Operator's Manual

DisengagingtheParkingBrake
1.Pulltheuppercontrolbarrearward.Lowerthe
parking-brakelevertotheDISENGAGEDposition.
2.Graduallyreleasetheuppercontrolbar.
StartingtheEngine
1.Openthefuelvalve.
2.Disengagetheblade-control(PTO)leverand
movetheshiftlevertotheNEUTRALposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.TurnthekeytotheRUNposition(Figure7).
5.Tostartacoldengine,movethethrottlecontrol
midwaybetweentheFASTandSLOWpositions.
6.Tostartawarmengine,movethethrottlecontrol
totheFASTposition.
7.Engagethechokeiftheengineiscold(Figure
7).
Note:Awarmorhotengineusuallydoesnot
requirechoking.
8.Grasptherecoil-starthandlermly,pullituntil
youfeelresistance,andthenpullthehandle
vigorouslytostarttheengine.
Note:Allowtheropetorecoilslowly.
Important:Donotpulltherecoilropetoits
limitorreleasethestarthandlewhenyou
pulltherope;otherwise,theropemaybreak
oryoumaydamagetherecoilassembly.
9.Disengagethechokeastheenginewarmsup.
10.Iftheengineiscold,allowittowarmupandthen
movethethrottlecontroltotheFASTposition.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
Important:Inanemergency,youcanshutoff
theengineimmediatelybyturningthekeytothe
OFFposition.
1.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition
(Figure7).
2.Lettheengineidlefor30to60secondsbefore
turningthekeytotheOFFposition.
3.TurnthekeytotheOFFposition(Figure7).
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Figure7
1.Blade-controllever(PTO)
3.Key
2.Throttlelever
4.Engagetheparkingbrakeandremovethekey.
5.Disconnectthewiresfromthesparkplugsto
preventthepossibilityofaccidentallystarting
beforestoringorperformingmaintenanceon
themachine.
6.Closethefuel-shutoffvalvebeforestoringor
transportingthemachine.
Important:Makesurethatthefuel-shutoff
valveisclosedbeforetransportingorstoring
themachine,asfuelleakagemayoccur.
Operatingthe
Blade-ControlLever(PTO)
Theblade-controllever(PTO)engagesand
disengagespowertothemowerblades.
EngagingtheMowerBlades
1.Toengagetheblades,squeezetheblade-control
bailagainsttheuppercontrolbar(Figure8).
2.Pushtheblade-controllever(PTO)rmly
forward,untilitlatchesover-center.
3.Starttheengineandrepeattheprocedureto
engagethemowerbladesifyoureleasethe
blade-controlbail.
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