Operator's Manual

tolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothewheelsor
tracksmayresultinslidingandalossofbraking
andsteering.Themachinecanslideevenifthe
wheelsortracksarestopped.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasditches,holes,
ruts,bumps,rocksorotherhiddenhazards.T all
grasscanhideobstacles.Uneventerraincould
overturnthemachine.
•Ifyoulosecontrolofthemachine,stepoffand
awayfromthedirectionoftravelofthemachine.
OperatingtheParking
Brake
Alwaysengagetheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthe
machineorleaveitunattended.Beforeeachuse,
checktheparkingbrakeforproperoperation.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Removetheignitionkeyandengagethe
parkingbrakewheneveryouleavethe
machineunattended.
EngagingtheParkingBrake
Pulltheparking-brakeleverrearwardintothe
ENGAGEDposition(Figure6).
g009465
Figure6
1.Parkingbrake—ENGAGED
position
2.Parkingbrake—RELEASED
position
ReleasingtheParkingBrake
Pushtheparking-brakeleverforward(Figure6).
OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolmovesbetweenFASTandSLOW
positions(Figure7).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenmovingthe
machine.
g008946
Figure7
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Pullupthechokeknobtoengagethechoke
beforeusingthekeyswitch(Figure8).
Note:Ensurethatyoufullyengagethechoke.
Youmayneedtoholdtheknobupwhenyou
usethekeyswitch.
2.Pushdownthechoketodisengagethechoke
aftertheenginehasstarted(Figure8).
g008959
Figure8
1.ONposition2.OFFposition
13