Use and Care Manual

StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
StartingtheEngine
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking.
Important:Donotengagethestarterformorethan
5secondsatatime.Engagingthestartermotorfor
morethan5secondscandamagethestartermotor.If
theenginefailstostart,wait10secondsbeforeoperating
theenginestarteragain.
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ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.Disengagethebladesbymovingtheblade-control
switchtotheOFFposition(Figure20).
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheFASTposition.
3.TurntheignitionkeytotheOFFpositionandremove
thekey.
UsingtheMotion-Control
Levers
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1.Motion-control
lever—PARKposition
4.Backward
2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofmachine
3.Forward
DrivingtheMachine
Thedrivewheelsturnindependently,poweredbyhydraulic
motorsoneachaxle.Youcanturn1sideinreversewhileyou
turntheotherforward,causingthemachinetospinrather
thanturn.Thisgreatlyimprovesthemachinemaneuverability
butmayrequiresometimeforyoutoadapttohowitmoves.
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin
theFASTpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperatein
thefullthrottlepositionwhenmowing.
WARNING
Themachinecanspinveryrapidly.Youmaylose
controlofthemachineandcausepersonalinjuryor
damagetothemachine.
Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
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