Operator's Manual

UsingtheSafety-Interlock
System
CAUTION
Ifsafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafety-Interlock
System
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthemower
bladesfromrotatingunless:
•Therightsidemotion-controlleverismovedtothe
center,unlockedposition.
•Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)ispulledtotheOn
position.
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtostopthemower
bladesifyoumoveorreleasetherightsidemotion-control
leverintotheneutral-lockposition.
Thehourmeterhassymbolstonotifytheuserwhenthe
interlockcomponentisinthecorrectposition.Whenthe
componentisinthecorrectposition,atrianglewilllight
upinthecorrespondingsquare.
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1.Triangleslightupwhentheinterlockcomponentsareinthe
correctposition
TestingtheSafety-InterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethemachine
eachtime.
Note:Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateasdescribed
below,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafety
systemimmediately.
1.Starttheengine;refertoStartingtheEngine(page16).
2.Settheparkingbrake.
3.Movetherightsidemotion-controllevertothecenter,
unlockedposition.
Note:Thebladesshouldnotrotate.
4.Movethemotion-controlleversforward.
Note:Theengineshouldstop.
5.Starttheengineandreleasetheparkingbrake.
6.Movetherightsidemotion-controllevertothecenter,
unlockedposition.
7.Continueholdingtherightsidemotion-controllever
inthecenter,unlockedposition,andpulluponthe
blade-controlswitch(PTO)andrelease.
Note:Theclutchshouldengageandthemower
bladesshouldbegintorotate.
8.Moveorreleasetherightsidemotion-controlleverinto
theneutral-lockposition.
Note:Thebladesshouldstoprotating.
9.Movetherightsidemotion-controllevertothecenter,
unlockedposition.
10.Continueholdingtherightsidemotion-controllever
inthecenter,unlockedposition,andpulluponthe
blade-controlswitch(PTO)andrelease.
Note:Theclutchshouldengageandthemower
bladesshouldbegintorotate.
11.Pushtheblade-controlswitch(PTO)downtotheOff
position.
Note:Thebladesshouldstoprotating.
12.Withtheenginerunning,pulluptheblade-control
switch(PTO),andreleaseitwithoutholdingrightside
motion-controllevertothecenter,unlockedposition.
Note:Thebladesshouldnotrotate.
DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin
theFastpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperateinthe
full-throttlepositionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Themachinecanspinveryrapidly,causingthe
operatortolosecontrolofmachine,whichcould
causepersonalinjuryordamagetothemachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
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