Operator's Manual

5.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)levertoDisengage,
shiftthegroundspeedleverintoNeutral,andstart
theengine.Whiletheengineisrunning,shiftthe
bladecontrol(PTO)levertoEngage,pushinthe
clutch,andshiftthegroundspeedlevertoReverse:
Theengineshouldstop.
6.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)levertoDisengage,
shiftthegroundspeedlevertoNeutral,andstart
theengine.Thenshiftthebladecontrol(PTO)lever
toEngageandturntheKeyChoicekeyandrelease
it:TheKeyChoicewarninglightshouldilluminate.
Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)levertoDisengage:
TheKeyChoicewarninglightshouldturnoff.
TestingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Model70186only
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamaged,themachinecouldoperate
unexpectedly,causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Testthesafetyinterlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetyinterlocksystemdoes
notoperateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorized
ServiceDealerrepairitimmediately.
1.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)levertoEngage,sit
ontheseat,androtatetheignitionkeytoStart:
Theengineshouldnotcrank.Ifitdoescrank,the
safetyinterlocksystemismalfunctioningandmust
berepairedbyanAuthorizedServiceDealer.Ifthe
enginedoesnotcrank,gotostep2.
2.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)levertoDisengage,
sitontheseat,depressthebrakepedal,engagethe
parkingbrake,androtatetheignitionkeytoStart:
Theengineshouldnotcrank.Ifitdoescrank,the
safetyinterlocksystemismalfunctioningandmust
berepairedbyanAuthorizedServiceDealer.Ifthe
enginedoesnotcrank,gotostep3.
3.Sitontheseat,putthetractioncontrolpedalinto
Neutral,andshiftthebladecontrol(PTO)leverto
Disengage.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged
androtatetheignitionkeytoStart:Theengine
shouldstartandcontinuetorun.Thenengagethe
bladecontrol(PTO)leverandcarefullyrisefrom
theseat:Theengineshouldstop.Iftheengine
doesnotstoprunning,stoptheengine,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andhavethesafetyinterlock
systemrepairedbyanAuthorizedServiceDealer.If
theenginestopswhenyourisefromtheseat,the
safetyinterlocksystemisfunctioningproperly.
4.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)levertoDisengage,
putthetractioncontrolpedalintoNeutral,and
starttheengine.Whiletheengineisrunning,shift
thebladecontrol(PTO)levertoEngageandput
thetractioncontrolpedaltoReverse:Theengine
shouldstop.
5.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)levertoDisengage,
andstarttheengine.Thenshiftthebladecontrol
(PTO)levertoEngageandturntheKeyChoicekey
andreleaseit:TheKeyChoicewarninglightshould
illuminate.Shiftthebladecontrol(PTO)leverto
Disengage:TheKeyChoicewarninglightshould
turnoff.
EmptyingtheGrassCollector
Whenthecollectorwarninglightonthefrontconsole
comeson,thegrasscollectorisfullandmustbe
emptied.
1.Disengagethebladecontrol(PTO).
2.Pullthecollectorrodforwardtotiltthecollection
bin(Figure15).
Figure15
1.Collectorrod2.Collectionbin
3.Shakethecollectionbinuntilitiscompletelyempty.
4.Slowlyreturnthecollectionrodtotheoperating
position.
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