Operator's Manual

OperatingtheThrottle
YoucanmovethethrottlecontrolbetweentheFAST
andSLOWpositions(Figure11).
Alwaysusethemiddlepositionwhenturningonthe
mowerdeckandblowerwiththePTO-engagement
lever.
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Figure11
OperatingtheIgnition
Switch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure12).
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan5secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,wait15secondsbetween
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseinstructions
canburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Youmayneedmultipleattemptstostart
theenginewhenyoustartitthersttimeafter
thefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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2.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTOPpositiontoshut
offtheengine.
UsingtheFuel-Shutoff
Valve
Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedunderthehopper.
Raisethehoppertoaccessit.
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,
andstorage.
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhen
startingtheengine.
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Figure13
1.On2.Off
Operatingthe
PTO-EngagementLever
ThePTO-engagementleverstartsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandblower.
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningallows
objectstobethrownatyouandbystanders.
Also,contactwiththeblowerbladescould
occur.Thrownobjectsorbladecontactcan
causeseriousinjuryordeath.
Neveroperatethemachinewiththehopperor
hopperdoorraised,removed,oraltered.
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