Operator's Manual
Table Of Contents
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- Adding Fuel
- Checking the Engine-Oil Level
- Breaking in a New Machine
- Think Safety First
- Operating the Parking Brake
- Operating the Mower-Blade-Control Switch (PTO)
- Operating the Throttle
- Operating the Choke
- Operating the Ignition Switch
- Using the Fuel Shut-off Valve
- Starting and Stopping the Engine
- The Safety-Interlock System
- Operating the Platform
- Driving Forward or Backward
- Stopping the Machine
- Using the Rotation Indicator
- Pushing the Machine by Hand
- Transporting the Machine
- Loading the Machine
- Side Discharging or Mulching the Grass
- Adjusting the Height-of-Cut
- Adjusting the Flow Baffle
- Positioning the Flow Baffle
- Using the Mid-Size Weight
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UsingtheFuelShut-offValve
Closethefuelshut-offvalvefortransport,maintenance,and
storage(Figure15).
Ensurethefuelshut-offvalveisopenwhenstartingthe
engine.
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Figure15
1.Onposition2.Offposition
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Connectthewirestothesparkplugs.
2.Openthefuelvalve.
3.Movetherightmotion-controllevertoneutrallocked
position.
4.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake(page18).
5.Movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOff
position.
6.MovethethrottlelevermidwaybetweentheSlowand
Fastpositions.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking.
Figure16
7.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure17).
Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailsto
start,allowa15secondcool-downperiodbetween
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscan
burnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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Figure17
1.Offposition3.Startposition
2.Runposition
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