Operator's Manual

MotionControlLevers
Themotioncontrolleverscontroltheforwardand
rearwardmotionsaswellastheturningofthemachine.
RefertoDrivingForwardorBackward.
ParkingBrakeLever
Whenevertheengineisshutoff,engagetheparking
braketopreventaccidentalmovementofthemachine.
Toengagetheparkingbrake,pulltheparkingbrakelever
rearwardandup(
Figure9).Toreleasetheparkingbrake,
pushtheparkingbrakeleverforwardanddown.
Figure9
1.Parkingbrakelever
2.Mowerdeckliftlever
CAUTION
Donotparkthetractionunitonaslope.
HandOperatedDeckLiftLever
Thedeckliftlever(Figure9)activatesthehydraulic
circuitthatraisesandlowersthemowerdeck.Pullback
onthelevertoraisethemowerdeckandpushforward
onittolowerit.
FootOperatedDeckLiftPedal
Thedeckliftpedal(Figure10)raisesandlowersthe
mowerdeck.Theenginemustberunningforyoutouse
thispedal.Pressdownonthetopoftheliftpedalto
raisethemowerdeckandonthebottomoftheliftpedal
tolowerthemowerdeck.
Figure10
1.Footoperateddeckliftlever
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.
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