Use and Care Manual
ProductOverview
Figure3
1.Deector4.Height-of-cutlever
7.Footrest
10.Controlpanel
2.Reardrivewheel
5.Operatorseat
8.Engine11.Engineguard
3.Motion-controllevers
6.SmartSpeed™lever
9.Fuel-tankcap12.Frontcasterwheel
Controls
BecomefamiliarwithallofthecontrolsinFigure3and
Figure4beforeyoustarttheengineandoperatethemachine.
Figure4
ControlPanel
1.Throttle3.Blade-controlswitch
(powertake-off)
2.Ignitionswitch
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhas3positions:Off,Run,andStart.The
keywillturntoStartandmovebacktoRunuponrelease.
TurningthekeytotheOffpositionwillstoptheengine;
however,alwaysremovethekeywhenleavingthemachine
topreventsomeonefromaccidentallystartingtheengine
(Figure4).
ThrottleControl
Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeed,andithasa
continuous-variablesettingfromSlowtoFast(Figure4).
Blade-ControlSwitch(PowerTake-Off)
Theblade-controlswitch,representedbyapowertake-off
(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengagespowertothemower
blades(Figure4).
Motion-ControlLeversandPark
Position
Themotion-controlleversarespeed-sensitivecontrolsof
independent-wheelmotors.Movingaleverforwardor
backwardturnsthewheelonthesamesideforwardorin
reverse;wheelspeedisproportionaltotheamountthelever
ismoved.Movethecontrolleversoutwardfromthecenter
totheparkposition,andexitthemachine(Figure13).Always
positionthemotion-controlleversintotheparkposition
whenyoustopthemachineorleaveitunattended.
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