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SAFETY iNTERLOCK SWITCH ES
Thistractoris equippedwitha safetyinterlocksystemfor the protection
of the operator.Ifthe interlocksystemshouldevermalfunction,do not
operatethe tractor.Contacta Searsorotherqualifiedservicedealer.
• The safetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefromcrankingor
startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis engaged,andthe PTO(Blade
Engage)handleis in the disengaged(OFF)position.
Theenginewill automaticallyshutoffif theoperatorleavesthe
seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• TheelectricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwill automaticallyshut
off if the operatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwith the PTO(Blade
Engage)knobin the engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
• Withthe ignitionkey inthe NORMALMOWINGposition,the
electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwillautomaticallyshutoff if
the PTO(BladeEngage)knobis movedintothe engaged(ON)
positionwiththedrive pedalin positionfor reversetravel.
Do notoperatethe tractorif the interlocksystemis malfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesignedfor your safetyand protection.
STARTING THE ENGINE
NOTE: Referto theAssembly& Set-Upsectionof this manualfor
GasolineandOil fill-up instructions.
1. Insertthe tractorkeyintothe ignitionswitch module.
2. Placethe PTO(BladeEngage)knobinthe disengaged(OFF)
position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethe chokecontrolby movingthe throttle/chokecontrolall
theway forwardinto thechoke position.
5. Turnthe ignitionkey clockwiseto the STARTposition.After
theengine starts,releasethe key.It will returnto the NORMAL
MOWINGposition.
Do NOThold the keyin the STARTpositionfor longerthan ten
secondsat a time.Doingso maycause damageto yourengine's
electricstarter.
6. Afterthe enginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontrol.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthetractor.
Doingso will resultin a "rich" fuel mixtureand causethe engineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Ifyou strikea foreignobject,stopthe engineand disconnectthe
sparkplugwire(s). Thoroughlyinspectthe machinefor anydamage.
Repairthedamagebeforerestartingand operating.
1. If the bladesare engaged,placethe PTO/BladeEngageknobin
the disengaged(OFF) position.
2. Placethe throttlecontrolnear the 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.See Figure7.
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ReversePedal
Figure7
2. Totravelin REVERSE,checkthat the areabehindisclearthen
slowlydepressthe reversepedalwiththe ballof yourfoot(NOT
your heel) untilthe desiredspeedis achieved.SeeFigure7.
DoNOTattemptto changethe directionof travel whenthetractoris
inmotion.Alwaysbringthe tractorto a completestop beforemoving
fromforwardto reverseor vice versa.
Donot leavethe seat of the tractorwithoutfirst placingthe PTO/
BladeEngageknobin the disengaged(OFF)positionandengaging
the parkingbrake. If leavingthe tractorunattended,alsoturn the
engineoff andremovethe ignitionkey.
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