Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Operation
Figure11
1.Rollbarupperhoop
2.Knobin“latched”position
3.Pullknobtounlatch
4.Rotate90°toholdunlatched
5.Knobin“unlatched”position
5.Makesuretheknobsarefullyengagedwiththe
rollbarintheraisedposition.Theupperhoopof
therollbarmayneedtobepushedforwardor
pulledrearwardtogetbothknobsfullyengaged
(seeFigure12).
Figure12
1.Engaged2.Partiallyengaged—Do
NotoperatewithROPS
inthiscondition.
Important:Alwaysusetheseatbeltwiththe
rollbarintheoperate(raised)position.Ensure
thattherearpartoftheseatissecuredwiththe
seatlatch.
OpentheFuelShut-OffValve
Rotatethevalveandalignwiththefuellinetoopen.
StartingtheEngine
1.Movethemotioncontrolleversouttotheneutral
lockposition.
2.Pullupandbackontheparkingbrakeleverto
engagetheparkingbrake.
3.PushdownonthePTOswitchtothe“disengage”
position.
Note:Itisnotnecessaryfortheoperatortobe
intheseattostarttheengine.
4.Placethethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
5.Onacoldengine,pushthechokeleverforward
intothe“ON”position.
Onawarmengine,leavethechokeinthe“OFF”
position.
6.Turnignitionswitchtothe“START”position.
Releasetheswitchassoonastheenginestarts.
Important:DoNotcranktheengine
continuouslyformorethantensecondsata
time.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,allowa60
secondcool-downperiodbetweenstarting
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseguidelines
canburnoutthestartermotor.
7.Ifthechokeisinthe“ON”position,gradually
returnchoketothe“OFF”positionastheengine
warmsup.
EngagingthePTO
DANGER
Therotatingbladesunderthemowerdeckare
dangerous.Bladecontactcancauseserious
injuryorkillyou.
DoNotputhandsorfeetunderthemoweror
mowerdeckwhenthebladesareengaged.
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopeningwillallow
objectstobethrowninanoperator’sor
bystander’sdirection.Also,contactwiththe
bladecouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade
contactcancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Neveroperatethemowerwiththedischarge
deectorraised,removed,oralteredunlessthere
isagrasscollectionsystemormulchkitinplace
andworkingproperly.
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