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Throttle Control Lever
Thethrottlecontrolleverislocatedon 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,movingthe
throttleleverallthe wayforward
activatestheengine'schoke
control.Onall othermodels,the
chokecontrolcan befoundon
the leftside of thedash panel
andisactivatedby pullingthe
knoboutward.Activatingthe
chokecontrolclosesthe choke
plateonthe carburetorandaids
instartingthe engine.Referto Starting The Engineon
page16of thismanualfor detailedstartinginstructions.
Ignition Switch
The ignitionswitchisactivatedto startthe engine,insert
keyintothe ignitionswitchandturnclockwiseto the
STARTposition.Releasethe keyintothe ON position
onceenginehasfired.SeeFig.4-3A.
ignition Switch Module (If SoEquipped)
Tostart theengine,insertthe keyintothe ignitionswitch
andturnclockwiseto the STARTposition.Releasethe
keyintothe NORMALMOWINGMODEpositiononce
theenginehasfired.
Tostopthe engine,turn theignitionkeycounterclockwise
to the OFFposition.SeeFig.4-3B.
WARNING:Neverleave arunning machine
unattended.Always disengage PTO,move
shift lever into neutral position, set park-
ing brake, stop engine and remove key to
prevent unintended starting.
iMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthetractor,referto both
Safety interlock Switches on page14and Starting
The Engine onpage16of thismanualfordetailed
instructionsregardingthe ignitionSwitchModuleand
operatingthe tractorinREVERSECAUTIONMODE.
Deck Lift Lever
Foundon yourtractor'srightfender,the decklift leveris
usedto changetheheightof the cuttingdeck.To use,
movethe leverto the left,then placeinthe notchbest
suitedfor yourapplication.
F
FAST
SLOW
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CHOKE
FAST
SLOW
Figure 4=2
_A
Off On/Lights
Start
Stop
Position
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Start
Position
Figure 4-3
Parking Brake
To setthe parkingbrake,fullydepressthe dutch-brake
pedal.Movethe speedcontrolleverall thewaydownand
intothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-brake
pedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
To releasethe parkingbrake,depresstheclutch-brake
pedalandmovethe speedcontrolleveroutof the
notchesto thedesiredposition.Releasethespeed
controlleverandthe clutch-brakepedal.
_ever leave a running
machine unattended,
Always disengage
PTO,move shift lever
nto neutral position,
set parking brake, stop
engine andremove key
to prevent unintended
starting:
MPORTANT
Prior_o0
tractori refe!toboth
Safety Interlock ;
Switches onpage
14. and starting The
:Engineonpage16
detailedinstraCtions
regardingtheIgnition
Switch Moduleand
operatingthe tractor in
REVERSECAUTION
ODEi
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