Manual

FeaturesandControls
Before operating mower, be sure to
read all safety, controlsand operating
instructions in this Manual and on
decalslocatedonmachine.
Severe personal injury or property
damage couldresultit this instruction
isnotfollowed.
IMPORTANT: THE MOWER IS
EQUIPPED WITH A BLADE-BRAKE-
CLUTCHCONTROLSYSTEMWHICH IS
DESIGNED TO STOP THE MOWER
BLADESWITHIN THREE(3) SECONDS
AFTER RELEASEOF THE OPERATOR
PRESENCECONTROL. THIS SYSTEM
WILL STOPTHEBLADESBUTNOTTHE
ENGINE.THEREFORE,YOUCANDISEN-
GAGETHE BLADEDRIVEAT ANYTIME
WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP AND
RESTARTTHEENGINE.THIS FEATURE
IS PARTICULARLYUSEFULWHENYOU
NEEDTO CROSSGRAVELDRIVESOR
ROUGH TERRAIN AND YOU DO NOT
WANT THE SPINNING BLADES
TO STRIKE STONES OR HIDDEN
OBSTACLES.
MOWERFEATURESAND
CONTROLS
This sectiondescribesthe various
featuresand controls on the unit. Refer
to the nextsection"Operation"for
detailedoperatinginstructions. Also,
readthe separateEngineOwner's
Manualfor a detailedexplanationof the
proper useof the enginecontrols.
Operator Presence Control
The OperatorPresenceControllever
(A, Figure3-1) regulatesthe operationof
the rearwheelbrakeandthe separate
BladeDriveControl. Alwaysengagethis
control beforeengagingthe separate
bladedriveor wheeldrivecontrols.
Always disengagethis control before
starting the engine.
To engagethe OperatorPresence
Control,pressand holdthe leveragainst
the handlebargrip. Doingso releases
the brakeon the rearwheels,allowing
the wheelsto turn. The engagedposition
also permits the separateBladeDrive
Controlto lock in its engagedposition
(allowsthe mowerbladesto turn).
Releasingthe lever (disengaged
position) appliesthe rearwheelbrake
andquicklystopsthe wheels. Releasing
the leverwill also disengagethe Blade
DriveControl,which will applya brake
that stops the bladeswithinthree (3)
seconds.
Blade Drive Control
Usethis lever (B, Figure3-1) to en-
gagedriveto themower blades.
To engagethe blades,first engagethe
OperatorPresenceControl (A, Figure3-
1). Then,pushthespring-loadedBlade
DriveControllever (B)forward until it
stays in the engagedposition.
To stop the blades,releasethe
OperatorPresenceControl (A). Doingso
will disengagethe BladeDriveControl
(B) andautomaticallyapplythe brake
that stops the blades.
Alwaysdisengagethe BladeDrive
Controlbeforestartingtheengine. This
helpsto ensurethatthe bladeswill not
start turning whenthe enginestarts.
The blade-brake-clutchcontrolsystem
shouldstop the mower blades within
three (3) secondsafter release of the
OperatorPresenceControl.
If the bladesdo not stopwithin three
(3) seconds, put the Engine Throttle
Control in the STOP position.
Disconnectthe sparkplugwire and do
not operatethe moweruntil the blade-
brake-clutchcontrolsystemhas been
repaired.
B- BLADE
DRIVECONTROL
Disengage
Engage
C- GEAR
SELECTLEVER
A-OPERATOR
PRESENCECONTROL
Disengage
Engage
Figure3-1