Operator's Manual

KeySwitch
Recoil-StartMachines
Thekeyswitchhas2positions:OFFandRUN.Refer
toStartingtheEngine(page17).
Electric-StartMachines
Thekeyswitchhas3positions:OFF,RUN,andSTART.
RefertoStartingtheEngine(page17).
ThrottleLever
Movethecontrolforwardtoincreasetheenginespeed
andrearwardtodecreasetheenginespeed.
ChokeLever
Beforestartingacoldengine,movethechokelever
forward.Aftertheenginestarts,regulatethechoke
tokeeptheenginerunningsmoothly.Assoonas
possible,movethechokeleverallthewayrearward.
Note:Awarmenginerequireslittleornochoking.
HourMeter
Whentheengineisoff,thehourmeterdisplaysthe
numberofhoursofoperationthathavebeenlogged
onthemachine.
ReferenceBar
Whendrivingthemachine,usethereferencebar
asahandleandaleveragepointforcontrollingthe
machine.T oensuresmooth,controlledoperation,
donottakebothhandsoffthereferencebarwhile
operatingthemachine.
TractionControl
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Figure6
1.Referencebar
2.Tractioncontrol
•Tomoveforward,movethetractioncontrolforward
(Figure7).
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Figure7
•Tomoverearward,movethetractioncontrol
rearward(Figure8).
Important:Whenreversing,lookbehindyou
forobstructionsandkeepyourhandsonthe
referencebar.
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Figure8
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