Use and Care Manual

ProductOverview
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Figure4
1.Deector4.Height-of-cutlever
7.Footrest10.Engine
2.Reardrivewheel
5.Operatorseat
8.Fuel-tankcap11.Engineguard
3.Motion-controllevers
6.SmartSpeed™lever9.Controlpanel
12.Frontcasterwheel
Controls
BecomefamiliarwithallofthecontrolsinFigure4and
Figure5beforeyoustarttheengineandoperatethemachine.
Figure5
Controlpanel
1.Throttle3.Blade-controlswitch
(powertakeoff)
2.Choke
4.Ignitionswitch
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhas3positions:OFF,RUN,andSTART.
ThekeyturnstoSTARTandmovesbacktoRUNupon
release.TurningthekeytotheOFFpositionstopstheengine;
however,alwaysremovethekeywhenleavingthemachine
topreventsomeonefromaccidentallystartingtheengine
(Figure5).
ThrottleControl
Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeedandithasacontinuous
variablesettingfromSlowtoFast(Figure5).
ChokeControl
PullupontheChokecontroluntilitstopstochokethe
engine(Figure5).PushdownontheChokecontrolfor
normalengineoperation
Blade-ControlSwitch(PowerTakeoff)
Theblade-controlswitch,representedbyapower-takeoff
(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengagespowertothemower
blades(Figure5).
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