Operator's Manual

ChangingtheBackPosition
Thebackoftheseatcanbeadjustedtoprovidea
comfortableride.Positionthebackoftheseatwhere
itismostcomfortable.
Toadjustit,turntheknob,undertheright-side
armrest,ineitherdirectiontoprovidethebestcomfort
(Figure34).
ChangingtheArmrestPosition
Youcanadjustthearmreststoprovideacomfortable
ride.Positionthearmrestswheretheyaremost
comfortable.
Raisethearmrestandturntheknobineitherdirection
toprovidethebestcomfort(Figure34).
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Figure34
1.Backrestknob
3.Suspensionknob
2.Positionadjustmentlever4.Armrestadjustingknob
StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
Youmayneedtobleedthefuelsystemifanyofthe
followingsituationshaveoccurred;refertoBleeding
theFuelSystem(page30):
•Initialstartupofanewengine
•Theenginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponthefuel
systemcomponents.
StartingtheEngine
1.Besurethattheparkingbrakeissetandthe
cuttingunitdriveswitchisintheDISENGAGE
position.
2.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedaland
makesurethatthepedalisintheNEUTRAL
position.
3.Movethethrottlelevertothe1/2throttleposition.
4.Insertthekeyintotheswitchandrotateitto
theON/PREHEATpositionuntiltheglow-plug
indicatorlightgoesout(approximately7
seconds);thenrotatethekeytotheSTART
positiontoengagethestartermotor.
Note:Releasethekeywhentheenginestarts.
ThekeymovesautomaticallytotheON/RUN
position.
Important:Topreventoverheatingofthe
startermotor,donotengagethestarter
longerthan15seconds.After10secondsof
continuouscranking,wait60secondsbefore
engagingthestartermotoragain.
5.Whentheengineisstartedforthersttime
orafteranoverhauloftheengine,operate
themachineinforwardandreversefor1to2
minutes.Alsooperatetheliftleverandcutting
unitdriveswitchtobesureofproperoperation
ofallparts.
Turnthesteeringwheeltotheleftandrightto
checkthesteeringresponse;thenshutoffthe
engineandcheckforoilleaks,looseparts,and
anyothernoticeablemalfunctions.
CAUTION
Contactwithmovingpartscouldcause
personalinjury.
Shuttheengineoffandwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforechecking
foroilleaks,looseparts,andother
malfunctions.
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