42" Briggs & Stratton 17.5 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

SPEED CONTROL LEVER
Thespeedcontrollever,locatedontheleft sideof the
tractor'sdashconsole,allowsyouto regulatethe ground
speedof the lawntractor.Touse,depressthe clutch-
brakepedalandmovethe leverout of the parkingbrake
notchandforwardto increasethetractor'sgroundspeed.
Whenadesiredspeedhasbeenreached,releasethe
leverintoanappropriatenotchto maintainthatspeed.
Toslowthetractor'sgroundspeed,depressthe clutch-
brakepedalandmovethe speedcontrollever rearward
andreleaseit intoa notch.
PARKING BRAKE
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fullydepressthe clutch-brake _._J
PARK
pedal.Movethe speedcontrolleverall the waydownand BRAKE
intothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-brake
pedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe clutch-brakepedaland
movethe speedcontrolleveroutof the notchestothe desiredposition.
Releasethespeedcontrolleverandthe clutch-brakepedal.
NOTE: The parkingbrakemustbe setif the operatorleavesthe seat
withthe enginerunningor the enginewill automaticallyshutoff.
THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL LEVER
Thethrottle/chokecontrolleverislocatedon the rightsideof thetrac-
tor'sdashpanel.This levercontrolsthe speedof the engineandwhen
pushedall thewayforward,the chokecontrolalso.Whensetin a given
position,the throttlewillmaintaina uniformenginespeed.
iMPORTANT: Whenoperatingthe tractorwiththe cuttingdeck
engaged,thethrottle/chokecontrollevermustalwaysbein the FAST
(rabbit)position.
IGNITION SWITCH MODULE
Thekeyswitchmoduleis usedto
startand stopthe engine.Itis also
usedto activatethe ReverseCaution
Mode(bladesoperatewhileriding
in reverse).Insertkeyinto the key
switchmoduleandturn clockwiseto
the STARTposition.Releasethe key
intothe normalmowingpositiononce
enginehas started.Theheadlights
will beactivatedin the Normal(and
ReverseCaution)modes.
Tostopthe engine,turnthe ignitionkey
counterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
CHILDREN AROUND
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IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto boththe "Safety
InterlockSystem"and"StartingThe Engine"laterinthissectionof this
manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModule
andoperatingthe tractorinREVERSECAUTIONMODE.
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutralposition,setpark-
ingbrake,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
SHIFT LEVER
The shift leverislocatedontheleft
sideof the fenderand hasthree
positions,FORWARD,NEUTRAL
and REVERSE.Theclutch-brake
pedalmustbedepressedandthe
tractormustnot be inmotionwhen
the movingshift lever.
iMPORTANT: Neverforcethe
shiftlever.Doingso mayresultin
seriousdamagetothe tractor's
transmission.
DECK LIFT LEVER
Foundonyour tractor'srightfender,thedeckliftleveris used
to changethe heightof the cuttingdeck.To use,movethe
leverto the left, thenplacein the notchbestsuitedfor your
application.
PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) LEVER
Foundonthe tractor'srightfender,the PTO(bladeengage)
leveris usedto engagepowerto the cuttingdeckorother
(separatelyavailable)attachments.Tooperate,movethe
leverall thewayforward.Movingtheleverallthe way
rearwardinto the PTOOFFpositiondisengagespowertothe
cuttingdeck/attachment.
NOTE: The PTO(bladeengage)levermustbe inthe
disengaged(PTOOFF)positionwhenstartingtheengine.
CUP HOLDER
The tractor'scupholderis locatedon the fenderto the left of
the seat.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT KNOB
The seatadjustmentknob is locatedonthe bottomsideof the seat.
Usethisknob to adjustthe seatforwardor rearwardto a comfortable
operatingpositionby looseningthe knob,positioningthe seatto the
desiredpreference,thenretighteningthe knob.
CLUTCH-BRAKE PEDAL
The clutch-brakepedalis locatedonthe left sideof the lawntractor,
alongthe runningboard.Depressthe clutch-brakepedalpartway
downwhenslowingthe tractorbychangingspeeds(Referto Speed
ControlLever).Depressthepedalall the waydownto engagethe disc
brakeandbringthe tractorto a completestop.
NOTE: The pedalmustbe depressedto startthe engine.Referto
SafetyInterlockSwitcheslaterin thissectionof thismanual.
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