Operator's Manual

ChokeControl
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.Pullthechoke
knobuptoengageit.Pushdownthechokeknobto
disengageit(Figure5).
ThrottleControl
ThethrottlecontrolisvariablebetweentheFAST
andSLOWpositions.Movingthrottleleverforward
increasestheenginespeedandmovingitrearward
decreasestheenginespeed(Figure5).
Blade-ControlSwitch(Power
Takeoff)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)engagesand
disengagespowertothemowerblades(Figure5).
Fuel-PresenceWindow
Usethefuelwindow,locatedontheleftsideofthe
machine,toverifythepresenceofgasolineinthetank
(Figure6).
Height-of-CutLever
Theheight-of-cutleverallowsyoutolowerandraise
thedeckfromtheseatedposition.Whenyouraisethe
lever(towardyou),thedeckisraisedfromtheground,
andwhenyoulowerit(awayfromyou),itlowersto
theground.Adjusttheheightofcutonlywhilethe
machineisnotmoving(Figure15).
KeyChoice
®
Switch
Thisswitchallowsyoutomowinreversewhenit
isactivated.T oactivateit,turntheswitchtotheON
positionandreleaseitafterthePTOisengaged.To
deactivateit,disengagethePTO(Figure6).
Operating-in-ReverseWarning
Light
Theoperating-in-reversewarninglightilluminates
wheneveryouusetheKeyChoicekeytodeactivate
theoperating-in-reverseinterlock.Itisareminderthat
theinterlocksystemisdeactivated.Thelightgoes
outwheneveryoudisengagethePTOorshutoffthe
engine.Whenthelightison,lookbehindyouanduse
extracautionwhenbackingup.
SmartPark
™
Switch
Theparkingbrakeisactivatedelectronically.
Engagetheparkingbrakeby1ofthefollowingactions:
•PresstheSmartPark
™
switchtotheONposition
(Figure5).
•Theparkingbrakeengagesautomaticallywhenthe
operatorleavestheseatandthetraction-control
pedalisinNEUTRALposition.
•Theparkingbrakeautomaticallyengages5to6
secondsaftertheignitionswitchisturnedtothe
OFFposition(ifnotalreadyengaged).
Todisengagetheparkingbrake,presstheSmartpark
switchtotheOFFpositionwiththekeyintheRUN
position.
HourMeter(Model74787Only)
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhourswhen
theoperatorisintheseatandtheignitionswitchisin
theONposition(Figure7).
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Figure7
1.Hourmeterlocation(behindtheseat)
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