Manual

Throttle Control Lever f "_
Thethrottlecontrolleveris locatedon the rightside of
the tractorsdash panel.Thislevercontrolsthe speed
of the engineand,on somemodels,when pushedall
the wayforward,the chokecontrolalso.Whenset ina
givenposition,the throttlewill maintaina uniformengine
speed.SeeFigure9.
IMPORTANT:Whenoperatingthetractorwiththe cutting
deckengaged,becertainthatthe throttleleveris always
inthe FAST(rabbit)position.
Choke Control
Onsomemodels,movingthe
throttleleverallthe wayforward
activatestheengine'schoke _.
control.Onall othermodels,the
lk
chokecontrolcan befoundon
the leftside of thedash panel
andis activatedby pullingthe
knoboutward.Activatingthe
chokecontrolclosesthe choke
plateonthe carburetorandaids instartingthe engine.
Referto Starting The Engine on page16of this manual
for detailedstartinginstructions.
ignition Switch
Theignitionswitchis activatedto startthe engine.Insert
keyintothe ignitionswitchandturnclockwisetothe
STARTposition.Releasethe keyintothe ON position
onceenginehasfired.SeeFigureIOA.
ignition Switch Module (if Equipped)
Tostartthe engine,insertthe keyintothe ignitionswitch
andturnclockwiseto theSTARTposition.Releasethe
keyintothe NORMALMOWINGMODEpositiononce
the enginehasfired.
Tostopthe engine,turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwise
to the OFFposition.SeeFigure10B.
WARNING: Never leave a running
machine unattended. Always
disengage PTO, move shift lever
into neutral position,set parking
brake, stop engine and remove
key to prevent unintended
starting.
IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto both
Safety Interlock Switches on page14andStarting
The Engine on page16ofthismanualfordetailed
instructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModuleand
operatingthetractorin REVERSECAUTIONMODE.
FAST _
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SLOW =_ SLOW
Figure 9
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Off On/Lights
Start
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Normal
Mode
Figure 10
Start
Position
WARNING
Never leave a running
machine unattended.
Awaysdsengage
PTO, move sh'ft ever
intoneutralposition;
}et parking brake, stop
;ngine and remove key
to prevent unintended
iMPORTANT
Prior tooperatingthe
tractorlrefer to both
Safety Interlock
,0ion
Starting The
Deck Lift Lever
, Engine on page 16
Foundonyourtractors rightfender,the decklift leveris .
of this manualfor
usedto changethe heightof thecuttingdeck.To use,
movethe leverto the left, thenplace inthe notchbest detailed instructions
suitedfor yourapplication, regarding the Ignition
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