Manual

5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto the STARTposition.Afterthe
enginestarts,releasethe key.Itwill returnto the ON position.
IMPORTANT:DoNOTholdthe keyin the STARTpositionfor longer
thanten secondsata time. Doingso maycausedamagetoyour
engine'selectricstarter.
6. Aftertheenginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontrolbyplacingthe
throttlecontrolintothe FASTposition.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthetractor.
Doingso will resultin a"rich"fuelmixtureandcausethe engineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Ifyou strikea foreignobject, stopthe engine,disconnectthespark
plugwire(s)andgroundagainsttheengine.Thoroughlyinspectthe
machineforany damage.Repairthedamagebeforerestartingand
operating.
If the bladesareengaged,placethePTO (Blade Engage)
leverinthe disengaged(OFF)position.
2. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
3. Removethekeyfromthe ignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedandsuddenstops.
Do notleavethe seatof thetractorwithoutfirst placingthe PTO
(BladeEngage)leverinthe disengaged(OFF)position,depressing
the brakepedalandengagingthe parkingbrake.Ifleavingthetractor
unattended,alsoturn the ignitionkeyoff andremovethe key.
Alwayslookdownandbehindbeforeandwhilebackingupto avoida
back-overaccident.
1. Depressthe brakepedalandmovethe speedcontrolleverout of
the parkingbrakeposition,thenlet the pedalrelease.
2. Movethe throttleleverintothe FAST(rabbit) position.
3. Placetheshiftleverin eitherthe FORWARDor REVERSE
position.
IMPORTANT: DoNOTusetheshift levertochangethe direction
of travelwhenthetractorisinmotion.Alwaysuse thebrakepedalto
bringthetractorto a completestopbeforeshifting.
4. Releasethe parkingbrakebydepressingthe clutch-brakepedal
andpositioningthe speedcontrolleverindesiredposition.
IMPORTANT= First-timeoperatorsshouldusespeedpositions1or
2. Becomecompletelyfamiliarwiththe tractor'soperationandcontrols
beforeoperatingthe tractorinhigherspeedpositions.
5. Releaseclutch-brakepedalslowlyto put unit intomotion.
6. The lawntractorisbroughtto a stopby depressingtheclutch-
brakepedal.
NOTE=Whenoperatingthe unit initially,therewillbelittledifference
betweenthehighesttwospeedsuntilafterthe beltshaveseated
themselvesintothe pulleysduringthe break-inperiod.
Beforeleavingthe operator'spositionfor any reason,disengagethe
blades,placethe shiftleverinneutral,engagethe parkingbrake,
shutengineoff andremovethe key.
IMPORTANT: Whenstoppingthe tractorforanyreasonwhileon a
grasssurface,always:
1. Placethe shift leverinneutral,
2. Engagethe parkingbrake,
3. Shutengineoffand removethe key.Doingso will minimizethe
possibilityofhavingyour lawn"browned"by hotexhaustfrom
yourtractor'srunningengine.
Ifunit stallswithspeedcontrolinhighspeed,orif unitwill not operate
with speedcontrolleverina low speedposition,proceedasfollows:
1. Placeshift leverinNEUTRAL.
2. Restartengine.
3. Placespeedcontrolleverinhighestspeedposition.
4. Releaseclutch-brakepedalfully.
5. Depressclutch-brakepedal.
6. Placespeedcontrolleverindesiredposition.
7. Placeshift leverineither FORWARDor REVERSE,andfollow
normaloperatingprocedures.
DRIVING ON SLOPES
Referto theSLOPEGAUGEintheSafetyInstructionssectionof the
manualto helpdetermineslopeswhereyou mayoperatethistractor
safely.
Donot mowon inclineswitha slopeinexcessof 12degrees(a rise
of approximately2 feetevery 10feet).The tractorcouldoverturnand
causeseriousinjury.
• Mowupanddown slopes,NEVERacross.
• Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectionon slopes.
• Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,or otherhiddenobjects.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe machine.Tallgrasscan hide
obstacles.
• Avoidturnswhendrivingon a slope.If a turnmustbe made,turn
downthe slope.Turningupa slopegreatlyincreasesthe chance
of a rollover.
• Avoidstoppingwhen drivingup a slope.If itisnecessaryto stop
whiledrivingup a slope,start upsmoothlyandcarefullyto reduce
the possibilityof flippingthe tractoroverbackward.
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