Operator's Manual

StartingtheMachine
1.Ensurethattheblade-controlbailisintheOFF
position.
2.MovetheengineswitchtotheONposition,and
openthefuel-shutoffvalve.
3.Movethechokelevertotheleftifyouare
startingacoldengine.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
4.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOW(turtle)andFAST(rabbit)positions.
5.Pulltherecoil-starthandlesharplytostartthe
engine.
6.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethe
choketotheright.
Note:Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,movethe
chokeleftagainuntiltheenginewarmsup.
7.Movethethrottlelevertothedesiredsetting.
ShuttingOfftheMachine
1.Bringthemachinetoafullstop.
2.Releasetheblade-controlbail.Thebladesstop,
andtheenginecontinuestorun.
3.PlacethethrottlemidwaybetweentheSLOW
andFASTpositions.
4.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15
seconds,thenturntheengineon/offswitchto
theOFFpositiontoshutofftheengine.
Important:Inanemergencysituation,shut
offtheengineimmediately.
5.Closethefuel-shutoffvalve.
6.Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleaving
theoperator’sposition.
OperatingtheSelf-Propel
Drive
1.Starttheengine.
2.Movetheself-propeldrivebailfromtheneutral
position.
•Tomoveforward,squeezetheself-propel
drivebailagainstthehandle(Figure12).
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Figure12
1.Self-propeldrivebail
(neutralposition)
3.Forward—pulltowardthe
handle
2.Reverse—pushdownand
awayfromthehandle
4.Handle
Note:Youcanvarythegroundspeed
byincreasingordecreasingthedistance
betweentheself-propeldrivebailandthe
handle.Lowerthedrivebailtowardthe
neutralpositiontodecreasetheground
speedwhenmakingaturnorifthemachine
ismovingtoofast.
Ifyoureleasethedrivebail,itreturnsto
neutralandthemachinestopsmoving.
Squeezethedrivebailclosertothehandle
toincreasethegroundspeed.Whenyou
holdthedrivebailtightagainstthehandle,
themachinemovesatthemaximumground
speed.Releasethedrivebailtostopmoving
orwheneveryouleavethemachine.
•Toturnleftorright,decreasethespeed,push
downonthehandles,andturnthemachine
inthedesireddirection;thenresumenormal
operation.
•Tomoveinreverse,releasethedrivebail
andallowittoreturntoneutral.Pushthe
drivebaildownandawayfromthehandle.
Thegroundspeedvariesasthedistance
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