Use and Care Manual

ProductOverview

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Figure4

1.Footrest

8.Gas-tankcap

2.Deector9.SmartSpeed™lever

3.Height-of-cutlever

10.Reardrivewheel

4.Motion-controllever11.Mowerdeck

5.Controlpanel

12.Anti-scalproller

6.Operatorseat

13.Frontcasterwheel

7.Engine

Controls

BecomefamiliarwithallofthecontrolsinFigure1and

Figure5beforeyoustarttheengineandoperatethemachine.

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Figure5

Controlpanel

1.Throttle3.Blade-controlswitch

(powertakeoff)

2.Chokecontrol

4.Ignitionswitch

IgnitionSwitch

Usethisswitchtostartthemowerengine.Ithas3positions:

START,RUN,andOFF.

ChokeControl

Usethechoketostartacoldengine.Pullthechokeknob

uptoengageit.Pushthechokeknobdowntodisengage

it(Figure5).

ThrottleControl

Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeed,andithasa

continuous-variablesettingfromtheSLOWtoFASTposition

(Figure5).

Blade-ControlSwitch(PowerTakeoff)

Theblade-controlswitch,representedbyapower-takeoff

(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengagespowertothemower

blades(Figure5).