Operator's Manual

KeySwitch,ElectricStartModels
Thekeyswitchhasthreepositions:Off,Run,andStart.
Tostarttheengine,rotatethekeytotheStartposition.
Releasethekeywhenenginestartsanditwillmove
automaticallytotheRunposition.
Tostoptheengine,rotatethekeytotheOffposition.
ThrottleLever
Movethecontrolforwardtoincreasetheenginespeedand
rearwardtodecreasespeed.
ChokeLever
Beforestartingacoldengine,movethechokeleverforward.
Aftertheenginestarts,regulatethechoketokeeptheengine
runningsmoothly.Assoonaspossible,movethechokelever
allthewayrearward.
Note:Awarmenginerequireslittleornochoking.
HourMeter
Whentheengineisoff,thehourmeterdisplaysthenumber
ofhoursofoperationthathavebeenloggedonthemachine.
ReferenceBar
Whendrivingthemachine,usethereferencebarasahandle
andaleveragepointforcontrollingthetractioncontroland
thetrenchercontrollever.Toensuresmooth,controlled
operation,donottakebothhandsoffofthereferencebar
whileoperatingthemachine.
TractionControl
Figure7
1.Referencebar(doesnotmovetogiveyouareferencepoint
andaxedhandletoholdwhileoperatingthetractionunit)
2.Tractioncontrol(movestocontrolthemachine)
•Tomoveforward,movethetractioncontrolforward
(Figure8).
Figure8
•Tomoverearward,movethetractioncontrolrearward
(Figure9).Whenreversing,lookbehindfor
obstructionsandkeepyourhandsonthereference
bar(Figure7).
Figure9
•Toturnright,rotatethetractioncontrolclockwise(Figure
10).
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Figure10
•Toturnleft,rotatethetractioncontrolcounterclockwise
(Figure11).
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Figure11
•Tostop,releasethetractioncontrol(Figure7).
Note:Thefartheryoumovethetractioncontrolinany
direction,thefasterthemachinewillmoveinthatdirection.
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