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SPEED CONTROL LEVER
Thespeedcontrollever,locatedonthe left sideof the
tractor'sdashconsole,allowsyouto regulatethe ground
speedof the lawntractor.Touse, depressthe clutch-
brakepedalandmovethe leverout of the parkingbrake
notchandforwardto increasethetractor'sgroundspeed.
Whenadesiredspeedhasbeen reached,releasethe
leverintoan appropriatenotchto maintainthatspeed.
Toslowthetractor'sgroundspeed,depressthe clutch-
brakepedalandmovethe speedcontrollever rearward
andreleaseit intoa notch.
PARKING BRAKE
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fullydepressthe clutch-brake _._J
PARK
pedal.Movethe speedcontrol leverall the waydownand BRAKE
intothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-brake
pedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe clutch-brakepedaland
movethe speedcontrolleveroutof the notchestothe desiredposition.
Releasethe speedcontrolleverandthe clutch-brakepedal.
NOTE: The parkingbrakemustbe set if the operatorleavesthe seat
withthe enginerunningor the enginewill automaticallyshutoff.
THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL LEVER
Thethrottle/chokecontrolleveris locatedon the rightsideof thetrac-
tor'sdash panel.This levercontrolsthe speedof the engineandwhen
pushedall thewayforward,the chokecontrolalso. Whensetin a given
position,the throttlewillmaintaina uniformenginespeed.
iMPORTANT: Whenoperatingthe tractorwiththe cuttingdeck
engaged,thethrottle/chokecontrollevermustalwaysbe in the FAST
(rabbit)position.
IGNITION SWITCH
Thekeyswitchmoduleis usedto
startand stopthe engine.Insert
keyintothe key switchmodule
andturnclockwiseto theSTART
position.Releasethe keyinto the
normalmowingpositiononceen-
ginehasstarted.The headlights
will be activatedautomatically.
Tostopthe engine,turnthe
ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto
the STOPposition.
IMPORTANT:Prior to operatingthe tractor,referto boththe "Safety
InterlockSystem"and"StartingThe Engine"laterin this sectionof this
manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModule.
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutralposition,setpark-
ingbrake,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
SHIFT LEVER
The shift leveris locatedonthe left
sideof the fenderand hasthree
positions,FORWARD,NEUTRAL
and REVERSE.Theclutch-brake
pedalmustbedepressedandthe
tractormustnot be inmotionwhen
the movingshift lever.
iMPORTANT: Neverforce the
shiftlever.Doingso mayresultin
seriousdamageto the tractor's
transmission.
DECK LIFT LEVER
Foundonyour tractor'srightfender,the deckliftleveris used
to changethe heightof the cuttingdeck.To use,movethe
leverto the left, thenplacein the notch bestsuitedfor your
application.
PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) LEVER
Foundonthe tractor'srightfender,the PTO(bladeengage)
leveris usedto engagepowerto the cuttingdeckor other
(separatelyavailable)attachments.Tooperate,movethe
leverall thewayforward.Movingthe leverallthe way
rearwardinto the PTOOFFpositiondisengagespowerto the
cuttingdeck/attachment.
NOTE: The PTO(bladeengage)levermustbe in the
disengaged(PTOOFF)positionwhenstartingthe engine.
CUP HOLDER
The tractor'scup holderis locatedon the fenderto the left of
the seat.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT KNOB
The seat adjustmentknob is locatedon the bottomsideof the seat.
Usethisknob to adjustthe seatforwardor rearwardto a comfortable
operatingpositionby looseningthe knob,positioningthe seatto the
desiredpreference,thenretighteningthe knob.
CLUTCH-BRAKE PEDAL
The clutch-brakepedal is locatedonthe left sideof the lawntractor,
alongthe runningboard.Depressthe clutch-brakepedalpart way
downwhenslowingthe tractorbychangingspeeds(Referto Speed
ControlLever).Depressthe pedalall the waydownto engagethe disc
brakeandbring the tractorto a completestop.
NOTE: The pedalmustbe depressedto startthe engine.Referto
SafetyInterlockSwitcheslaterin thissectionof thismanual.
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