Operator's Manual

KeySwitch,ElectricStartModels
Thekeyswitchhasthreepositions:off,run,andstart.
Tostarttheengine,rotatethekeytothestartposition.
Releasethekeywhenenginestartsanditwillmove
automaticallytotherunposition.
Tostoptheengine,rotatethekeytotheoffposition.
ThrottleLever
Movethecontrolforwardtoincreasetheenginespeed
andrearwardtodecreasespeed.
ChokeLever
Beforestartingacoldengine,movethechokelever
forward.Aftertheenginestarts,regulatethechoketo
keeptheenginerunningsmoothly.Assoonaspossible,
movethechokeleverallthewayrearward.
Note:Awarmenginerequireslittleornochoking.
HourMeter
Whentheengineisoff,thehourmeterdisplaysthe
numberofhoursofoperationthathavebeenlogged
onthemachine.
ReferenceBar
Whendrivingthemachine,usethereferencebarasa
handleandaleveragepointforcontrollingthetraction
controlandthetrenchercontrollever.Toensure
smooth,controlledoperation,donottakebothhands
offofthereferencebarwhileoperatingthemachine.
TractionControl
Figure7
1.Referencebar(doesnotmovetogiveyouareferencepoint
andaxedhandletoholdwhileoperatingthetractionunit)
2.Tractioncontrol(movestocontrolthemachine)
•Tomoveforward,movethetractioncontrolforward
(Figure8).
Figure8
•Tomoverearward,movethetractioncontrol
rearward(Figure9).Whenreversing,lookbehind
forobstructionsandkeepyourhandsonthe
referencebar(Figure7).
Figure9
•Toturnright,rotatethetractioncontrolclockwise
(
Figure10).
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Figure10
•Toturnleft,rotatethetractioncontrol
counterclockwise(
Figure11).
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Figure11
•Tostop,releasethetractioncontrol(Figure7).
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