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Throttle Control Lever
Thethrottlecontrolleveris locatedon the rightside of
thetractor'sdashpanel.Thislevercontrolsthe speed
of the engineand,on somemodels,when pushedall
thewayforward,the chokecontrolalso.Whenset ina
givenposition,the throttlewill maintaina uniformengine
speed.SeeFig.4-2.
IMPORTANT:Whenoperatingthetractorwiththe cutting
deckengaged,becertainthatthe throttleleverisalways
inthe FAST(rabbit)position.
Choke Control
Onsomemodels,moving
thethrottle leverall the
wayforwardactivatesthe
engine'schokecontrol.On
allother models,the choke
controlcan befoundonthe
leftside of the dashpanel
andis activatedby pullingthe knob outward.Activating
thechokecontrolclosesthe chokeplateonthecarbure-
tor andaidsinstartingtheengine.RefertoStarting
The Engine inthis section of the manualfor detailed
startinginstructions.
Brake Pedal
The brakepedalislocated
onthe rightfrontsideof the
tractorabovethe drivepedal
alongthe runningboard.The
brakepedalcan beusedfor
suddenstopsor settingthe
parkingbrake.
NOTE:Thebrakepedalmustbefullydepressedto
activatethe safetyinterlockswitchwhenstartingthe
tractor.
ignition Switch Module
_ ARNING:Neverleave arunning machine
unattended.Always disengage PTO,set
parking brake,stop engine and remove
key to prevent unintended starting.
Tostart theengine,insertthe keyintothe ignitionswitch
andturnclockwiseto the STARTposition.Releasethe
keyintothe NORMALMOWINGMODEpositiononce
theenginehasfired.
Tostopthe engine,turn theignitionkeycounterclockwise
to the OFFposition.SeeFig.4-3.
IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthetractor,referto both
Safety Interlock Switches and Starting The Engine
inthis sectionof the manualfordetailedinstructions
regardingthe IgnitionSwitchModuleandoperatingthe
tractorinREVERSECAUTIONMODE.
F
Fast
Position
Slow
Position
Choke
Position
Fast
Position
Slow
Position
F
Position
Figure 4=2
Normal
Mode
Start
Position
Figure 4=3
Drive Pedal
The drivepedalis locatedontheright
sideof the tractor,alongthe running
board.Depressthe upperportionof
the drivepedalforwardto causethe
tractorto travelforward.Depressthe
lowerportionof the drivepedalwith the
ballof yourrightfoot(NOTyourheel)
to causethetractorto travelin reverse.
Groundspeedis alsocontrolledwith
the drivepedal.Thefurtherforwardor
rearwardthatthe pedalispivoted,the
fasterthe tractorwill travel.Thepedal
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will returnto itsoriginalpositionwhen it's notdepressed.
IMPORTANT:Alwayssetthe parkingbrakewhen
leavingthetractorunattended.
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Never leave a running
machine unattended.
Alwaysdisengage
PTO,set parking
brake, stop engine and
remove keyto prevent
unintended starting;
iMPORTANT
Prioriooperatingthe
tractorl referto both
Safety Interlock
Switches and Starting
The Engine inthis
section ofthe manual
for detailed instructions
regarding the Ignition
Switch Moduleand
operatingthe tractor ir