etc.) in place
andworking.
• Keepbystandersaway.
• Allowmachineto coolbeforefuelingor storing.
• Keepmachinefreeof debris.
Read Operator's Manual
ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE
To engage the parking brake:
1. Fullydepressthebrakepedalandholdit downwithyourfoot.
2. Movetheparkingbrakeleverdown intothe parkingbrake
position.
3. Releasethe brakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketoengage.
To release the parking brake:
1. Depressthe brakepedaland movethe speedcontrolleverout of
the parkingbrakeposition.
SETTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT
1. Selectthe heightpositionofthe cuttingdeckby placingthe deck
lift leverinanyof the differentcuttingheightnotchesonthe right
side of the fender.
Keephandsandfeetawayfromthedischargeopeningof the cutting
deck.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Do notoperatethetractorif the interlocksystemis malfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesignedfor your safetyandprotection.
NOTE: Referto the Assemblysectionof thismanualfor gasolineand
oil fill-upinstructions.
1. Insertthe tractorkeyintothe ignitionswitch.
2. PlacethePTO (Blade Engage) leverinthe disengaged(OFF)
position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethe chokecontrol.
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