Operator's Manual

Note:Theenginewillnotstartiftheblades(PTO)
areengaged.
5.Whenstartingacoldengine,pulloutthechoke
knob(
Figure9).
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Figure9
1.Throttlecontrollever
2.Chokeknob
Note:Tostartawarmengine,pushinthechoke
knob.
6.Turntheignitionkeyclockwiseandholditinthe
Startposition(
Figure9).
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Iftheenginedoesnotstartafter
15secondsofcontinuouscranking,turnthe
ignitionkeytoOffandletthestartermotorcool
for2minutes;refertoTroubleshooting.
7.Aftertheenginestarts,slowlyshiftthethrottle
controllevertotheFastposition(
Figure9).
StoppingtheEngine
1.MovethethrottlecontrollevertotheSlowposition
(Figure9).
Note:Iftheenginebackres,shiftthethrottle
controllevertotheFastpositionbeforestopping
theengine.
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheOffposition(Figure9).
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardor
ishot,letitidleforaminutebeforeturningthe
ignitionkeytotheOffposition.Thisallowsthe
enginetocooltheenginebeforeyoustopit.You
maystoptheengineinanemergencybyturningthe
ignitionkeytotheOffposition.
UsingtheSafetyInterlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CAUTION
Ifthesafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
•Replaceswitchesevery2yearsregardlessof
whethertheyareoperatingproperlyornot.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
•Youaresittingontheseat.
•Thebrakepedalisdepressed.
•Thebladecontrol(PTO)knobisintheDisengaged
position.
•ThetractioncontrolpedalisintheNeutralposition.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemstopstheengineifyourise
fromtheseatandthetractioncontrolpedalisnotin
theNeutralposition,theparkingbrakeisnotset,orthe
bladecontrol(PTO)knobisintheEngagedposition.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtostopthe
mowerif:
•YoushiftintoReversewiththeblades(PTO)
engaged.
•Youremovethebagordumpthegrass.
SettingtheKeyChoice
®
Switchto
OperateinReverse
Theinterlockfeatureonthemachinepreventsthe
powertake-off(PTO)fromoperatingwhenyouback
upthemachine.Ifyouoperatethemachineinreverse
withtheblades(PTO)engaged(i.e.,withthemower
bladesorotherattachmentrunning),theenginewill
stop.Donotmowinreverseunlessitisabsolutely
necessary.
Ifyouneedtousetheblades(PTO)whilebacking
up,turnofftheinterlockfeatureusingtheKeyChoice
switchlocatedneartheseatbracket(Figure10).
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