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Nevermovethe keyintothe Startpositionwhiletheengineis
running.Doingso maycausedamageto yourengine'sstarter.
CHOKECONTROL
Thechokecontrolknobis locatedonthe lowerIdt sideof the dash
paneland isactivatedby pullingoutward.Activatingthe chokecontrol
closesthechokeplateonthe carburetorand aids in startingthe
engine.
PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) CON-
TROL KNOB
Toengagethe electricPTOand providepowerto
the cuttingdeck, pull outwardon the PTOcontrol
knob.Pushthe knobinwardto disengagethe PTO
andstopthecuttingdeck.
NOTE:The PTOControl Knobmustbe in the
disengaged(OFF) positionwhen startingthe
engine.
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BRAKE PEDAL
The brakepedalis locatedat the frontof the left runningboardand is
usedfor quick stops,or settingtheparkingbrake.This pedalmustbe
fullydepressedto activatethe safetyinterlockswitchwhen startingthe
tractor.
DECK LIFT LEVER
The decklift leveris locatedinthe rightfenderandis usedto change
the cuttingheightof the mowerdeck.Thecuttingheightsrangefrom
1-1/2"to 4".Eachof the six indexnotchesrepresentanapproximately
1/2"adjustmentto the deckheight.
1. To use,graspthe lift leverhandleandpullslightlyupward(rear-
ward)while pivotingthe leverinwardand out of its indexnotch.
2. Movethe lift leveras necessaryto placein the notchbest suited
for yourapplication.
Afterchangingthe cuttingheightof thedeck, youmustcheckthe
positionof the deckfrontgaugewheels.Theyshouldbeapproximately
lbinch abovethe groundwhenthe tractoris ona smooth,flatsurface
suchas a driveway.Referto "Service& Maintenance"laterin this
manual.
PARKING BRAKE LEVER
NOTE:Theparkingbrakemustbesetif the operator ,_,_%,
leavesthe seatwiththe enginerunning;otherwisethe
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enginewill automaticallyshut off.
1. Tosetthe parkingbrake,fully depressthe brake
pedaland pushthe bottomof parkingbrakelever
inward.Seethe imageto the rightfor parkingbrake
identification.Holdthe leverin while removingyour
footfromthe brakepedal.Bothparkingbrakelever
andbrakepedalwill staydepressed.
2. Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe brakepedalslightly.
Theparkingbrakeleverwill then returnto its originalposition.
IMPORTANT:Alwayssetthe parkingbrakewhen leavingthetractor
unattended.
FORWARD CONTROL PEDAL
Theforwardcontrolpedalis locatedonthe rightsideof the tractor,at
the frontof the rightrunningboard.Depressthe forwardcontrolpedal
to causethe tractorto travelinthe forwarddirection.The forward
groundspeedof thetractorisdirectlyaffectedby the distancethe
pedalisdepressed.Thefurtherthe pedalisdepressed,thefasterthe
tractorwill travel.Thetractorwill slowand the pedal will returnto its
originalpositionwhenreleased.
REVERSE CONTROL PEDAL
The reversecontrolpedalis locatedinthe rightfrontrunningboard
rearwardof theforwardcontrol pedal.Depressthe reversecontrol
pedalto causethetractorto travelin reverse.Thefurther the pedalis
depressed,the fasterthetractorwill travel.The tractorwill slow and
the pedalwill returnto itsoriginal positionwhen released.
CUP HOLDER
The tractor'scup holderis locatedon the fenderto the left of the seat.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER
The seatadjustmentleveris on the leftside of the seat.Usethis lever
to adjustthe seatforwardor rearwardto a comfortableoperating
position.Seethe "Service&Maintenance"sectionlaterin thismanual
for instructions.
FUEL FILL CAP AND FUEL LEVEL
WINDOW
The fuelfill cap is locatedinthe centerof the rearfender.Pivot
the seatforwardto fullyaccessthe fuelfill cap andfill the fuel
tank.
1. Turnthefill capapproximately1/4 turnandpull upwardto
remove.
2. Pushthe cap downwardon the fueltank fill neck andturn
1/4turn clockwiseto tighten.
The levelof fuel inthe fueltankcan beviewedthroughthefuel
levelwindowin the rear hitchplate.
CARGO NET
Convenientlylocatedon thetractor'sdashpanel,thecargo netcan be
usedto storepersonalitemswhileoperatingthe lawntractor.
IVT (INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION)
RELEASE LEVERS
The IVTtransmissionreleaseleversare locatedat the backof the
tractorabovethe rearhitch plate.Whenengaged,theseleversopen
a dumpvalveineachtransmissionwhichallows thetractorto be
manuallypushedshort distances.See"Movingthe TractorManually"
laterinthis sectionfor instructions.
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