Operator's Manual

SettingtheParkingBrake
WARNING
Theparkingbrakemaynotholdamachine
parkedonaslopeandcouldcausepersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.
Donotparkthemachineonslopesunlessthe
wheelsarechockedorblocked.
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ReleasingtheParkingBrake
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Figure13
OperatingtheMower
Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandanypoweredattachments.
OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweenFASTand
SLOWpositions(Figure14).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenturningonthe
mowerdeckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure14
OperatingtheIgnition
Switch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure15).
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Figure15
2.Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostart,allowa15-secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
3.TurntheignitionkeytoSTOPtoshutoffthe
engine.
StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
StartingtheEngine
1.RaisetheROPSupandlockintoplace,siton
theseat,andfastentheseatbelt(Figure16).
2.Slowlyopenthefuelvalvetoequalizethe
pressureinthetank(Figure16).
Note:Thefuelvalveislocatedonthetopend
oftheLPGtank.Ifthefuelvalveisopenedtoo
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