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SAFETY iNTERLOCK SWITCH ES
Thistractoris equippedwith a safetyinterlocksystemfor the protection
of the operator.Ifthe interlocksystemshouldevermalfunction,do not
operatethe tractor.Contacta Searsorotherqualifiedservicedealer.
• The safetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefromcrankingor
startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis engaged,and the PTO(Blade
Engage)knobis in thedisengaged(OFF)position.
Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if theoperatorleavesthe
seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• TheelectricPTO(Blade Engage)clutchwill automaticallyshut
off if the operatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(Blade
Engage)knobinthe engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
• Withthe ignitionkey inthe NORMALMOWINGposition,the
electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwillautomaticallyshutoffif
the PTO(BladeEngage)knobis movedintothe engaged(ON)
positionwiththedrive pedalin positionfor reversetravel.
Do notoperatethe tractorif the interlocksystemis malfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesignedfor your safetyandprotection.
STARTING THE ENGINE
NOTE: Referto theAssembly& Set-Upsectionof this manualfor
Gasolineand Oil fill-up instructions.
1. Insertthe tractorkey intothe ignitionswitchmodule.
2. Placethe PTO(BladeEngage)knobin the disengaged(OFF)
positio .
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethe chokecontrolby movingthe throttle/chokecontrolall
thewayforwardinto thechokeposition.
5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto the STARTposition.After
theenginestarts,releasethe key.Itwill returnto the NORMAL
MOWINGposition.
Do NOThold the keyinthe STARTpositionfor longerthan ten
secondsat a time.Doingso maycausedamageto yourengine's
electricstarter.
6. Afterthe enginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontrol.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthetractor.
Doingso will resultina "rich" fuel mixtureand causethe 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 throttlecontrolnearthe SLOWposition.
3. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
4. Removethe key fromthe ignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedand suddenstops.
Lightlypressthe brakepedalto releasethe parkingbrake.Movethe
throttleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
1. TotravelFORWARD,slowlypressthe drivepedal forwarduntil
the desiredspeed is achieved.SeeFigure7.
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ReversePedal
Figure7
2. Totravelin REVERSE,checkthatthe area behindisclearthen
slowlydepressthe reversepedal with the ballof yourfoot(NOT
your heel) untilthe desiredspeedis achieved.SeeFigure7.
DoNOTattemptto changethe directionof travelwhenthetractoris
inmotion.Alwaysbringthe tractorto a completestop beforemoving
fromforwardto reverseor vice versa.
Donot leavethe seatof the tractorwithoutfirst placingthe PTO/
BladeEngageknobinthe disengaged(OFF)positionandengaging
the parkingbrake.If leavingthe tractorunattended,alsoturn the
engineoff andremovethe ignitionkey.
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