Operator's Manual

TheSafety-Interlock
System
CAUTION
Ifsafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamagedthemachinecouldoperate
unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Understandingthe
Safety-InterlockSystem
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
•Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Themotion-controlleversareintheneutrallocked
position
Thesafety-interlocksystemalsoisdesignedtostop
theenginewhenthetractioncontrolsaremovedfrom
thelockedpositionwiththeparkingbrakeengagedor
ifyourisefromtheseatwhenthePTOisengaged.
Thehourmeterhassymbolstonotifytheuserwhen
theinterlockcomponentisinthecorrectposition.
Whenthecomponentisinthecorrectposition,a
trianglewilllightupinthecorrespondingsquare.
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1.Triangleslightupwhentheinterlockcomponentsareinthe
correctposition
TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorized
ServiceDealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake
andmovetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)toon.
Trystartingtheengine;theengineshouldnot
crank.
2.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake
andmovetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)to
off.Moveeithermotion-controllever(outof
neutrallockedposition).Trystartingtheengine;
theengineshouldnotcrank.Repeatforother
controllever.
3.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)tooffand
movethemotion-controlleverstoneutrallock
position.Nowstarttheengine.Whiletheengine
isrunning,releasetheparkingbrake,engage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO)andriseslightly
fromtheseat;theengineshouldstop.
4.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)tooffand
movethemotion-controlleverstoneutrallock
position.Nowstarttheengine.Whiletheengine
isrunning,centereithermotioncontroland
move(forwardorreverse);theengineshould
stop.Repeatforothermotioncontrol.
5.Sittingontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)tooffand
movethemotion-controlleverstoneutrallock
position.Trystartingtheengine;theengine
shouldnotcrank.
DrivingForwardor
Backward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolinthefastpositionforbest
performance.Alwaysoperateinthefullthrottle
positionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormay
losecontrolofmachineandcausepersonal
injuryordamagetomachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemaking
sharpturns.
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