Operator's Manual

ClutchBail
Usetheclutchbail(Figure12)toengageordisengage
thetractiondrive.
•Engagethetractiondrive:Pullupandholdthe
bartothehandle.
•Disengagethetractiondrive:Releasethebar.
ThrottleControl
Usethethrottlecontrol(Figure12)toadjustthe
enginespeed.
•Increasetheenginespeed:Rotatethelever
down.
•Decreasetheenginespeed:Rotatetheleverup.
On/OffSwitch
Theswitch(Figure12)allowsyoutostartorshutoff
theengine.
•Starttheengine:Pushdownontheupperpart
oftheswitch.
•Shutofftheengine:Pushdownonthelowerpart
oftheswitch.
Service-BrakeLever
Usetheservicebrake(Figure12)tosloworstopthe
machine.Pullthelevertowardthehandletoengage
theservicebrake.
Parking-BrakeLatch
Usetheparking-brakelatch(Figure12)toengagethe
parkingbrakewhileyouareawayfromthemachine.
•Engagetheparkingbrake:Engageandholdthe
service-brakeleverandrotatetheparking-brake
latchtowardyou.
•Disengagetheparkingbrake:Pullthe
service-brakelevertowardthehandle.
Cutting-Unit-DriveLever
Usethecutting-unit-drivelever(Figure12)toengage
ordisengagethecuttingunitwhiletheclutchbailis
engaged.
•Engagethecuttingunit:Movetheleverdown.
•Disengagethecuttingunit:Movetheleverup.
HourMeter
Thehourmeter(Figure12)recordsthetotalnumber
ofhoursthattheenginehasbeenrunning.Referto
themeterforschedulingregularmaintenance.
Lift-AssistHandle
Usethelift-assisthandle(Figure12)tohelpwith
adjustingthehandleheightorraiseandlowerthe
kickstand.
Handle-HeightAdjuster
Usethehandle-heightadjuster(Figure13)tomove
thehandleheighttoacomfortableoperatingposition.
Pullupontheadjusterandusethelift-assisthandle
toraiseorlowerthehandleheight.
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Figure13
1.Handle-heightadjuster
ChokeLever
Thechokelever(Figure14)islocatedontheleftfront
oftheengine.Usethelevertoaidinstartingacold
engine;refertoUsingtheChokeLever(page17).
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Figure14
1.Chokelever
3.Recoil-starterhandle
2.Fuel-shutoffvalve
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