Operator's Manual

The Safety Interlock System
If safety inter lock s witches ar e disconnected
or dama ged the machine could operate
unexpectedl y causing per sonal injur y .
• Do not tamper with the inter lock
s witches.
• Check the operation of the inter lock
s witches dail y and r eplace an y dama ged
s witches bef or e operating the machine.
Understanding the Safety Interlock
System
T he safety interloc k system is designed to prev ent
the engine from star ting unless:
• Y ou are sitting on the seat.
• T he parking brak e is eng ag ed.
• T he po w er tak e off (PTO) is diseng ag ed.
• T he motion control lev ers are in the neutral
loc k ed position.
T he safety interloc k system also is designed to stop
the engine when the traction controls are mo v ed
from the loc k ed position with the parking brak e
eng ag ed or if y ou rise from the seat when the PTO
is eng ag ed.
Testing the Safety Interlock System
T est the safety interloc k system before y ou use
the mac hine eac h time . If the safety system
does not operate as described belo w , ha v e an
A uthorized Ser vice Dealer re pair the safety system
immediately .
1. Sitting on the seat, eng ag e the parking brak e
and mo v e the PTO to on. T r y star ting the
engine; the engine should not crank.
2. Sitting on the seat, eng ag e the parking brak e
and mo v e the PTO to off . Mo v e either motion
control lev er (out of neutral loc k ed position).
T r y star ting the engine; the engine should not
crank. R e peat for other control lev er .
3. Sitting on the seat, eng ag e the parking brak e ,
mo v e the PTO switc h to off and mo v e the
motion control lev ers to neutral loc k position.
No w star t the engine . W hile the engine is
r unning, release the parking brak e , eng ag e the
PTO and rise slightly from the seat; the engine
should stop .
4. Sitting on the seat, eng ag e the parking brak e ,
mo v e the PTO switc h to off and mo v e the
motion control lev ers to neutral loc k position.
No w star t the engine . W hile the engine is
r unning, center either motion control and
mo v e (forw ard or rev erse); the engine should
stop . R e peat for other motion control.
5. Sitting on the seat, diseng ag e the parking brak e ,
mo v e the PTO switc h to off and mo v e the
motion control lev ers to neutral loc k position.
T r y star ting the engine; the engine should not
crank.
Driving Forward or
Backward
T he throttle control regulates the engine speed as
measured in r pm (rev olutions per min ute). Place
the throttle control in the fast position for best
perfor mance . Alw a ys operate in the full throttle
position when mo wing .
Machine can spin v er y rapidl y . Operator
may lose contr ol of machine and cause
per sonal injur y or dama ge to machine.
• Use caution when making tur ns.
• Slo w the machine do wn bef or e making
shar p tur ns.
Driving Forward
1. R elease the parking brak e; refer to R eleasing
the P arking Brak e .
2. Mo v e the lev ers to the center , un-loc k ed
position.
3. T o g o forw ard, slo wly push the motion control
lev ers forw ard ( Figure 16 ).
Note: T he engine will kill if the traction
control lev ers are mo v ed with the parking
brak e eng ag ed.
T o g o straight, apply equal pressure to both
motion control lev ers ( Figure 16 ).
T o tur n, mo v e the motion control lev er to w ard
neutral in the direction y ou w ant to tur n
( Figure 16 ).
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