Operator's Manual

OperatingtheMowerBlade
Control(PTO)
Thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)isusedinconjunction
withtherightsidemotioncontrollevertoengageand
disengagethemowerblades.
EngagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
1.Toengagethemowerblades,movetherightside
motioncontrollevertothecenter,un-locked
position(Figure7).
2.Pullthebladecontrolswitch(PTO)upandrelease
itwhileholdingdowntherightsidemotioncontrol
leverinthecenter,un-lockedposition.
Figure7
1.Bladecontrolswitch(PTO)
3.Rightmotioncontrollever
inneutrallockposition
2.Rightsidemotioncontrol
leverpusheddownintothe
center,un-lockedposition
4.Leftmotioncontrollever
DisengagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
Thefollowingaretwooptionsfordisengagingthe
mowerblades.
•Pushthebladecontrolswitch(PTO)downtothe
offposition.
•Movethemotioncontrolleverstoneutralandmove
therightsidemotioncontrolleverintotheneutral
lockposition.
TheSafetyInterlockSystem
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamagedthemachinecouldoperate
unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
mowerbladesfromrotatingunless:
•Therightsidemotioncontrolleverismovedtothe
center,un-lockedposition.
•Thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)ispulledon.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtostopthe
mowerbladesifyoumoveorreleasetherightside
motioncontrolleverintotheneutrallockposition.
TestingtheSafetyInterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateas
describedbelow,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealer
repairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Starttheengine;refertoStartingandStoppingthe
Enginein,page.
2.Settheparkingbrake.
3.Movetherightsidemotioncontrollevertothe
center,un-lockedposition.Thebladesshouldnot
rotate.
4.Movethemotioncontrolleversforward.The
engineshouldkill.
5.Starttheengineandreleasetheparkingbrake.
6.Movetherightsidemotioncontrollevertothe
center,un-lockedposition.
7.Continueholdingtherightsidemotioncontrollever
inthecenter,un-lockedpositionandpulluponthe
bladecontrolswitch(PTO)andrelease.Theclutch
shouldengageandthemowerbladesbeginrotating.
8.Moveorreleasetherightsidemotioncontrollever
intotheneutrallockposition.Thebladesshould
stoprotating.
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