Manual

erating
NOTE: The parking
brake must be Setif the
operator leaVeSthe seat
with the engine rum
ning orthe enginevvil!
automatically shut off,
NOTE: The PTO(Blade
Engage) levermust
in the disengaged(PT(
OFF) positionwhen
IMPORTANT
Never force the shift
!ever,Doing SOmay
result in serious
damage to the tractor's
transmission.
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FORWARD
RUETEAL
REVERSE
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Speed Control Lever
Thespeedcontrollever,locatedon the
leftside of the tractor'sdashconsole,
allowsyouto regulatethegroundspeed
of the lawntractor.To use,depressthe
clutch-brakepedalandmovethe leverou
of the parkingbrakenotchand forward
to increasethe tractor'sgroundspeed.
Whenadesiredspeedhas beenreached
releasethe leverintoan appropriate
notchto maintainthatspeed.
Toslowthe tractor'sgroundspeed,
depressthe clutch-brakepedalandmow
the speedcontrolleverrearwardand
releaseit intoa notch.
NOTE:Lawntractorsvaryby modeland
areavailablewith eithera6- or 7-speed
controllever.
Parking Brake
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fullydepressthe clutch-brake
pedal.Movethe speedcontrolleverallthe waydown
andintothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-
brakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depresstheclutch-brake
pedaland movethe speedcontrolleverout of the
notchesto the desiredposition.Releasethe speed
controlleverandthe clutch-brakepedal.
NOTE:The parkingbrakemustbeset if theoperator
leavestheseatwiththe enginerunningor theengine
willautomaticallyshutoff.
Clutch=Brake Pedal
Theclutch-brakepedalis locatedon the leftside of
the lawntractor,alongthe runningboard.Depressthe
clutch-brakepedalpart waydownwhenslowingthe
tractorby changingspeeds(Referto SpeedControl
Lever).Depressthe pedalall thewaydownto engage
thedisc brakeand bringthe tractorto a completestop.
NOTE:The pedalmustbedepressedto startthe
engine.Referto SafetyInterlockSwitcheson page14.
Shift Lever
Theshift leveris locatedonthe leftsideof thefender
andhasthree positions,FORWARD,NEUTRALand
REVERSE.The brakepedalmustbe depressedand
thetractor mustnotbe in motionwhenthe movingshift
lever.SeeFigure11.
IMPORTANT:Neverforcetheshift lever.Doingso may
resultinseriousdamageto the tractor'stransmission.
PTO (Blade Engage) Lever
Foundon thetractor'sright fender,the
PTO(bladeengage)leveris usedto
engagepowerto the cuttingdeckor
other(separatelyavailable)attachments.
Tooperate,movethe leverall the way
forward.Movingthe leverallthe way
rearwardintothe PTOOFFposition
disengagespowerto the cuttingdeck/
attachment.
NOTE:The PTO(bladeengage)lever
mustbe inthe disengaged(PTOOFF)
positionwhenstartingthe engine.
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Safety Interlock Switches
Thistractoris equippedwitha safetyinterlocksystem
for theprotectionof the operator.If the interlocksystem
shouldevermalfunction,donot operatethe tractor.
ContactanauthorizedMTDservicedealer.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheengine
fromcrankingor startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis
engaged,and the PTO(BladeEngage)leveris inthe
disengaged(OFF)position.
• Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if theoperator
leavestheseatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if theoperator
leavesthetractor'sseatwiththe PTO(BladeEngage)
leverinthe engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeis engaged.
• Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if theoperator
engagesthe PTOwiththe parkingbrakeON.
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