Operator's Manual

OperatingtheParkingBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachineor
leaveitunattended.Beforeeachuse,checktheparkingbrake
forproperoperation.
Iftheparkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,adjustit.Referto
ServicingtheParkingBrake.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
SettingtheParkingBrake
Pulltheparking-brakeleverrearward(Figure7).
Figure7
1.Parking-brakelever(inthereleasedposition)
ReleasingtheParkingBrake
Pushtheparking-brakeleverforward.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Connectthewirestothesparkplugs.
2.Openthefuelvalve.
Note:Acold-weatherstartingkithasbeen
incorporatedtoassistenginestartingincoldweather
orwhenthemachinehasnotbeenrunforaperiod
oftime.
Tousethecold-weatherstartingkit:
•Graspthesplitring(
Figure8)ontherightsideof
themachine,pulltheringandchainstraightout
fromthesideofthemachine,andhookthering
overthecontrol-shieldbolt.
Figure8
1.Splitring2.Control-shieldbolt
•Aftertheengineisstarted,pullthechainstraight
outfromthesideofthemachineuntiltheringcan
beremovedfromshieldbolt.Slowlyreleasethe
tensiononthechain.
3.Disengagetheblade-controlknob(PTO)andmove
thespeed-controllevertotheneutralposition.
4.Movethedriveleverstotheneutralpositionandset
theneutrallocks.
5.Settheparkingbrake.
6.Turntheignitionkeytotherunposition(
Figure5).
7.Tostartacoldengine,movethethrottlecontrol
midwaybetweenthefastandslowpositions.
8.Tostartawarmengine,movethethrottlecontrolto
thefastposition.
9.Pullthechokeknobiftheengineiscold(Figure5).
Note:Awarmorhotengineusuallydoesnotrequire
anychoking.
10.Grasptherecoil-starthandlermlyandpullitout
untilpositiveengagementresults;thenpullthehandle
vigorouslytostarttheengine.Allowtheropetorecoil
slowly.
11.Pushthechoketotheoffpositionastheenginewarms
up(Figure9).
12.Iftheengineiscold,allowittowarmupandthen
movethethrottlecontroltothefastposition.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Movethethrottlelevertotheslowposition(Figure9).
2.Movethedriveleverstotheneutralpositionandset
theneutrallocks.
3.Disengagetheblade-controlknob(PTO)andmove
thespeed-controllevertotheneutralposition.
4.Lettheengineidlefor30to60secondsbeforeturning
theengineoff.
5.Tostoptheengine,turntheignitionkeytooff.
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