Operator's Manual

•Thebladesaredisengaged.
•Themotioncontrolleversareintheneutrallockposition.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemalsoisdesignedtostoptheengine
whenthecontrolleversareoutoftheneutrallockposition
withtheparkingbrakeonorifyourisefromtheseatwhen
thebladesareengaged.
TestingtheSafetyInterlockSystem
Testthesafetyinterlocksystembeforeyouusethemachine
eachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateasdescribed
below,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafety
systemimmediately.
1.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeand
movethebladecontrolswitchtoOn.Trystartingthe
engine;theengineshouldnotcrank.
2.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeand
movethebladecontrolswitchtoOff.Moveeither
motioncontrollever(forwardorreverse).Trystarting
theengine;theengineshouldnotcrank.Repeatwith
theothermotioncontrollever.
3.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movethebladecontrolswitchtoOff,andlockthe
motioncontrolleversinneutral.Starttheengine.
Whiletheengineisrunning,releasetheparkingbrake,
engagethebladecontrolswitch,andriseslightlyfrom
theseat;theengineshouldstop.
4.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movethebladecontrolswitchtoOff,andlockthe
motioncontrolleversinneutral.Starttheengine.
Whiletheengineisrunning,centerthemotion
controls;theengineshouldstop.
DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin
thefastpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperateinthe
fullthrottlepositionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormaylose
controlofmachineandcausepersonalinjuryor
damagetomachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
UsingtheMotionControlLevers
Figure18
1.Motioncontrol
lever-neutrallockposition
4.Backward
2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofmachine
3.Forward
DrivingForward
Note:Theenginewillkillifthetractioncontrolleversare
movedwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrakeinOperation.
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotioncontrollevers
forward(Figure19).
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