Operator's Manual

OperatingtheParkingBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachineor
leaveitunattended.
SettingtheParkingBrake
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2
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ReleasingtheParkingBrake
1
2
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OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweenFastandSlow
positions(Figure11).
Alwaysusethefastpositionwhenturningonthemowerdeck
withthebladecontrolswitch(PTO).
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Figure11
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengineasfollows:
1.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(Figure12).
2.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechokeafter
theenginehasstarted(Figure12).
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2
Figure12
1.On2.Off
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure13).
Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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Figure13
2.Tostoptheengine,turntheignitionkeytothestop
position.
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