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

SAFETY iNTERLOCK SWITCH ES
Thistractoris equippedwitha safetyinterlocksystemfor the protection
of theoperator.Ifthe interlocksystemshouldevermalfunction,do not
operatethe tractor.Contacta Searsorotherqualifiedservicedealer.
• The safetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefromcrankingor
startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis engaged,andthe PTO(Blade
Engage)handleis inthe disengaged(OFF)position.
Theenginewill automaticallyshutoffif theoperatorleavesthe
seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• TheelectricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwill automaticallyshut
off if theoperatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(Blade
Engage)knobinthe engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
• Withthe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWINGposition,the
electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwillautomaticallyshutoffif
the PTO(BladeEngage)knobis movedintothe engaged(ON)
positionwiththedrive pedalinpositionfor reversetravel.
Do notoperatethe tractorif theinterlocksystemis malfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesignedfor your safetyandprotection.
STARTING THE ENGINE
NOTE: Referto theAssembly& Set-Upsectionof thismanualfor
GasolineandOilfill-up instructions.
1. Insertthe tractorkeyintothe ignitionswitchmodule.
2. Placethe PTO(BladeEngage)knobinthe disengaged(OFF)
position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethe chokecontrolby movingthe throttle/chokecontrolall
thewayforwardinto thechokeposition.
5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto theSTARTposition.After
theenginestarts,releasethe key.Itwill returnto the NORMAL
MOWINGposition.
Do NOTholdthe keyinthe STARTpositionfor longerthan ten
secondsat a time.Doingso maycausedamageto yourengine's
electricstarter.
6. Afterthe enginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontrol.
NOTE: DoNOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthetractor.
Doingso willresultina "rich"fuel mixtureandcausethe engineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Ifyou strikea foreignobject,stopthe engineanddisconnectthe
sparkplugwire(s). Thoroughlyinspectthe machinefor anydamage.
Repairthedamagebeforerestartingandoperating.
1. Ifthe bladesare engaged,placethe PTO/BladeEngageknobin
the disengaged(OFF)position.
2. Placethe throttlecontrolnearthe SLOWposition.
3. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
4. Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedand suddenstops.
Lightlypressthe brakepedalto releasethe parkingbrake.Movethe
throttleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
1. TotravelFORWARD,slowlypressthedrivepedalforwarduntil
the desiredspeed is achieved.SeeFigure7.
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ReversePedal
Figure7
2. TotravelinREVERSE,checkthattheareabehindisclearthen
slowlydepressthe reversepedalwiththe ballof yourfoot(NOT
your heel)untilthe desiredspeedis achieved.SeeFigure7.
DoNOTattemptto changethedirectionof travelwhenthetractoris
inmotion.Alwaysbringthe tractorto a completestopbeforemoving
fromforwardto reverseor viceversa.
Donot leavethe seatof the tractorwithoutfirst placingthe PTO/
BladeEngageknobinthe disengaged(OFF)positionandengaging
the parkingbrake.Ifleavingthe tractorunattended,alsoturn the
engineoff andremovethe ignitionkey.
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