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PARKING BRAKE LEVER
Toset the parkingbrake: Fullydepressthe brakepedal. Movethe
parkingbrakeleverintothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe brake
pedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
To release the parkingbrake: Depressthe brakepedalandthe park-
ingbrakeleverwill moveoutof the parkingbrakepositionon itsown.
Theparkingbrakewillthen be released.Releasethe brakepedal.
NOTE: The parkingbrakemustbe setif the operatorleavesthe seat
withthe enginerunningor the enginewill automaticallyshutoff.
THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL LEVER
Thethrottle/chokecontrolleveris
locatedonthe right sideof the trac-
tor'sdash panel.This levercontrols
the speedof the engineand when
pushedall theway forward,the
chokecontrolalso.Whenset in
a givenposition,thethrottlewill
maintaina uniformenginespeed.
IMPORTANT: Whenoperating
the tractorwith the cuttingdeck
engaged,thethrottle/chokecontrol
levermustalwaysbe inthe FAST
(rabbit)position.
IGNITION SWITCH
Thekeyswitchmoduleisusedto
startand stopthe engine.Insert
keyintothe key switchmodule
andturnclockwiseto theSTART
position.Releasethe keyintothe
normalmowingpositiononceen-
ginehasstarted.The headlights
will be activatedautomatically.
Tostopthe engine,turnthe
ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto
the STOPposition.
CHOKE
FAST
SLOW
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IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto boththe "Safety
InterlockSystem"and"StartingThe Engine"laterin thissectionof this
manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModule.
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutralposition,setpark-
ingbrake,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER
Theseatadjustmentleveris locatedbelowthe front/leftof the seat.The
leverallowsfor adjustmentof the foreand aft positionof the seat.Refer
to theAssemblysectionof themanual formoredetailedinstructionsfor
adjustingthe seat position.
AUTO-DRIVE PEDAL
The drivepedal islocatedon the rightside of the tractor,along the
runningboard.Depressthe drivepedalforwardand the tractorwill
moveinthe directionthatthe shiftleveris engagedin. Tocausethe
tractorto travelforward,whileat a completestop,movethe shift lever
intothe Forwardposition.Graduallystep on the drivepedalandthe
tractorwill beginto moveforward.Tomovein Reverse,follow the same
procedureonlymovetheshift leverintothe reverseposition.
The groundspeediscontrolledwith the drivepedal.Thefurther
forwardthatthe pedalis pivoted,thefasterthe tractorwill travel.
The pedalwill returnto its originalpositionwhenit'snot depressed.
Referto the Operationsectionof thismanualfor detailedinstructions
regardingthedrive pedal.
IMPORTANT= Alwayssetthe parkingbrakewhenleavingthe tractor
unattended.
DECK LIFT LEVER
Foundon your tractor'srightfender,the decklift leveris used
to changethe heightof the cuttingdeck.To use, movethe
leverto the left, thenplacein the notchbestsuitedfor your
application.
PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) LEVER
Foundon the tractor'srightfender,the PTO(bladeengage)
leveris usedto engagepowerto the cuttingdeckor other
(separatelyavailable)attachments.Tooperate,movethe
leverall thewayforward.Movingthe leverall the way
rearwardintothe 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.
SHIFT LEVER
The shift leveris locatedon the left
sideof the fenderand hasthree
positions,FORWARD,NEUTRAL
and REVERSE.The brakepedal
mustbedepressedandthe tractor
mustnotbe in motionwhenthe
movingshift lever.
IMPORTANT: Neverforcethe
shiftlever.Doingso may resultin
seriousdamageto the tractor's
transmission.
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BRAKE PEDAL
The brakepedalis locatedon the leftside of the lawntractor,along the
runningboard.Depressthe brakepedalto engagethe disc brakeand
bringthe tractorto a completestop.
NOTE=The pedalmustbe depressedto startthe engine.Referto
SafetyInterlockSwitcheslaterin thissectionof this manual.
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