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5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto the STARTposition.Afterthe
enginestarts,releasethe key.It will returnto the ON (or Normal
Mowing)position.
Do NOThold the keyin the STARTpositionfor longerthan ten
secondsat a time.Doingso maycause damageto yourengine's
electricstarter.
6. Aftertheenginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontroland placethe
throttlecontrolin the FASTposition.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthetractor.
Doingso will resultin a "rich" fuelmixtureandcausethe engineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Ifyou strikea foreignobject,stopthe engine,disconnectthe spark
plugwire(s)andgroundagainstthe engine.Thoroughlyinspectthe
machinefor anydamage.Repairthe damagebeforerestartingand
operating
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3.
If the bladesare engaged,placethe PTO(Blade Engage)leverin
the disengaged(OFF)position.
Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
Removethekey from the ignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedandsuddenstops.
Donot leavethe seat of the tractorwithoutfirst placingthe PTO
(BladeEngage)leverin thedisengaged(OFF)position,depressing
the brakepedalandengagingthe parkingbrake.If leavingthe tractor
unattended,also turnthe ignitionkeyoff and removethekey.
Alwayslook downandbehindbeforeandwhile backingup to avoida
back-overaccident.
1. Depressthe brakepedalto releasethe parkingbrakeand thenlet
the pedal up.
2. Movethe throttleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
3. Placethe shift leverineitherthe FORWARDor REVERSE
position.
iMPORTANT: Do NOTuse theshift leverto changethe direction
of travel whenthetractoris inmotion.Alwaysusethe brakepedalto
bringthe tractorto a completestopbeforeshifting.
4. Graduallybeginto apply pressureto the drivepedal.Thefurther
downthe pedalispushed,the fasterthe tractorwilltravelinthe
desireddirectionbasedon the positionof the shift lever.
5. The lawntractorisbroughtto a stopby releasingthedrive pedal
andthen depressingthe brakepedal.
Beforeleavingthe operator'spositionfor any reason,disengagethe
blades,placethe shift leverinneutral,engagethe parkingbrake,
shutengineoff and removethe key.
Whenstoppingthetractorfor any reasonwhileon a grass surface,
always:
1. Placethe shift leverinneutral,
2. Engagethe parkingbrake,
3. Shutengineoffand removethe key.Doingso will minimizethe
possibilityof havingyour lawn"browned"by hot exhaustfrom
yourtractor'srunningengine.
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