Operator's Manual

ParkingBrakeLever
Whenevertheengineisshutoff,engagetheparking
braketopreventaccidentalmovementofthemachine.
Toengagetheparkingbrake,pulltheparkingbrakelever
rearwardandup(Figure8).Toreleasetheparkingbrake,
pushtheparkingbrakeleverforwardanddown.
Figure8
1.Parkingbrakelever
2.Mowerdeckliftlever
Donotparkthetractionunitonaslope.
HandOperatedDeckLiftLever
Thedeckliftlever(Figure8)activatesthehydraulic
circuitthatraisesandlowersthemowerdeck.Pullback
onthelevertoraisethemowerdeckandpushforward
onittolowerit.
FootOperatedDeckLiftPedal
Thedeckliftpedal(Figure9)raisesandlowersthe
mowerdeck.Theenginemustberunningforyoutouse
thispedal.Pressdownonthetopoftheliftpedalto
raisethemowerdeckandonthebottomoftheliftpedal
tolowerthemowerdeck.
Figure9
1.Footoperateddeckliftlever
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhasthreepositions:Off,
On/Preheat,andStart.
ThrottleLever
Thethrottlelevercontrolsthespeedoftheengine.
MovingthethrottleleverforwardtowardtheFast
positionincreasestheenginespeed.Movingitrearward
towardtheSlowpositiondecreasestheenginespeed.
Thethrottlecontrolsthespeedofthebladesand,in
conjunctionwithmotioncontrollevers,controlsground
speedofthemachine.Alwaysrunthemachinewiththe
throttleintheFastpositionwhencuttinggrass.
PowerTakeOff(PTO)Switch
Thepowertakeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerblades.
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhourstheengine
hasoperated.Itoperateswhenthekeyswitchisinthe
Runposition.Usethesetimesforschedulingregular
maintenance.
GlowPlugLight(OrangeLight)
Theglowplugindicatorlightturnsonwhentheignition
switchisturnedtotheOnposition.Itremainslitfor6
seconds.Whenthelightturnsoff,theengineisready
tobestarted.
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