Operator's Manual

3.TurntheignitionkeytotheOffposition(Figure19).
Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
4.Removethekeybeforetransportingorstoring
machine.
Important:Makesuretoremovethekeyasthe
fuelpumporaccessoriesmayrunandcause
thebatterytolosecharge.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileit
isunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsetthe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
DrivingtheMachine
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolintheFastpositionforbest
performance.AlwaysoperateintheFastthrottle
positionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Themachinecanturnveryrapidly.Youmaylose
controlofitandcausepersonalinjuryordamage
tomachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrake.
Note:Theenginewillkillifthetractioncontrol
leversaremovedwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Drivethemachineasfollows:
•Togostraightforward,slowlypushthemotion
controlleversforward(
Figure20).
•TogoStraightbackward,slowlypullthemotion
controlleversrearward(Figure20).
•Toturn,slowthemachinebypullingbackon
bothleversandthenpushforwardonthelever
ontheoppositesidefromwhichyouwantto
turn(Figure20).
•Tostop,pullthemotioncontrolleverstothe
neutralposition.
Note:Thefartheryoumovethetractioncontrol
leversineitherdirection,thefasterthemachinewill
moveinthatdirection.
Figure20
1.Motioncontrol
lever-neutrallocked
position
3.Forward
2.Centerunlockposition
4.Backward
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetractioncontrollevers
toneutralandtothelockedposition,disengagethe
powertakeoff(PTO),movethethrottletotheSlow
position,andstoptheengine.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;refer
toSettingtheParkingBrake.Remembertoremovethe
keyfromtheignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
attempttomoveoroperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
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