Operation Manual

Throttle/ChokeControl
Thethrottleandchokeiscombinedintoonecontrol
lever.Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeedandithasa
continuousvariablesettingfromSlowtoFast.Engage
thechokebymovingtheleverpasttheFastsettinguntil
itstops(Figure6).
BladeControlSwitch(PowerTake-Off)
Thebladecontrolswitch,representedbyapower
take-off(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengagespower
tothemowerblades(Figure6).
DFS(DumpFromSeat)Lever
TheDFS(DumpFromSeat)levercanbeoperatedfrom
theseated,operatingpositionorwhilestandingnextto
themachine.Theleverisseatedlooselytoallowitto
beextendedtogainleveragewheninuseandswivels
freelytoallowforminimalcontactwiththeoperating
environment(Figure5).
CollectionSensors
Oncethecollectionbagllswithenoughgrasstocover
oneorbothofthesensorsandbreaktheinfraredbeam
abeepingalarmwillsoundtoalerttheoperator.The
alarmshutsoffoncethebladecontrolswitchisturned
Off.Ifoneorbothsensorsareunpluggedthemower
bladeswillnotengage.Thecollectionbagshould
beemptiedimmediately.Continuedoperationofthe
collectionsystemwithafullbagmayresultinplugging
ofthedeckadapteranddischargechute.
Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
ThinkSafetyFirst
Pleasecarefullyreadallofthesafetyinstructionsand
decalsinthesafetysection.Knowingthisinformation
couldhelpyou,yourfamily,petsorbystandersavoid
injury.
Mowingonwetgrassorsteepslopescancause
slidingandlossofcontrol.
Wheelsdroppingoveredgescancauserollovers,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,deathor
drowning.
Toavoidlossofcontrolandpossibilityof
rollover:
•Donotmowneardrop-offsornearwater.
•Donotmowslopesgreaterthan15degrees.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecautionon
slopes.
•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.
Figure8
1.SafeZone-usetheTimeCutterhere
2.Usewalkbehindmowerand/orhandtrimmerneardrop-offs
andwater.
3.Water
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