Neveruseengineor carburetorcleaner
productsin the fueltank or permanent
damagemayoccur.
TO START ENGINE
Whenstartingthe enginefor the first time
or ifthe enginehas runout of fuel, itwill
takeextracrankingtimeto movefuel from
the tank to the engine.
1. Besurefreewheelcontrolis in the
transmissionengagedposition.
2. Sit on seatin operatingposition,
depressclutch/brakepedaland set
parkingbrake.
3. Placemotioncontrolleverin neutral
(N)position.
4. Moveattachmentclutchto disengaged
position.
5. Movethrottlecontrolto chokeposition.
NOTE: Beforestarting, readthe warm
andcoldstarting proceduresbelow.
6. Insertkeyinto ignitionand turn key
clockwisetostart positionandrelease
keyas soonas enginestarts.Do
not runstarter continuouslyfor more
thanfifteen secondsper minute.If the
enginedoesnot start afterseveral
attempts,movethrottlecontroltofast
position,waita few minutesand try
again.If enginestilldoes not start,
movethe throttlecontrol backto the
chokepositionand retry.
WARMWEATHERSTARTING(50° F and
above)
7. Whenenginestarts, movethe throttle
controlto the fastposition.
• The attachments and ground drive can
now be used. If the engine does not
accept the load, restart the engine and
allow it to warm up for one minute using
the choke as described above.
COLD WEATHER STARTING ( 50 ° F and
below)
7. When engine starts, allow engine
to run with the throttle control in the
choke position until the engine runs
roughly, then move throttle control
to fast position. This may require an
engine warm-up period from several
seconds to several minutes, depending
on the temperature.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WARM UP
Before driving the unit in cold weather,
the transmission should be warmed up as
follows:
1. Be sure the tractor is on level ground.
2. Place the motion control lever in
neutral. Release the parking brake
and let the clutch/brake slowly return
to operating position.
3. Allow one minute for transmission to
warm up. This can be done during
the engine warm up period.
• The attachments can also be used dur-
ing the engine warm-up period after the
transmission has been warmed up.
NOTE: If at a high altitude (above 3000
feet) or in cold temperatures (below 32 F)
the carburetor fuel mixture may need to
be adjusted for best engine performance.
(See "TO ADJUST CARBURETOR" in the
Service and Adjustments section of this
manual.)
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