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SAFETY iNTERLOCK SWITCH ES
Thistractoris equippedwitha safetyinterlocksystemfor the protection
of the operator.If the interlocksystemshouldevermalfunction,do not
operatethe tractor.Contacta Searsorotherqualifiedservicedealer.
• The safetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefromcrankingor
startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis engaged,andthe PTO(Blade
Engage)knobis in thedisengaged(OFF)position.
Theenginewill automaticallyshut offif theoperatorleavesthe
seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• TheelectricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwill automaticallyshut
off if the operatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(Blade
Engage)knobinthe engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
• Withthe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWINGposition,the
electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwillautomaticallyshutoff if
the PTO(BladeEngage)knobis movedintothe engaged(ON)
positionwiththedrive pedalinpositionfor reversetravel.
Do notoperatethe tractorif the interlocksystemis malfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesignedfor your safetyandprotection.
Startingthe Engine
NOTE: Referto theAssembly& Set-Upsectionof thismanualfor
GasolineandOil fill-up instructions.
1. Insertthe tractorkeyintothe ignitionswitchmodule.
2. Placethe PTO(BladeEngage)knobinthe disengaged(OFF)
position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethe chokecontrol by movingthe throttle/chokecontrolall
thewayforwardintothechoke position.
5. Turnthe ignitionkey clockwiseto the STARTposition.After
theenginestarts,releasethe key.It will returnto the NORMAL
MOWINGposition.
Do NOTholdthe keyinthe STARTpositionfor longerthan ten
secondsat a time.Doingso maycause damageto yourengine's
electricstarter.
6. Afterthe enginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontrol.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthetractor.
Doingso will resultina "rich" fuel mixtureandcausethe engineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Ifyou strikea foreignobject,stopthe engineanddisconnectthe
sparkplugwire(s). Thoroughlyinspectthe machinefor anydamage.
Repairthedamagebeforerestartingandoperating.
1. If the bladesare engaged,placethe PTO/BladeEngageknobin
the disengaged(OFF) position.
2. Placethe throttlecontrolnear the SLOWposition.
3. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
4. Removethe keyfromthe ignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedand suddenstops.
1. Lightlypressthe brakepedalto releasethe parkingbrake.Move
the throttleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
2. Totravel FORWARD,slowlypressthe upperportionof the drive
pedalforwarduntilthe desiredspeedisachieved.SeeFigure7.
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ReversePedal
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3. Totravel in REVERSE,checkthat the areabehindis clear,then
slowlydepressthe reversepedalwith the ballof yourfoot (NOT
your heel)untilthe desiredspeedis achieved.SeeFigure7.
DoNOTattemptto changethe directionof travel whenthetractoris
in motion.Alwaysbringthe tractorto a completestopbeforemoving
the tractorfromforwardto reverseorvice versa.
Donot leavethe seat of the tractorwithoutfirst placingthe PTO
(BladeEngageknob)in the disengaged(OFF) positionandengaging
the parkingbrake.If leavingthe tractorunattended,alsoturn the
engineoff andremovethe ignitionkey.
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