Operator's Manual

SettingtheParkingBrake
1.Pulltheuppercontrolbar(Figure7)rearwardandhold
itinthisposition.
2.Lifttheparkingbrakelock(Figure7)upandgradually
releasetheuppercontrolbar.Thebrakelockshould
stayintheset(locked)position.
Figure7
1.Uppercontrolbar3.Fixedbar
2.Parkingbrakelever-set
position
ReleasingtheParkingBrake
1.Pullrearwardontheuppercontrolbar.
2.Lowertheparkingbrakelocktothereleasedposition.
3.Graduallyreleasetheuppercontrolbar.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Makesurethatthesparkplugwire(s)areinstalledon
thesparkplug(s)andthefuelvalveisopen.
2.Movetheshiftlevertoneutral,settheparkingbrake,
andturnignitionkeytorun.
3.Movethethrottlecontroltothefastpositionandmove
thechokelevertotheonpositionbeforestartinga
coldengine.
Note:Awarmorhotengineusuallydoesnotrequire
anychoking.Tostartawarmengine,movethrottle
controltothefastposition.
4.Grasptherecoilstarterhandlermlyandpullout
untilpositiveengagementresults;thenpullthehandle
vigorouslytostarttheengineandallowtheropeto
recoilslowly.
Important:Donotpulltherecoilropetoits
limitorletgoofthestarterhandlewhentherope
ispulledoutbecausetheropemaybreakorthe
recoilassemblymaybecomedamaged.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Movethethrottlelevertotheslowposition(Figure8).
2.Letengineidlefor30to60secondsbeforeturningthe
ignitionkeytooff.
3.Turntheignitionkeytooff(Figure8).
Figure8
1.Throttlelever2.Ignitionkey
4.Settheparkingbrakeandremovethekey.
5.Pullthewireoffofthesparkplug(s)topreventthe
possibilityofaccidentalstartingoftheenginebefore
storingthemachine.
6.Closethefuelshutoffvalvebeforestoringthemachine.
Important:Makesurethatthefuelshutoff
valveisclosedbeforetransportingorstoringthe
machine,asfuelleakagemayoccur.
OperatingtheMowerPower
TakeOff(PTO)
Thepowertakeoffswitch(PTO)inconjunctionwiththe
bladecontrolbailengagesanddisengagespowertothe
electricclutchandmowerblades.
EngagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
1.Releasetheuppercontrolbartostopthemachine
(Figure9).
2.Toengagetheblades,squeezethebladecontrolbail
againsttheuppercontrolbar(Figure9).
3.Pullthepowertakeoffswitch(PTO)upandreleaseit.
Note:Holdthebladecontrolbailagainsttheupper
controlbarwhileoperatingthemachine.
4.Repeattheproceduretoengagethemowerbladesif
thebladecontrolbailisreleased.
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