Operator's Manual

4.Turntheignitionkeytotheoffposition(Figure14).
Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
5.Removethekeytopreventpossibilityofsomeone
accidentallystartingthemachinebeforetransporting
orstoringmachine.
6.Closethefuelselectorvalvebeforetransportingor
storingthemachine.
Important:Makesurethatthefuelselector
valveisclosedbeforetransportingorstoring
themachine,asfuelleakagemayoccur.Setthe
parkingbrakebeforetransporting.
Important:Makesuretoremovethekeyas
thefuelpumpmayrunandcausethebattery
tolosecharge.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileit
isunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsetthe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
OperatingthePowerTakeOff
(PTO)
Thepowertakeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandanypoweredattachments.
EngagingthePTO
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5
to10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,releasethepressureonthe
tractioncontrolleversandplaceinneutral.
3.Placethethrottleinthefastposition.
Note:EngagingthePTOwiththethrottleatthe
halforlesspositionwillcauseexcessiveweartothe
drivebelts.
4.Pulloutonthepowertakeoff(PTO)switchto
engageit(Figure16).
Figure16
1.PTO-On2.PTO-Off
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheoffposition
(Figure16).
TheSafetyInterlockSystem
CAUTION
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
•Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Thepowertakeoff(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Themotioncontrolleversareintheneutrallocked
position
Thesafetyinterlocksystemalsoisdesignedtostopthe
enginewhenthetractioncontrolsaremovedfromthe
lockedpositionwiththeparkingbrakeengagedorif
yourisefromtheseatwhenthePTOisengaged.
Thehourmeterhassymbolstonotifytheuserwhenthe
interlockcomponentisinthecorrectposition.When
thecomponentisinthecorrectposition,atrianglewill
lightupinthecorrespondingsquare.
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