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5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto the STARTposition.Afterthe
enginestarts,releasethe key.It will returnto the ON (orNormal
Mowing)position.
Do NOThold the keyin the STARTpositionfor longerthanten
secondsat a time.Doingso maycausedamageto yourengine's
electricstarter.
6. Afterthe enginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontroland placethe
throttlecontrolinthe FASTposition.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethechokecontrol on whileoperatingthe tractor.
Doingso will resultina "rich" fuel mixtureand causethe engineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
If youstrikea foreignobject,stopthe engine,disconnectthe spark
plugwire(s)andgroundagainstthe engine.Thoroughlyinspectthe
machinefor anydamage.Repairthe damagebeforerestartingand
operating
1. Ifthe bladesare engaged,placethe PTO(BladeEngage)leverin
thedisengaged(OFF) position.
2. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
3. Removethe keyfromthe ignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedand suddenstops.
Donot leavethe seatof the tractorwithoutfirst placingthe PTO
(BladeEngage)leverin the disengaged(OFF)position,depressing
the brakepedaland engagingthe parkingbrake.If leavingthe tractor
unattended,also turnthe ignitionkeyoff andremovethe key.
Alwayslook downand behindbeforeand while backingupto avoida
back-overaccident.
1. Depressthe brakepedalto releasethe parkingbrakeandthen let
the pedal up.
2. Movethethrottleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
3. Placethe shift leverin eitherthe FORWARDor REVERSE
position.
IMPORTANT: Do NOTuse the shiftleverto changethedirection
of travel whenthe tractoris in motion.Alwaysusethe brakepedalto
bringthe tractorto acompletestopbeforeshifting.
4. Graduallybeginto applypressureto the drivepedal.Thefurther
downthe pedal is pushed,thefasterthe tractorwilltravel in the
desireddirectionbasedon the positionof the shift lever.
5. The lawntractoris broughtto 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 agrasssurface,
always:
1. Placethe shift leverin neutral,
2. Engagethe parkingbrake,
3. Shutengineoff and removethe key.Doingso will minimizethe
possibilityof havingyour lawn"browned"byhot exhaustfrom
yourtractor'srunningengine.
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