Operator's Manual

OperatingtheSelf-Propel
Drive
Thismachinehas3groundspeeds:1(slow),2
(medium),and3(fast);italsohasaNeutral(N)
position.Theself-propel-driveleverislocatedbelow
andbehindthefueltank(Figure14).
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Figure14
1.Self-propel-drivelever
1.Movetheself-propel-drivelevertothedesired
groundspeed.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Pulltheblade-controlbartothehandletothe
RUN/DRIVEposition(Figure15).
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Figure15
1.Handle3.Blade-controlbarinthe
RUN/SHIFTposition—about
2.5cm(1inch)belowthe
handle
2.Blade-controlbarinthe
RUN/DRIVEposition
4.Blade-controlbarinthe
STOPposition
Important:Shiftingspeedswhilesqueezing
theblade-controlbaragainstthehandlein
theRUN/DRIVEpositioncoulddamagethe
transmission.Movetheblade-controlbarto
theRUN/SHIFTposition(Figure15)whenever
youchangethegroundspeed.
Note:Youcanvarythegroundspeedby
increasingordecreasingthedistancebetween
theblade-controlbarandthehandle.Lowerthe
bartodecreasethegroundspeedwhenyouare
makingaturnorifthemachineismovingtoofast
foryou.Ifyoulowerthebartoofar,themachine
stopsself-propelling.Squeezethebarcloserto
thehandletoincreasethegroundspeed.When
youholdthebartightagainstthehandle,the
machineself-propelsatthemaximumground
speed.Movetheself-propel-drivelevertothe
NEUTRALpositionwhenyouusethemachine
fortrimming.
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