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NOTE:Theparking
brakemustbesetifthe
operatorleavestheseat
withthe enginerun-
ningortheenginewill
automaticallyshutoff.
NOTE:ThePTO(Blade
Engage)levermustbe
inthedisengaged(PTO
:3FF)positionwhen
startingtheengine.
iMPORTANT
Neverforce the shift
lever.Doing so may
result in senous
damage to the tractor's
transmission.
FORWARD
HUETRAL
REVERSE_
Figure 11
Speed Control Lever
Thespeedcontrollever,locatedonthe
left sideof the tractor'sdash console,
allowsyouto regulatethegroundspeed
of the lawntractor.To use,depressthe
clutch-brakepedal and movethe leveroul
of the parkingbrakenotchandforward
to increasethe tractor'sgroundspeed.
Whenadesiredspeedhasbeen reached
releasethe leverintoan appropriate
notchto maintainthatspeed.
Toslowthe tractor'sgroundspeed,
depresstheclutch-brakepedaland move
the speedcontrolleverrearwardand
releaseit intoa notch.
NOTE:Lawntractorsvary by modeland
areavailablewith eithera 6- or 7-speed
controllever.
Parking Brake
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fullydepressthe clutch-brake
pedal.Movethe speedcontrol leverallthe waydown
andintothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-
brakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe clutch-brake
pedaland movethe speedcontrolleverout of the
notchesto the desiredposition.Releasethe speed
controlleverandthe clutch-brakepedal.
NOTE:Theparkingbrakemustbe set if theoperator
leavesthe seatwith the engine runningor the engine
willautomaticallyshutoff.
Clutch-Brake Pedal
Theclutch-brakepedalis locatedonthe left sideof
the lawntractor,alongthe runningboard.Depressthe
clutch-brakepedalpartwaydownwhenslowingthe
tractorbychangingspeeds(Referto SpeedControl
Lever).Depressthe pedalall thewaydownto engage
thedisc brakeand bringthe tractorto a completestop.
NOTE:Thepedalmustbe depressedto startthe
engine.Referto SafetyInterlockSwitcheson page 14.
Shift Lever
The shiftleverislocatedon the leftsideof thefender
andhasthree positions,FORWARD,NEUTRALand
REVERSE.The brakepedalmustbe depressedand
thetractor mustnotbe inmotionwhenthe movingshift
lever.SeeFigure11.
IMPORTANT:Neverforcethe shiftlever.Doingso may
resultinseriousdamageto the tractor'stransmission.
PTO (Blade Engage) Lever
Foundon the tractor'srightfender,the
PTO(bladeengage)leveris usedto
engagepowerto the cuttingdeck or
other(separatelyavailable)attachments.
Tooperate,movethe leverall the way
forward.Movingthe leverall the way
rearwardintothe PTOOFFposition
disengagespowerto the cuttingdeck/
attachment.
NOTE:The PTO(bladeengage)lever
mustbe in the disengaged(PTOOFF)
positionwhenstartingthe engine.
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Safety Interlock Switches
Thistractorisequippedwitha safetyinterlocksystem
for the protectionof the operator.If the interlocksystem
shouldever malfunction,do not operatethe tractor.
ContactanauthorizedMTDservicedealer.
* Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheengine
fromcrankingor startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis
engaged,andthe PTO(BladeEngage)leveris in the
disengaged(OFF)position.
* Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if the operator
leavesthe seat beforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
* Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if the operator
leavesthe tractor'sseat with the PTO(BladeEngage)
leverinthe engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeis engaged.
* Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if the operator
engagesthe PTOwith the parkingbrakeON.
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