Operator's Manual

UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
mowerfromstartingunless:
•Thebladecontrolknob(PTO)ispushedoff.
•Thespeedcontrolleverisinneutral.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtokillthe
enginewhen:
•TheOperatorPresenceControl(OPC)leversare
releasedwiththemowerengagedand/orthespeed
controlisoutofneutral.
•Thespeedcontrolleverisshiftedoutofneutral
withoutholdingOPCleversorwiththebrake
engaged.
•Thebladecontrolknob(PTO)ispulledupwithout
holdingtheOPClevers.
TestingtheSafetyInterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafetyinterlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribed,haveanAuthorizedService
Dealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
Whiletestingthesafetyinterlocksystem,the
machinemaymoveforwardandcausepersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.
•Performthesafetyinterlocktestinanopen
area.
•Ensurenooneisstandinginfrontof
themachinewhileperformingthesafety
interlocktest.
1.Settheneutrallocksandplacespeedcontrollever
inneutral.
2.Starttheengine;refertoStartingandStoppingthe
Engine.
3.WithoutholdingtheOperatorPresenceControl
(OPC)levers,pullthebladecontrolknob(PTO)up.
Theengineshouldkill.
4.Pushthebladecontrolknobdowntooff.
5.Withenginerunning,holddowntheOPClevers.
Pullthebladecontrolknob(PTO)up.Thedrive
beltshouldengageandthemowerbladesbegin
rotating.
6.ReleasetheOPClevers.Theengineshouldkill.
7.Withtheenginerunning,movethespeedcontrol
leverforward.ReleasetheOPClevers.Theengine
shouldkill.
8.Ifalltheaboveconditionsarenotmethavean
AuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafetysystem
immediately.
DrivingtheMachineForward
andBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinRPM(revolutionsperminute).Placethe
throttlecontrolinthefastpositionforbestmowing
performance.
DrivingForward
1.Releasetheparkingbrake.
2.Togoforward,movethespeedcontrolleverto
desiredspeed.
3.Releasetheneutrallock.RefertoReleasingthe
NeutralLock.
4.Slowlyreleasethedriveleverstomoveforward
(Figure14).
Togostraight,releasedriveleversequally
(Figure14).
Toturn,squeezethedriveleveronthesideand
directionyouwanttoturn(Figure14).
Figure14
1.Drivelever
2.Speedcontrollever
DrivingBackward
Slowlysqueezethedriveleverstothehandletomove
rearward(Figure14).
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