Operator's Manual

Tilt-SteeringLever
Pullthetilt-steeringlever(Figure21)backtotiltthe
steeringwheeltothedesiredposition.Thenpushthe
leverforwardtosecuretheposition.
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitch(Figure23),usedtostart,shut
off,andpreheattheengine,has3positions:OFF,
ON/PREHEAT,andSTART.Rotatethekeytothe
ON/PREHEATpositionuntiltheglow-plugindicator
lightgoesout(approximately7seconds);thenrotate
thekeytotheSTARTpositiontoengagethestarter
motor.Releasethekeywhentheenginestarts.The
keymovesautomaticallytotheON/RUNposition.To
shutofftheengine,rotatethekeytotheOFFposition.
Removethekeyfromtheswitchtopreventaccidental
starting.
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Figure23
1.Parkingbrake
7.Oil-pressurelight
2.Ignitionswitch8.T emperaturelight
3.Enable/Disableswitch
9.Lightswitch
4.Diagnosticlight
10.Glow-plugindicatorlight
5.Lowermow/raisecontrol
lever
11.Throttle
6.Hourmeter12.Alternatorlight
Throttle
Movethethrottle(Figure23)forwardtoincreasethe
enginespeedandrearwardtodecreasetheengine
speed.
Enable/DisableSwitch
Usetheenable/disableswitch(Figure23)in
conjunctionwiththelowermow/raisecontrollever
tooperatethecuttingunits.Youcannotlowerthe
cuttingunitswhenthemow/transportleverisin
theTRANSPORTposition.
HourMeter
Thehourmeter(Figure23)indicatesthetotalhours
ofmachineoperation.Itstartstofunctionwhenever
thekeyswitchison.
LowerMow/RaiseControlLever
Thislever(Figure23)raisesandlowersthecutting
unitsandalsostartsandstopsthereelswhenthe
reelsareenabledinthemowmode.Youcannot
lowerthecuttingunitswhenthemow/transport
leverisintheTRANSPORTposition.
Note:Whenthecuttingunitsareenabled,youdonot
needtoholdtheleverintheforwardpositionwhilethe
cuttingunitsareloweredorraised.
EngineCoolantTemperature
WarningLight
Thetemperaturewarninglight(Figure23)glows
iftheenginecoolanttemperatureishigh.Atthis
temperature,thecuttingunitsaredisabled.Ifthe
coolanttemperaturerisesanother5.5°C(10°F),the
engineshutsofftopreventfurtherdamage.
Oil-PressureWarningLight
Theoil-pressurewarninglight(Figure23)glowsifthe
engineoilpressuredropsbelowasafelevel.
AlternatorLight
Thealternatorlight(Figure23)shouldbeoffwhen
theengineisrunning.Ifitison,checkthecharging
systemandrepairitasnecessary.
Glow-PlugIndicator
Theglow-plugindicatorlight(Figure23)glowswhen
theglowplugsareoperating.
ParkingBrake
Whenevertheengineisshutoff,engagetheparking
brake(Figure23)topreventaccidentalmovementof
themachine.T oengagetheparkingbrake,pullup
onthelever.Theenginestopswhenyoupressthe
tractionpedalwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
DiagnosticLight
Thediagnosticlight(Figure23)willilluminateifthe
systemrecognizesasystemfault.
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