Operator's Manual

5.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplugtoprevent
someonefromaccidentallystartingthemachine
whiletransportingorperformingmaintenanceonit.
6.Closethefuelshut-offvalvebeforetransporting
orstoringthemachine.
Important:Closethefuelshut-offvalvebefore
transportingorthestoringthemachineto
preventfuelleakage.
Figure7
1.Throttlecontrol
3.Choke
2.Ignitionswitch
OperatingtheBladeControl
(PTO)Lever
Thebladecontrol(PTO)leverengagesanddisengages
thepowertothemowerblades.
EngagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
1.Squeezetheoperatorpresencecontrol(OPC)levers
againstthehandles(Figure8).
2.Pushthebladecontrol(PTO)leverrmlyforward
untilitlatchesoverthecenter(Figure8).
3.Restarttheengineandrepeattheprocedureto
engagethemowerbladesiftheoperatorpresence
control(OPC)leversarereleased.
DisengagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
Todisengagetheblades,pullthebladecontrollever
rearwardalltheway(Figure8).Theenginewillkill
whentheOPCleversarereleasedwiththebladecontrol
leverengaged.
Note:Itisnecessarytofullyandmanuallydisengage
thebladecontrollever.
Figure8
1.OperatorPresence
Control(OPC)lever
2.Bladecontrollever(PTO)
TheSafetyInterlockSystem
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamagedthemachinecouldoperate
unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
•Thebladecontrol(PTO)leverisdisengaged.
•ThemachineisshiftedintotheNeutralposition.
•TheignitionkeyisintheRunposition.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisalsodesignedtostopthe
enginewhen:
•TheignitionkeyisturnedtotheOffposition.
•Themachineisshiftedintogearwithoutholding
theOPClevers.
•Thebladecontrol(PTO)leverisengagedwithout
holdingtheOPClevers.
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