Operator's Manual

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
increasesordecreasesfromtheneutral
position.
3.Todisengagetheself-propeldriveandplacethe
machineintotheneutralposition,releasethe
drivebail.
Note:Ifthemachinecreepsforwardor
rearwardwhenthedrivebailisintheneutral
position,shutofftheengineandadjustthe
self-propeldrivecable;refertoAdjustingthe
Self-PropelDrive(page24).
Operatingthe
Blade-ControlBail
1.Starttheengine.
2.Pushandholdtheblade-controllockforwardto
releasetheblade-controlbail(Figure13).
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Figure13
1.Blade-controllock(locked
position)
3.Blade-controlbail
2.Push
4.Squeezeagainsthandle
3.Squeezetheblade-controlbailagainstthe
handleandreleasetheblade-controllock;the
bladesengage.
4.Releasetheblade-controlbailtodisengagethe
blades.Theblade-controllockresetstolockthe
blade-controlbail.
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