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iGNiTiON SWITCH
Theignitionswitchis activatedto startthe engine.Insertkeyintothe
ignitionswitchand turnclockwiseto the STARTposition.Releasethe
keyintothe ON positiononce enginehas fired.SeeFig.7.
Tostop the engine,turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the OFF
position.SeeFig. 7.
NEVERleavea runningmachineunattended.Alwaysdisengage
PTO,moveshift leverintoneutralposition,set parkingbrake,stop
engne and removekeyto preventunntendedstartng.
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On
Start
off
Figure 7
iMPORTANT: Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto both Safety
InterlockSystemandStartingThe Engineinthe Operationsectionof
thismanualfor furtherdetailedinstructions.
ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE
To engage the parking brake:
1. Fullydepressthe clutch-brakepedal and hold itdownwithyour
foot.
2. Movethe speedcontrolleverallthe waydownand intothe
parkingbrakeposition.
3. Releasethe dutch-brakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketo
engage.
To release the parking brake:
1. Depressthe clutch-brakepedal and movethe speedcontrollever
out of the parkingbrakepositionand intoa desiredspeed.
SETTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT
1. Selectthe heightpositionof the cuttingdeckby placingthe deck
liftleverin anyof the sixdifferentcutting heightnotchesonthe
rightsideof the fender.
Keephandsand feet away fromthe dischargeopeningof the cutting
deck.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Donot operatethe tractorif the interlocksystemismalfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesignedfor yoursafetyand protection.
NOTE: Referto the Gasolineand Oil fill-up instructionsearlierin this
section.
1. Insertthe tractorkey intothe ignitionswitch.
2. Placethe PTO(BladeEngage)leverin thedisengaged(OFF)
position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethechokecontrolby movingthethrottle/chokeleverall
the way up into thechoke position.
5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto the STARTposition.Afterthe
enginestarts,releasethe key.Itwill returnto the ON(or Normal
Mowing)position.
DO NOTholdthe keyinthe STARTpositionfor longerthan ten
secondsat a time. Doingso maycausedamageto your engine's
electricstarter.
6. After the enginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontrolandplacethe
throttlecontrolin the FASTposition.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthe tractor.
Doingso will resultina "rich"fuel mixtureand cause theengineto run
poorly.
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