Operator's Manual

OperatingtheParking
BrakeandNeutralLocks
Alwayssettheparkingbrakeswhenyoustopthe
machineorleaveitunattended.
WARNING
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenleaving
themachineunattended,evenifjustforafew
minutes.
SettingtheParkingBrakes
1.Squeezethedrivelevers(Figure7).
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Figure7
1.Handle
4.Fullspeedforward
2.Neutral/parkingbrakelock
5.Drivelever
3.Parkposition6.Neutralposition
2.Placeyourthumbsontheupperpartofthelocks
andmovethemforwardinintotheparkposition
(Figure7).
3.Releasethedrivelevers.
ReleasingtheParkingBrakes
1.Squeezethedriveleversback(Figure7).
2.Placeyourthumbsontheupperpartofthelocks
andmovethemrearwarduntiltheyareinthe
Driveposition(Figure7).
SettingtheNeutralLocks
1.Squeezethedriveleversback(Figure7).
2.Placeyourthumbsontheupperpartofthelocks
andmovethemrearwardintotheNeutralLock
position(Figure7).
ReleasingtheNeutralLocks
1.Squeezethedriveleversback.
2.Placeyourthumbsontheupperpartofthelocks
andmovethemforwarduntiltheyareinthe
Driveposition(Figure7).
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Connectthewirestothesparkplugs.
2.Openthefuelvalve.
3.Disengagetheblade-control(PTO)leverand
movetheshiftlevertotheNeutralposition.
4.Settheparkingbrakes.
5.TurntheignitionkeytotheRunposition(Figure
8).
6.Tostartacoldengine,movethethrottlecontrol
midwaybetweentheFastandSlowpositions.
7.Tostartawarmengine,movethethrottlecontrol
totheFastposition.
8.Pullthechokeknobiftheengineiscold(Figure
8).
Note:Awarmorhotengineusuallydoesnot
requireanychoking.
9.Grasptherecoil-starthandlermlyandpullitout
untilpositiveengagementresults;thenpullthe
handlevigorouslytostarttheengine.
Note:Allowtheropetorecoilslowly.
Important:Donotpulltherecoilropetoits
limitorreleasethestarterhandlewhenyou
pullouttheropebecausetheropemaybreak
ortherecoilassemblymaybedamaged.
10.PushthechoketotheOffpositionastheengine
warmsup.
11.Iftheengineiscold,allowittowarmupandthen
movethethrottlecontroltotheFastposition.
StoppingtheEngine
Important:Inanemergency,youcanstopthe
engineimmediatelybyturningtheignitionkeyto
theOffposition.
1.Movethethrottlelevertotheslowposition
(Figure8).
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardor
ishot,letitidleforaminutebeforestoppingit
tohelpcoolit.
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheOffposition.
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