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5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto the STARTposition.Afterthe
enginestarts,releasethe key.Itwill returnto the ON position.
IMPORTANT:DoNOT holdthe keyin the STARTpositionfor longer
thanten secondsat a time. Doingso maycausedamageto your
engine'selectricstarter.
6. After theenginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontrol byplacingthe
throttlecontrolintothe FASTposition.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthetractor.
Doingso will resultin a "rich" fuelmixtureandcausethe engineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Ifyou strikea foreignobject, stopthe engine,disconnectthespark
plugwire(s) andgroundagainsttheengine.Thoroughlyinspectthe
machineforany damage.Repairthe damagebeforerestartingand
operating.
If the bladesare engaged,placethe PTO (Blade Engage)
leverin the disengaged(OFF)position.
2. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
3. Removethekeyfrom the ignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedandsuddenstops.
Do notleavethe seatof thetractorwithoutfirst placingthe PTO
(BladeEngage)leverin the disengaged(OFF)position,depressing
the brakepedal and engagingthe parkingbrake.Ifleavingthetractor
unattended,alsoturn the ignitionkey off and removethe key.
Alwayslookdownand behind beforeand whilebackingupto avoida
back-overaccident.
1. Depressthe brakepedalandmovethe speedcontrolleverout of
the parkingbrakeposition,thenlet the pedal release.
2. Movethe throttleleverintothe FAST(rabbit) position.
3. Placethe shiftleverin eitherthe FORWARDor REVERSE
position.
IMPORTANT: DoNOT usethe shift leverto changethe direction
of travelwhenthe tractorisinmotion.Alwaysuse thebrakepedalto
bringthetractorto a completestopbeforeshifting.
4. Releasethe parkingbrakebydepressingthe clutch-brakepedal
andpositioningthe speedcontrolleverindesiredposition.
IMPORTANT= First-timeoperatorsshouldusespeedpositions1or
2. Becomecompletelyfamiliarwiththe tractor'soperationand controls
beforeoperatingthe tractorinhigherspeedpositions.
5. Releaseclutch-brakepedalslowlyto put unit intomotion.
6. The lawntractorisbroughtto a stop by depressingtheclutch-
brakepedal.
NOTE=Whenoperatingthe unit initially,therewill belittledifference
betweenthe highesttwospeedsuntilafter the beltshaveseated
themselvesintothe pulleysduring the break-inperiod.
Beforeleavingthe operator'spositionfor any reason,disengagethe
blades,placethe shift leverin neutral,engagethe parkingbrake,
shutengineoff and removethe key.
IMPORTANT: Whenstoppingthe tractorforany reasonwhileon a
grasssurface,always:
1. Placethe shift leverinneutral,
2. Engagethe parkingbrake,
3. Shutengineoffand removethe key.Doingso will minimizethe
possibilityof havingyour lawn"browned"by hot exhaustfrom
yourtractor'srunningengine.
Ifunit stallswithspeedcontrolinhigh speed,or if unitwill not operate
with speedcontrolleverin a low speedposition,proceedasfollows:
1. Placeshift leverin NEUTRAL.
2. Restartengine.
3. Placespeedcontrolleverin highestspeedposition.
4. Releaseclutch-brakepedalfully.
5. Depressclutch-brakepedal.
6. Placespeedcontrolleverin desiredposition.
7. Placeshift leverin either FORWARDor REVERSE,and follow
normaloperatingprocedures.
DRIVING ON SLOPES
Referto the SLOPEGAUGEinthe SafetyInstructionssectionof the
manualto helpdetermineslopeswhereyou mayoperatethis tractor
safely.
Donot mowon inclineswitha slopeinexcessof 12degrees(a rise
of approximately2 feetevery 10feet).The tractorcouldoverturnand
causeseriousinjury.
• Mowup and down slopes,NEVERacross.
• Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectionon slopes.
• Watchfor holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,or otherhiddenobjects.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe machine.Tallgrasscan hide
obstacles.
• Avoidturnswhendrivingon a slope.If a turnmustbe made,turn
downthe slope.Turningupa slopegreatlyincreasesthe chance
of a roll over.
• Avoidstoppingwhen drivingup a slope.If itis necessaryto stop
whiledrivingup a slope,start upsmoothlyandcarefullyto reduce
the possibilityof flippingthe tractoroverbackward.
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