Operator's Manual

Figure 13
1. Ignition switch 6. Fuel cap
2. Throttle control 7. Volt meter
3. Glow plug light
8. Engine Temperature gauge
4. Power take off (PTO) Switch
9. Water in fuel light
5. Hour meter
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 .
8. If the engine does not star t immediately , mo v e
the throttle control to fast and tur n the k ey to
the star t position.
Note: Additional star ting cycles ma y be
required when star ting the engine for the first
time after the fuel system has been completely
without fuel.
Figure 14
1. Ignition switch
3. Run
2. Off
4. Start
Figure 15
1. Throttle—fast 2. Throttle—slow
Starting the Engine in Cold Weather
(Below 14°F or -10°C)
Use the cor rect engine oil for the star ting
temperature . R efer to Ser vicing the Engine Oil in
Engine Maintenance , pag e 35 .
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 14 ). T he glo w plug light will
tur n on.
3. After the glo w plug indicator light g oes out,
tur n the k ey to the star t position. when the
engines 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 .
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 16 ).
2. Mo v e the throttle lev er midw a y betw een the
slo w and fast positions ( Figure 15 ).
3. Let the engine idle for 60 seconds .
4. T ur n the ignition k ey to the off position
( Figure 14 ). W ait for all mo ving par ts to stop
before lea ving the operating position.
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