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WARNING
Dooctop rato
tractor ifthe interlock
ing: This system was
safetyaodproteot oo,
NOTE: The parking
brakemustbesetifthe
operator leavesthe seat
with theengine
ning or the enginewi
automatiCallyshut ofL
NOTE: The PTO (Blade
Engage) lever must be
inthe disengaged (PTO
OFF) position when
starting the engine:
IMPORTANT
Never force the shift
lever:Do ngso may
result in serious
damage to the tractorls
transmissionl
FRRWARD
NUETRAL
REVERSE_
Figure 4-4
NOTE:Theparkingbrakemustbe set if theoperator
leavesthe seatwiththe enginerunningor the engine
willautomaticallyshutoff.
Clutch-Brake Pedal
Theclutch-brakepedalis locatedonthe left sideof
the lawntractor,alongthe runningboard.Depressthe
clutch-brakepedalpartwaydownwhenslowingthe
tractorbychangingspeeds(Referto SpeedControl
Lever).Depressthe pedalall theway downto engage
thedisc brakeand bringthe tractorto a completestop.
NOTE:Thepedal mustbe depressedto startthe engine.
Referto SafetyInterlockSwitcheson page 14.
Shift Lever
The shiftleverislocatedon the left sideof thefender
andhasthree positions,FORWARD,NEUTRALand
REVERSE.The brakepedalmustbedepressedand
thetractor mustnotbe in motionwhenthe movingshift
lever.SeeFig.4-4.
IMPORTANT:Neverforcethe shiftlever.Doingso may
resultinseriousdamageto the tractor'stransmission.
Speed Control Lever
The speedcontrollever,locatedon
the leftside of thetractor'sdash
console,allowsyouto regulatethe
groundspeedof the lawntractor.To
use,depressthe clutch-brakepedal
andmovethe leveroutof the parking
brakenotchandforwardto increase
thetractor'sgroundspeed.Whena
desiredspeedhas beenreached,
releasethe leverintoan appropriate
notchto maintainthatspeed.
Toslowthetractor'sgroundspeed,
depressthe clutch-brakepedaland
movethe speedcontrolleverrearward
andreleaseit intoa notch.
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PARK
BRAKE
NOTE:Lawntractorsvary by modeland are availablewith
eithera 6- or7-speedcontrollever.
PTO (Blade Engage) Lever
Foundon the tractor'srightfender,the
PTO(bladeengage)leveris usedto
engagepowerto the cuttingdeckor
other(separatelyavailable)attachments.
Tooperate,movethe leverall the way
forward.Movingthe leverall the way
rearwardintothe PTOOFF position
disengagespowerto the cuttingdeck/
attachment.
NOTE:The PTO(blade engage)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,donot operatethe tractor.
ContactanauthorizedMTDservicedealer.
Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheengine
fromcrankingor startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis
engaged,andthe PTO(BladeEngage)leveris inthe
disengaged(OFF)position.
* Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if the operator
leavesthe seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
* Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if the operator
leavesthe tractor'sseatwith the PTO(Blade Engage)
leverinthe engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeis engaged.
* Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if the operator
engagesthe PTOwith the parkingbrakeON.
Models without Reverse Caution Mode
,, Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if the PTO(Blade
Engage)leveris movedinto the engaged(ON) position
withthe shift leverin Reverse.
Models with Reverse Caution Mode
* Withthe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWINGposi-
tion,the enginewillautomaticallyshutoff if the PTO
(BladeEngage)leveris movedintothe engaged(ON)
positionwiththe shift leverinReverse.
_ ARNING: Do not operate the tractor if the
interlock system is malfunctioning. This
system wasdesigned for your safety and
protection.
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