Operation Manual

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10

OPERATING

THE

ENGINE

OPERATING

THE

ENGINE

A

WARNING

To

avoid

personal

injury

or

deathi:

•

Read

"Safe

Operation"

in

the

front

of

tliis

manual.

•

Read

tlie

danger,

warning

and

caution

labels

located

on

tiie

tractor.

• To

avoid

the

danger

of

exhaust

fume

poisoning,

do

not

operate

the

engine

in a

closed

building

without

proper

ventilation.

•

Never

start

engine

while

standing

on

ground.

Start

engine

only

from

operator's

seat.

•

IVIake

it

a

rule

to

set

all

shift

levers

to

the

"NEUTRAL"

positions

and

to

place

the

PTO

lever

in

"OFF"

position

before

starting

the

engine.

IMPORTANT:

• Do

not

use

starting

fluid

or

ether.

• To

protect

the

battery

and

the

starter,

mal<e

sure

that

the

starter

is not

continuously

turned

for

more

than

30

seconds.

STARTING

THE

ENGINE

1.

Make

sure

the

parking

brake

is

set.

1. To

set

the

parking

brake:

(1) Interlock

the

brake

pedals.

(2)

Depress

the

brake

pedals.

(3) Latch

the

brake

pedals

with

the

parking

brake

lever.

2. To

release

the

parking

brake,

depress

the

brake

pedals

again.

(1)

Parking

brake

lever

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(A)

Interlock

the

brake

pedals

(B)

"DEPRESS"

(C) "PULL

DOWN"

NOTE:

• It is

recommended

that

the

operator

practice

engaging

and

disengaging

the

parking

brake

on a flat

surface

without

the

engine

running

before

operating

the

tractor

for

the

first

time.

2.

Place

the

PTO

clutch

lever

in

the

"OFF"

position.

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(1)

PTO

clutch

lever

ra

"ON"

"ENGAGE"

ra

"OFF"

"DISENGAGE"