Manual

Section3: FeaturesandControls
Operating Symbols Varioussymbolsare usedon the mowerto indicatecontrol settings (your modelmay nothaveall of the
symbols). Thesesymbolsareshown below with a descriptionof their meaning.
ENGINE ENGINE ENGINE
FAST SLOW CHOKE ENGAGE DISENGAGE STOP START RUN
Gear Select Lever
Usethis lever(C,Figure3-1) to select
any of four forward groundspeeds(1 -
Slow,2 and3 - Medium,4 - Fast),N
(Neutral)and R (Reverse).The gearshift
patternisshown in Figure3-2.
Toavoiddamagingthetransmis-
sion, donotshiftgearswhenthe
mowerismoving.
Forforward travel, use oneof thefour
numberedsettings. To select reverse,
shift to neutralandthen pull upon the
lever.Turn the leverto the R (reverse)
positionand releasethe lever.
Put the leverin N (neutral)to manu-
ally pushthe mowerand whenthe
moweris not in use.
PresenceControlalong with theWheel
DriveControl.
Whenstarting the engine,the Wheel
DriveControlshould bedisengaged(re-
leased).This helpsto ensurethat the
wheelswill not startturning whenthe
enginestarts.
Do notengagetheWheel DriveControl
without first engaging the Operator
Presence Control. Doing so could
resultin wear or damageto the wheel
brakemechanism.
Figure3-2:
Shiftpattern
onconsole.
A- OPERATOR
PRESENCECONTROL
Disengage
Engage
Wheel Drive Control
Usethis lever(D, Figure3-3) to en-
gageanddisengagedrive to the wheels.
To engagethe wheels,first selecta
forward or reversegearwith theGear
SelectLeverandsqueezethe Operator
PresenceControl(A,Figure3-3). Then,
squeezethe Wheel DriveControllever
(D) againstthe handlebargrip. The
ground speedcan bevariedbyincreas-
ing or decreasingpressureon the lever.
Toavoidsuddenacceleration,slowly
squeezetheleverwhenfirstengaging
thewheels.
Releasethe WheelDriveControlto
disengagethe wheels.Thewheelswill
graduallyslow to a stop. NOTE:To stop
the wheelsquickly, releasethe Operator
J Engage
Disengage
D- WHEEL
DRIVECONTROL
Figure3-3
Cutting Height Control Lever
Usethis lever (E, Figure3-4) to adjust
the cutting heightfrom 1to 4 inches.
Notethat actualcutting heightswill vary
accordingto soil conditions.
Turnthe lever clockwiseto raisethe
heightor counterclockwiseto lowerthe
height. A decalandpointer (notillus-
trated) onthe right sideof the mower
deckshow thecutting heightsettings
rangingfrom A (highest)to G (lowest).
Figure3-4
Mulcher Cover
The mulchercover (F,Figure3-5) is
pre-installedat the factory. It must be
kept in placewhen using the unit as a
mulchingmower. The mulchercoveris
designedto keepthe dischargechute
raisedupwhileyou mow. Whenthe
cover is removedfor side-discharge
mowing,the dischargechutelowers.
Referto "4. SelectMulching or Side-
DischargeMowing" in the Operation
Sectionfor mulchercoverinstallation
instructions.
Figure3-5