Operator's Manual

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Figure11
1.Triangleslightupwhentheinterlockcomponentsareinthe
correctposition
TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorized
ServiceDealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake
andmovetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)tothe
ONposition.Trystartingtheengine;theengine
shouldnotstart.
2.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake
andmovetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)tothe
OFFposition.Moveeithermotion-controllever
(outoftheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition).Trystarting
theengine;theengineshouldnotstart.Repeat
fortheothercontrollever.
3.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position,andmovethemotion-controllevers
totheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.Nowstartthe
engine.Whiletheengineisrunning,disengage
theparkingbrake,engagetheblade-control
switch(PTO),andriseslightlyfromtheseat;the
engineshouldshutoff.
4.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position,andmovethemotion-controllevers
totheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.Nowstartthe
engine.Whiletheengineisrunning,center
eithermotioncontrolandmove(forwardor
reverse);theengineshouldshutoff.Repeatfor
othermotioncontrol.
5.Sittingontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position,andmovethemotion-controllevers
totheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.Trystartingthe
engine;theengineshouldnotstart.
PositioningtheSeat
Theseatcanmoveforwardandbackward.Position
theseatwhereyouhavethebestcontrolofthe
machineandaremostcomfortable.
Toadjusttheseat,movetheleversidewaystounlock
theseat(Figure12).
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Figure12
UnlatchingtheSeat
Tounlatchtheseat,pushtheseatlatchforward
(Figure13).
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Figure13
1.Seatlatch2.Seat
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