Exmark ARS180KA21 - Tine Operation and Stopping; Self-Propel Drive Operation

Operation
2.Openthefuelvalve.
3.Onacoldengine,movethethrottle–choke
controlforwardtotheChokeposition.
Note:DoNotusethechokewhentheengine
iswarmedup.
4.Pulltherecoilstarterhandlelightlyuntilyoufeel
resistance,thenpullitsharply.Allowtheropeto
returnslowly.
5.Whentheenginestarts,movethethrottle–choke
controltotheFastposition.
LoweringtheTines
DANGER
Therotatingtinesundertheenginedeckare
dangerous.Tinecontactcancauseseriousinjury
orkillyou.
DoNotputhandsorfeetundertheunitwhen
theengineisrunning.
1.Pushthetinegroundengagementleverdownand
forwardtoraisetherearwheelsandengagethe
tines.
2.Adjustthethrottlefortheworkingconditions.
RaisingtheTines
Pulluponthetinegroundengagementlevertolower
thewheelsandraisethetines;signicanteffortmay
berequiredifextraoptionalweightshavebeenadded.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Bringtheunittoafullstop.
2.Placethethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
3.Raisethetines.
4.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15
seconds,thenmovethethrottletothe(Off)
positiontokilltheengine.
5.Closethefuelshut-offvalvewhenthemachine
willnotbeinuseforafewdays,when
transporting,orwhentheunitisparkedinside
abuilding.
OperatingtheSelf-PropelDrive
Theaeratorisvariablespeed,themoreyousqueeze
thedrivebailagainstthehandlethefasterthemachine
travels.
1.Starttheengine.
2.Movetheself-propeldrivebailfromtheneutral
position.
•Tomoveforward,squeezetheself-propel
drivebailagainstthehandle(see
Figure9).
Figure9
1.Reverse-pushdownand
awayfromhandle
3.Forward-squeeze
towardshandle
2.Drivebail(neutral
position)
4.Handle
Note:Thegroundspeedcanbevariedby
increasingordecreasingthedistancebetween
theself-propeldrivebailandthehandle.
Lowerthedrivebail,towardstheneutral
position,todecreasethegroundspeedwhen
makingaturnoriftheunitismovingtoo
fast.Ifthedrivebailisreleased,thedrive
bailreturnstoneutralandtheunitstops
self-propelling.Squeezethegroundspeed
controlbailclosertothehandletoincrease
thegroundspeed.Whenthedrivebailisheld
tightagainstthehandle,theunitself-propelsat
themaximumforwardgroundspeed.Release
thedrivebailtostopmovingorwheneveryou
leavetheunit.
•Toturnleftorright,decreasethespeed,push
downonthehandles,andturntheunitin
thedesireddirection;thenresumenormal
operation.Thetinescanbeinthedown
positionwhenmakinggradualturns.
•Tomoveinreverse,releasethedrivebailand
allowittoreturntoneutral.Pushthedrivebail
downandawayfromthehandle.Theground
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