Operator's Manual

Understandingthe
Safety-InterlockSystem
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
•Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
•ThePTO-engagementleverisdisengaged.
•Thespeed-controlleverisintheNEUTRALposition
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtostopthe
enginewhenyourisefromtheseatwhenthePTO
isengaged.
Thehourmeterhassymbolstonotifyyouwhenthe
interlockcomponentisinthecorrectposition.When
thecomponentisinthecorrectposition,atriangle
lightsupinthecorrespondingsquare.
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1.Triangleslightupwhen
theinterlockcomponents
areinthecorrectposition.
3.Hour/Voltagedisplay
2.Hopperup4.Low-voltageindicatorlight
TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorized
ServiceDealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movethePTO-engagementlevertotheON
position,andmovethespeed-controlleverto
theNEUTRALposition.Trystartingtheengine;
theengineshouldnotstart.
2.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,and
movethePTO-engagementlevertotheOFF
position.Movethespeed-controlleveroutofthe
NEUTRALposition.Trystartingtheengine;the
engineshouldnotstart.
3.Sitontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movethePTO-engagementlevertotheOFF
position,andmovethespeed-controlleverto
theNEUTRALposition.Trystartingtheengine;
theengineshouldnotstart.
4.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movethePTO-engagementlevertotheOFF
position,andmovethespeed-controllevertothe
NEUTRALposition.Nowstarttheengine.While
theengineisrunning,releasetheparkingbrake,
engagethePTO-engagementlever,andrise
slightlyfromtheseat;theengineshouldshutoff.
5.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movethePTO-engagementlevertotheOFF
position,andmovethespeed-controlleverto
theNEUTRALposition.Nowstarttheengine.
Movethespeed-controlleverforward;the
engineshouldshutoff.
DrivingForwardor
Backward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolinthefastpositionforbest
performance.Alwaysoperateinthefullthrottle
positionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormay
losecontrolofmachineandcausepersonal
injuryordamagetomachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemaking
sharpturns.
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