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Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if thePTO(BladeEngage)leveris
movedintothe engaged(ON)positionwith theshift leverinReverse.
Ignition Switch
Theignitionswitchisactivatedto starttheengine.Insertkeyintothe ignition
switchandturn clockwiseto the STARTposition.Releasethe keyintothe ON
positiononceenginehasfired.SeeFigure8.
Tostoptheengine,turn the ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto theOFFposition.See
Figure8.
Neverleave a running machine unattended. Always disengage PTO,
move shift lever intoneutral position, set parking brake, stop engine
land remove key to prevent un ntended start ng.
IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto bothSafetyInterlockSwitches
andStartingTheEngineintheOperationsectionof thismanualforfurther detailed
instructions.
On
Off
Start
Setting the CuttingHeight
1. Selectthe heightpositionof thecuttingdeckbyplacingthedecklift leverin
anyof thesixdifferentcutting heightnotchesonthe rightsideof the fender.
Keephandsand feet away from the discharge opening of the cutting
deck.
Starting the Engine
Donot operatethe tractor if the interlock systemis malfunctioning. This
systemwasdesignedfor your safetyandprotection.
NOTE:Referto theGasolineand0ii fill-up instructionsearlierinthissection.
1. Insertthe tractorkeyintothe ignitionswitch.
2. PlacethePTO(BladeEngage)leverinthe disengaged(OFF)position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethe chokecontrolbymovingthethrottle/chokeleverall the wayup
intothechokeposition.
5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto theSTARTposition.Afterthe enginestarts,
releasethekey.It will returnto theON(orNormalMowing)position.
DoNOTholdthe key in the STARTpositionfor longer thanten
secondsat atime. Doingso may causedamageto yourengine's
electricstarter.
6. Afterthe enginestarts,deactivatethechokecontrolandplacethethrottle
controlinthe FASTposition.
NOTE:DoNOTleavethechokecontrolonwhile operatingthe tractor.Doingsowill
resultina"rich"fuel mixtureandcausethe engineto run poorly.
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Figure8
Engagingthe ParkingBrake
Toengage the parking brake:
I. Fullydepresstheclutch-brakepedalandholditdown withyourfoot.
2. Movethe speedcontrolleverall the waydownandinto theparkingbrake
position.
3. Releasethe clutch-brakepedalto allowtheparkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parking brake:
I. Depressthe clutch-brakepedalandmovethe speedcontrolleveroutof the
parkingbrakepositionandinto adesiredspeed.
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