Operator's Manual

TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorized
ServiceDealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparking
brakeandmovetheblade-controlswitchtoOn.
Trystartingtheengine;theengineshouldnot
crank.
2.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparking
brakeandmovetheblade-controlswitchtoOff.
Moveeithermotion-controllever(forwardor
reverse).Trystartingtheengine;theengine
shouldnotcrank.Repeatwiththeother
motion-controllever.
3.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparking
brake,movetheblade-controlswitchtoOff,and
lockthemotion-controlleversinneutral.Start
theengine.Whiletheengineisrunning,release
theparkingbrake,engagetheblade-control
switch,andriseslightlyfromtheseat;theengine
shouldstop.
4.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparking
brake,movetheblade-controlswitchtoOff,and
lockthemotion-controlleversinneutral.Start
theengine.Whiletheengineisrunning,center
themotioncontrols;theengineshouldstop.
DrivingForwardor
Backward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolinthefastpositionforbest
performance.Alwaysoperateinthefullthrottle
positionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormay
losecontrolofmachineandcausepersonal
injuryordamagetomachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemaking
sharpturns.
UsingtheMotion-ControlLevers
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Figure18
1.Motion-control
lever—neutral-lock
position
4.Backward
2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofmachine
3.Forward
DrivingForward
Note:Theenginewillkillifthetractioncontrollevers
aremovedwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasing
theParkingBrake(page18).
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotion-control
leversforward(Figure19).
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