Operator's Manual

TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorized
ServiceDealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,and
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheON
position.Trystartingtheengine;theengine
shouldnotcrank.
2.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,and
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position.Moveeithermotion-controllever(out
oftheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition).Trystartingthe
engine;theengineshouldnotcrank.Repeatfor
othercontrollever.
3.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position,andmovethemotion-controlleversto
theNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.Starttheengine.
Whiletheengineisrunning,disengagethe
parkingbrake,engagetheblade-controlswitch
(PTO),andriseslightlyfromtheseat;theengine
shouldshutoff.
4.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position,andmovethemotion-controllevers
toNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.Starttheengine.
Whiletheengineisrunning,centereither
motion-controlleverandmoveitforwardor
reverse;theengineshouldshutoff.Repeatfor
othermotion-controllever.
5.Sitontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position,andmovethemotion-controlleversto
NEUTRAL-LOCKposition.Trystartingtheengine;
theengineshouldnotcrank.
PositioningtheSeat
Theseatcanmoveforwardandbackward(Figure13).
Positiontheseatwhereyouhavethebestcontrolof
themachineandaremostcomfortable.
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Figure13
SeatformachineswithMyRideshown.
ChangingtheSeat
Suspension
MachineswithoutMyRide™
SuspensionSystemOnly
Theseatisadjustabletoprovideasmoothand
comfortableride.Positiontheseatwhereyouare
mostcomfortable.
Toadjustit,turntheknobinfronteitherdirectionto
providethebestcomfort(Figure14).
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Figure14
1.Seat-suspensionknob
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