Operator's Manual

ProductOverview
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Figure4
1.Height-of-cutdeck-lift
pedal
6.Rollbar
2.Transportlock
7.Seatbelt
3.Parking-brakelever8.Fuelcap
4.Controls
9.Mowerdeck
5.Motion-controllevers
10.Casterwheel
Controls
Becomefamiliarwithallthecontrolsbeforeyoustart
theengineandoperatethemachine(Figure4and
Figure5).
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Figure5
1.PTOSwitch
4.Hour
meter/Safety-interlock
display/Fuelgauge
2.Choke
5.Ignitionswitch
3.Throttlecontrol6.Fuses
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhoursthe
enginehasoperated.Itoperateswhentheengine
isrunning.Usethesetimesforschedulingregular
maintenance(Figure5).
FuelGauge
Thefuelgaugeislocatedwiththehourmeterandthe
barslightupwhentheignitionswitchison(Figure5).
Theindicatorlightappearswhenthefuellevelislow
(approximately1gallonremaininginthefueltank).
Safety-InterlockIndicators
Therearesymbolsonthehourmeterandtheyindicate
withablacktrianglethattheinterlockcomponentisin
thecorrectposition(Figure5).
Battery-IndicatorLight
WhenyouinitiallyturntheignitionkeytotheRUN
positionforafewseconds,thebatteryvoltagedisplays
intheareawherethehoursarenormallydisplayed.
Thebatterylightturnsonwhentheignitionisturned
onandwhenthechargeisbelowthecorrectoperating
level(Figure5).
ThrottleControl
ThethrottlecontrolisvariablebetweentheFASTand
SLOWpositions.
Choke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.Pullthechoke
knobuptoengageit.
Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)
Usetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)toengagethe
electricclutchanddrivethemowerblades.Pullthe
switchuptoengagethebladesandrelease.To
disengagetheblades,pushtheblade-controlswitch
(PTO)downormoveamotion-controlleverintothe
NEUTRAL-LOCKposition.
IgnitionSwitch
Thisswitchisusedtostartthemowerengineandhas
3positions:Start,Run,andOff.
Motion-ControlLevers
Usethemotion-controlleverstodrivethemachine
forwardandreverse,andtoturneitherdirection.
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