Professional 42" Briggs & Stratton 24 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

iGNiTiON SWITCH MODULE
Tostart theengine,insertthekeyinto
the ignitionswitchand turnclockwise
to theSTARTposition.Releasethe
keyintothe NORMALMOWINGMODE
positiononcethe enginehas fired.
Tostoptheengine,turnthe ignitionkey
counterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
REVERS£PUSH
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Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO,
setparkingbrake,stopengineand removekeyto preventunintended
starting.
Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto bothSafetyInterlockSwitchesand
StartingTheEnginein the Operationsectionof thismanualfor detailed
instructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModuleandoperatingthe
tractorinREVERSECAUTONMODE. j
DRIVE PEDAL
Thedrivepedalis locatedon the rightsideofthe
tractor,alongthe runningboard.Pressthe drive
pedalforwardto causethe tractorto travelforward.
Groundspeedis alsocontrolledwiththe drivepedal.
Thefurtherforwardthat thepedalis pivoted,the
fasterthetractorwill travel.The pedalwill returnto
itsoriginalpositionwhen it'snot pressed.
REVERSE PEDAL
The reversepedalis locatedonthe right sideofthe
tractoralongthe runningboard. Groundspeedis
alsocontrolledwiththe reversepedal.Thefurther
downwardthe pedalis pivoted,the fasterthe
tractorwill travel.Thepedalwill returnto itsoriginal
positionwhenit'snot pressed.
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SYSTEMS INDICATOR MONITOR/HOUR
METER LCD
Whenthe ignitionkeyis
rotatedout of theSTOP
positionbut not intothe START
position,thesystem'sindicator
monitordisplaysthe battery's
output,in volts,on its LCDfor
approximatelyfiveseconds,
afterwhichit displaysan hour
glassandthe hoursof tractor
operation.Oncethe tractoris
started,the monitorcontinually
displaysan hourglassandthe
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hoursof tractoroperationon itsLCD.
NOTE: Hoursoftractoroperationarerecordedanytimethe ignition
keyis rotatedout of the STOPposition,regardlessof whetherthe
engineis started.
The IndicatorMonitorwillalso remindthe operatorof maintenance
intervalsfor changingthe engineoil. TheLCDwill alternatelyflash
the recordedhours,"CHG"and"OIL."for fiveminutes,afterevery50
hoursof recordedoperationelapse.The maintenanceintervallasts
for two hours(from50-52, 100-102,150-152,etc.).The LCDwill also
flashas describedabovefor fiveminuteseverytimethe tractor's
enginehasbeenstartedduringthismaintenanceinterval.Beforethe
intervalexpires,changethe engineoilas instructedinthe Serviceand
Maintenancesectionof thisOperator'sManual.
Brake
if theBrakelightilluminateswhenattemptingto startthe tractor's
engine,depressthe brakepedal.
PTO (Blade Engage)
Ifthe PTOlight illuminateswhenattemptingto startthe tractor's
engine,movePTOknobinto thedisengaged(OFF)position.
Oil
Itis normalfor the Oillightto illuminatewhile theengineis cranking
duringstart-up,but if it illuminatesduringoperation,whilethe engineis
running,stopthe tractorimmediatelyandcheckthe engineoil levelas
instructedinthis Operator'sManual.
Battery
Itis normalfor the Batterylightto illuminatewhilethe engineis
crankingduringstart-up,but if it illuminatesduringoperation,whilethe
engineis running,the batteryisinneedof a chargeorthe engine's
chargingsystemis notgeneratingsufficientamperage.Chargethe
batteryas instructedin the Servicesectionofthismanualor havethe
chargingsystemcheckedby aSearsor otherqualifiedservicedealer.
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