Operator's Manual

KeySwitch
Thekeyswitchislocatedatthelower,rightcornerof
thedashpanel(Figure6).
Thekeyswitchhas3positions:OFF,ON,andSTART.
Thereare2modesofstartingthemachine;referto
StartingtheEngine(page24).
Parking-BrakeLever
Theparking-brakeleverislocatedonthecontrol
panel(Figure6).
Wheneveryoushutofftheengine,engagetheparking
braketopreventthemachinefromaccidentally
moving.Ifthemachineisparkedonasteepgrade,
ensurethatyouengagetheparkingbrake.
Toengagetheparkingbrake,pulltheparking-brake
levertowardyou(Figure7).
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Figure7
1.Parking-brakelever
Todisengagetheparkingbrake,pushdownthe
buttonontopoftheparking-brakelever,pullthe
parking-brakelevertowardyoutoreleasepressure,
andthenpushtheparking-brakeleverforward(Figure
8).
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Figure8
1.Parking-brakelever
ChokeControl
CarburetorModelsOnly
Thechokecontrolislocatedonthecontrolpanel.
Usethechoketohelpstartacoldenginebypulling
thechokecontroloutward.Aftertheenginestarts,
adjustthechoketokeeptheenginerunningsmoothly.
Astheenginewarmsup,pushinthechokecontrol
totheOFFposition.
Gear-ShiftLeverandGear-Shift
Indicator
Thegear-shiftlevercanbesetto3positionson
thegear-shiftindicator:FORWARD,REVERSE,and
NEUTRAL(Figure9).
Note:Theenginestartsandrunsinanyofthe3
positions.
FromtheNEUTRALposition,youcanmovethe
gear-shiftleverlefttotheFORWARDpositionorright
totheREVERSEposition(Figure9).
Important:Alwaysstopthemachinebefore
changinggears.
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Figure9
1.Gear-shiftindicator2.Gear-shiftlever
HornSwitch
Thehornswitchislocatedonthecontrolpanel(Figure
6).Pressthehornswitchtosoundthehorn.
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