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Parking Brake
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fully depressthe parkingbrakepedal.Movethe parking
brakeleverintothe ONposition.Releasethe parkingbrakepedalto allowthe
parkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe parkingbrakepedalandmovethe
parkingbrakeleveroutof the ONpositionandintotheOFFposition.
flOTE:Theparkingbrakemustbesetif theoperatorleavestheseatwith theengine
runningorthe enginewill automaticallyshutoff.
Throttle/chokeControl Lever
Thethrottle/chokecontrolleverislocatedonthe right sideof the
tractor'sdashpanel.Thislevercontrolsthespeedof theengineand,
whenpushedall the wayforward,thechokecontrolalso.When
setinagivenposition,thethrottle will maintaina uniformengine
speed.
IM PORTANT: Whenoperatingthetractorwith thecutting
deckengaged,becertainthatthe throttle leverisalwaysinthe
FAST(rabbit)position.
Ignition Switch
Theignitionswitchis activatedto startthe engine.Insertkey
into theignitionswitchandturn clockwiseto the STARTposition.
Releasethekeyintothe ONpositiononceenginehasfired.
Tostoptheengine,turn the ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the
OFFposition.SeeFigure7.
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO,move
shift leverinto neutralposition, set parkingbrake,stop engineand remove
keyto prevent unintended starting.
IM PORTANT: Priortooperatingthe tractor,referto bothSafetyInterlock
SwitchesandStartingTheEngineintheOperationsectionof thismanualforfurther
detailedinstructions.
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Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO,move
shift lever into neutralposition, setparking brake,stopengine andremove
keyto preventunintended starting.
SeatAdjustmentLever
Theseatadjustmentleverisonthe left sideoftheseat.Usethisleverto adjustthe
seatforwardor rearwardto acomfortableoperatingposition.Seethe "Service&
Maintenance"sectionlaterinthis manualorinstructions.
DeckLift Lever
Foundon yourtractor'srightfender,thedecklift leverisusedto
changetheheightof thecuttingdeck.Touse,movethe levertothe
left, thenplaceinthe notchbestsuitedforyourapplication.
PTO(Blade Engage)Lever
Foundon thetractor'srightfender,thePT0(bladeengage)lever
is usedto engagepowerto thecuttingdeckorother(separately
available)attachments.Tooperate,movethe leverall theway
forward.Movingthe leverall thewayrearwardintothe PT0OFF
positiondisengagespowerto thecutting deck/attachment.
NOTE-ThePT0(bladeengage)levermustbein thedisengaged(PT0
OFF)positionwhen startingtheengine.
CupHolder
Thetractor'scupholderislocatedon thefenderto the left of theseat.
SpeedControl Lever
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Thespeedcontrollever,locatedon the left rearfender,controlsthegroundspeedof
thelawntractoraswellasthedirectionof travel.
Todriveforwardorinreverse,slowlymovethespeedcontrolleverto the desired"F"
forwardor"R" reversespeed.
Tostop,movethespeedcontrolleverto the "N" neutralposition.
Whenmowing,placethe speedcontrolleverin
the"CuttingSpeed"position,oraslowerforward
speedforthe bestresults.
flote: Donotusethe parkingparkingbrakepedal
to controlthegroundspeedofthelawntractor.
Alwaysusethespeedcontrolleverto slowthe
groundspeedof the lawntractor.Depressingthe
parkingparkingbrakepedalwith thespeedcontrol
leverengagedaspartof regularoperationwill
resultinprematurewearof the drivebelt.
IMPORTANT: Donot attemptto changethe
directionoftravelwhenthetractorisinmotion.
Seriousdamageto the tractor'stransmissioncould
result.Alwaysbringthetractorto acomplete
stopbeforemovingthespeedcontrolleverfrom
forwardto reverseor viceversa.
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