Operator's Manual

ParkingBrakeLever
Whenevertheengineisshutoff,engagetheparking
braketopreventaccidentalmovementofthemachine.
Toengagetheparkingbrake,pulltheparkingbrakelever
rearwardandup(Figure8).Toreleasetheparkingbrake,
pushtheparkingbrakeleverforwardanddown.
Figure8
1.Parkingbrakelever
2.Mowerdeckliftlever
Donotparkthetractionunitonaslope.
DeckLiftLever
Thedeckliftleveractivatesthehydrauliccircuitthat
raisesandlowersthemowerdeck.Pullbackonthe
levertoraisethemowerdeckandpushforwardonitto
lowerit.
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdthelever
backorforwardafterthemowerdeckhasbeen
fullyraisedorlowered.Doingsowilldamagethe
hydraulicsystem.
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhasthreepositions:Off,
On/Preheat,andStart.
ThrottleLever
Thethrottlelevercontrolsthespeedoftheengine.
MovingthethrottleleverforwardtowardtheFast
positionincreasestheenginespeed.Movingitrearward
towardtheSlowpositiondecreasestheenginespeed.
Thethrottlecontrolsthespeedofthebladesand,in
conjunctionwithmotioncontrollevers,controlsground
speedofthemachine.Alwaysrunthemachinewiththe
throttleintheFastpositionwhencuttinggrass.
PowerTakeOff(PTO)Switch
Thepowertakeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerblades.
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhourstheengine
hasoperated.Itoperateswhenthekeyswitchisinthe
Runposition.Usethesetimesforschedulingregular
maintenance.
GlowPlugLight(OrangeLight)
Theglowplugindicatorlightturnsonwhentheignition
switchisturnedtotheOnposition.Itremainslitfor6
seconds.Whenthelightturnsoff,theengineisready
tobestarted.
EngineCoolantTemperatureWarning
Light
Thislightglowsandthecuttingbladesstopiftheengine
coolanttemperatureishigh.Ifthemachineisnot
stoppedandthecoolanttemperaturerisesanother20°
F,theenginewillstop.
Important:Ifthemowerdeckshutsdownandthe
temperaturewarninglightison,pushPTOknob
down,drivetoasafeatarea,movethethrottle
levertotheSlowposition,movethemotioncontrol
leversintotheneutrallockedposition,andengage
theparkingbrake.Allowtheenginetoidlefor
severalminuteswhileitcoolstoasafelevel.Stop
theengineandcheckthecoolingsystem;referto
CheckingtheCoolingSystemin,page.
ChargeIndicator
Illuminateswhenthesystemchargingcircuit
malfunctions.
OilPressureWarningLight
Theoilpressurewarninglightglowswhentheoil
pressureinenginedropsbelowasafelevel.Iflowoil
pressureeveroccurs,stoptheengineanddeterminethe
cause.Repairthedamagebeforestartingtheengine
again.
FuelGauge
Thefuelgauge(Figure9)indicatesthequantityoffuel
remaininginthefueltanks.
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