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3. Movethethrottle/chokecontrolleverfullyforwardintothe CHOKEI'_1
position.
flOTE:Ifthe engineis warmedup,it maynotbe necessaryto placethe
throttle/chokecontrolintheCHOKEI%1position.
4. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto the START_ positionandreleaseit as
soonastheenginestarts;however,do notcrankthe enginecontinuouslyfor
morethan5secondsat atime.If the enginedoesnot startwithin thistime,
turn the keyto STOP_ andwaitat least15secondsto allowtheengine's
startermotorto cool.Tryagainafterwaiting.Ifafter afewattemptsthe
enginefailsto start,do not keeptryingto start it with thechokeclosedas
thiswill causefloodingandmakestarting moredifficult.
5. Asthe enginewarmsup,graduallypull the throttle/chokecontrollever
rearwardpastthechokedetentposition.Donotusethe chokepositionto
enrichthe fuelmixture,exceptasnecessaryto starttheengine.
6. Allowtheengineto runforafew minutesat midthrottle beforeputtingthe
engineunderload.
ColdWeather Starting
Whenstartingtheengineattemperaturesnearor belowfreezing,ensurethe
correctviscositymotoroil isusedin theengineandthebatteryisfully charged.
Starttheengineasfollows:
I. Besurethebatteryis ingoodcondition.Also,awarmbatteryhasmuch
morestartingcapacitythanacoldbattery.
2. Usefreshwintergradefuel.Wintergradegasolinehashighervolatilityto
improvestarting.Donotusegasolineleft overfrom summer.
3. Followthepreviousinstructionfor Startingthe Engine.
UsingJumper CablesToStart Engine
Batteriescontain sulfuric acidandproduceexplosivegasses.Makecertain
the area iswell ventilated,wear glovesandeye protection,and avoid
sparksor flamesnear the battery.
If thebatterychargeisnotsufficientto crankthe engine,rechargethebattery.Ifa
batterychargeris unavailableandthe ridingmowermustbestarted,the aidofa
boosterbatterywill benecessary.Connecttheboosterbatteryasfollows:
1. Connectthe endofonecableto thedisabledridingmowerbattery'spositive
terminal;then connecttheotherendof thatcableto theboosterbattery's
positiveterminal.
2. Connectoneendof theothercableto theboosterbattery'snegative
terminal;then connecttheotherendof thatcableto the frameofthe
disabledridingmower,asfarfromthe batteryaspossible.
3. Startthedisabledriding mowerfollowingthenormalstartinginstructions
previouslyprovided;thendisconnectthejumpercablesinthe exactreverse
orderof theirconnection.
4.
Havetheridingmower'selectricalsystemcheckedandrepairedassoonas
possibleto eliminatethe needforjumpstarting.
Stopping the Engine
1. Placethe PTOswitchinthe OFFposition.
2. Movethe RHandLHdrivecontrolleversfully outwardintheneutralposition
(parkingbrakeon).
3. Movethethrottle/chokecontrolto midwaybetweentheSLOW_ and
FAST_ positions.
4. Turntheignitionkeyto the STOP_ positionandremovethe keyfrom the
ignitionswitch.
flOTE:Alwaysremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchto preventaccidental
startingorbatterydischargeifthe equipmentisleft unattended.
PracticeOperation (initial Use)
Operatingazero-turnridingmowerisnotlikeoperatingaconventionaltype riding
ridingmower.Becauseazeroturn ridingmowerismoremaneuverable,getting
usedto operatingthe controlleverstakessomepractice.
Westronglyrecommendthatyoulocatea reasonablylarge,levelandopen"practice
area"wherethereareno obstructions,pedestrians,or animals.Youshouldpractice
operatingthe ridingmowerfor aminimumof 30minutes.
Carefullymove-- or haveanexperiencedusermove-- theridingmowerto
thepracticearea.Whenperformingthe practicesession,thePTOshouldnot be
engaged.Whilepracticing,operatethe ridingmowerat approximately1/2-3/4
throttle andat lessthanfull speedinbothforwardandreverse.
Carefullypracticemaneuveringtheridingmowerandproceedto driveasdescribed
inthefollowingDrivingthe RidingmowerForwardsection.
Drivingthe Riding mower
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedandsuddenstops.
1. Adjusttheoperator'sseatto the mostcomfortablepositionthat allowsyou
to operatethe controls.See"Adjustingthe Seat"theAssemblysection.
2. MovetheRHandLHdrivecontrolleversinwardintheneutralposition.Refer
to Figure12.
ntrolLeverMovedInwardandinNeutral-
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Figure12
NOTE:Ifthe controlleversarenotevenin theneutralposition,referto Service
andMaintenanceforinstructionstoadjustthe leverssothattheyareeven.
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