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Cold Weather Starting
Whenstartingtheengineattemperaturesnearorbelowfreezing,
ensurethecorrectviscositymotoroilisusedintheengineandthe
batteryisfullycharged.Starttheengineasfollows:
1. Besurethebatteryisingoodcondition.Also,awarmbatteryhas
muchmorestartingcapacitythanacoldbattery.
2. Usefreshwintergradefuel.Wintergradegasolinehashighervolatility
toimprovestarting.Donotusegasolineleftoverfromsummer.
3. FollowthepreviousinstructionforStartingtheEngine.
Using Jumper CablesTo Start Engine
Batteriescontainsulfuricacidandproduceexplosivegasses.Make
certaintheareaiswellventilated,wearglovesandeyeprotection,
land avod sparksor f amesnear the battery.
Ifthe batterychargeis not sufficientto cranktheengine,rechargethe
battery.Ifa batterychargeris unavailableandthe ridingmowermust
be started,the aidof aboosterbatterywill benecessary.Connectthe
boosterbatteryas follows:
1. Connectthe end of one cableto the disabledridingmowerbat-
tery'spositiveterminal;then connectthe otherendof thatcableto
the boosterbattery'spositiveterminal.
2. Connectone end of the othercableto the boosterbattery's
negativeterminal;then connectthe otherendof thatcableto
the frameof the disabledridingmower,as farfrom the batteryas
possible.
3. Startthe disabledriding mowerfollowingthe normalstarting
instructionspreviouslyprovided;thendisconnectthe jumper
cablesin theexact reverseorderof theirconnection.
4. Havethe ridingmower'selectricalsystemcheckedand repaired
as soonas possibleto eliminatethe needfor jump starting.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
1. Placethe PTOswitchinthe OFF position.
2. Movethe RHand LHdrivecontrolleversfully outwardin the
neutralposition.
3. EngagetheparkingbrakeO.
4. Movethethrottle/chokecontroltomidwaybetweenthe SLOW"_
andFAST_ positions.
5. Turnthe ignitionkeytothe STOP_ positionand removethe key
fromthe ignitionswitch.
NOTE:Alwaysremovethe keyfromthe ignitionswitchto preventacci-
dentalstartingor batterydischargeif the equipmentis left unattended.
PRACTICE OPERATION (INITIAL USE)
Operatinga zero-turnridingmoweris notlikeoperatingaconventional
typeridingridingmower.Becausea zeroturn ridingmoweris more
maneuverable,gettingusedto operatingthecontrolleverstakessome
practice.
Westronglyrecommendthatyoulocatea reasonablylarge,levelandopen
"practicearea"wheretherearenoobstructions,pedestrians,oranimals.You
shouldpracticeoperatingthendingmowerforaminimumof30 minutes.
Carefullymove-- or haveanexperiencedusermove--the ridingmower
to thepracticearea.Whenperformingthe practicesession,the PTO
shouldnotbeengaged.Whilepracticing,operatethe ridingmower
atapproximately1/2to 3/4throttleand at lessthanfull speedin both
forwardandreverse.
Carefullypracticemaneuveringtheridingmowerandproceedto driveas
describedin thefollowingDrivingtheRidingmowerForwardsection.
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DRIVING THE RIDING MOWER
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedand suddenstops. ]
1. Adjustthe operator'sseatto the mostcomfortablepositionthat
allowsyou to operatethe controls.See"Adjustingthe Seat" the
Assemblysection.
2. Releasethe parkingbrake_:_.
3. Movethe RHand LHdrivecontrol leversinwardin the neutral
position.Referto Figure13.
Control Lever Moved
inward and in Neutral
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Figure13
NOTE: Ifthe controlleversarenoteven in the neutralposition,refer
to ServiceandMaintenancefor instructionsto adjust the leversso that
theyare even.
4. Movethethrottle/chokecontrolleverforwardto the FAST
(full throttle)position.
NOTE: Althoughthe ridingmower'sengineis designedto runat full
throttle,when performinga practicesessionthe ridingmowermustbe
operatedat lessthan fullthrottle.Thisonly appliesto practice.
Alwaysmaintainafirm griponthe controllevers.DONOTreleasethe
controlleversto slowor stop the ridingmower;move leversto neutral
positionusingyour hands.
5. Todrive the ridingmower,firmlygraspthe respectivedrivecontrol
leverswithyour rightandleft handsandcontinuewith Drivingthe
RidingmowerForwardon the followingpage.
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