Operator's Manual

Figure 13
1. Throttle—fast 2. Throttle—slow
Starting the Engine in Cold Weather
(Below 23°F or -5°C)
Note: Use the cor rect engine oil for the star ting
temperature . R efer to Ser vicing the Engine Oil in
Engine Maintenance , pag e 33 .
1. Star t the engine with the throttle in the F ast
position.
2. T ur n the ignition k ey cloc kwise to the r un
position ( Figure 12 ).
3. Push the glo w plug switc h for 10 to 15 seconds .
T he light will tur n on.
4. R elease the switc h after 10 to 15 seconds . T he
light will tur n off .
5. T ur n the k ey to the star t position and the glo w
plug indicator light will come bac k on. W hen
the engine star ts , release the k ey .
Important: Use star ting cy cles of no
mor e than 30 seconds per min ute to a v oid
o v erheating the star ter motor .
Note: Do not use fuel left o v er from the
summer . Use only fresh winter g rade diesel
fuel.
Stopping the Engine
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and set
the parking brak e ( Figure 14 ).
2. Mo v e the throttle lev er midw a y betw een the
slo w and fast positions ( Figure 13 ).
3. Let the engine idle for 60 seconds .
4. T ur n the ignition k ey to the off position
( Figure 12 ). W ait for all mo ving par ts to stop
before lea ving the operating position.
5. R emo v e the k ey to prev ent possibility of
someone accidentally star ting the mac hine
before transpor ting or storing mac hine .
6. Close the fuel selector v alv e before transpor ting
or storing the mac hine .
Important: Mak e sur e that the fuel
selector v alv e is closed bef or e transpor ting
or storing the machine, as fuel leaka ge
may occur . Set the par king brak e bef or e
transpor ting .
Important: Mak e sur e to r emo v e the k ey
as the fuel pump may r un and cause the
batter y to lose charge.
Childr en or bystander s may be injur ed
if they mo v e or attempt to operate the
tractor while it is unattended.
Al w ays r emo v e the ignition k ey and
set the par king brak e when lea ving the
machine unattended, ev en if just f or a
few min utes.
Operating the Power Take
Off (PTO)
T he po w er tak e off (PTO) switc h star ts and stops
the mo w er blades and any po w ered attac hments .
Engaging the PTO
1. If the engine is cold, allo w the engine to w ar m
up 5 to 10 min utes before eng aging the PTO .
2. W hile seated in the seat, release the pressure on
the traction control lev ers and place in neutral.
3. Place the throttle in the fast position.
Note: Eng aging the PTO with the throttle
at the half or less position will cause ex cessi v e
w ear to the dri v e belts .
4. Pull out on the po w er tak e off (PTO) switc h to
eng ag e it ( Figure 14 ).
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