Exmark Frontrunner 720,000 & Higher Serial Nos. - Starting the Engine; PTO Engagement and Disengagement; Stopping the Engine

Operation
OpentheFuelShut-OffValve
Thefuelshut-offvalveislocatedontherightsideof
unitinfuellinenexttothefuellter.Raisetherear
hoodtoaccessfuelshut-offvalve.
StartingtheEngine
1.Movethemotioncontrolleversouttotheneutral
lockposition.
2.Pullupandbackontheparkingbrakeleverto
engagetheparkingbrake.
3.PushinonthePTOswitchtothe“STOP”
position.
Note:Itisnotnecessaryfortheoperatortobe
intheseattostarttheengine.
4.Placethethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
5.Onacoldengine,pushthechokeleverforward
intothe“ON”position.
Onawarmengine,leavethechokeinthe“OFF”
position.
6.Turnignitionswitchtothe“START”position.
Releasetheswitchassoonastheenginestarts.
Important:DoNotcranktheengine
continuouslyformorethantensecondsata
time.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,allowa60
secondcool-downperiodbetweenstarting
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseguidelines
canburnoutthestartermotor.
7.Ifthechokeisinthe“ON”position,gradually
returnchoketothe“OFF”positionastheengine
warmsup.
EngagingthePTO
DANGER
Therotatingbladesunderthemowerdeck
aredangerous.Bladecontactcancause
seriousinjuryorkillyou.
DoNotputhandsorfeetunderthemower
ormowerdeckwhenthebladesareengaged.
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopeningwillallow
objectstobethrowninanoperator’sor
bystander’sdirection.Also,contactwiththe
bladecouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade
contactcancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Neveroperatethemowerwiththedischarge
deectorraised,removed,oralteredunless
thereisagrasscollectionsystemormulch
kitinplaceandworkingproperly.
ThePTOpush-pullswitchengagesthecuttingblades.
Besurethatallpersonsareclearofthemowerdeck
anddischargeareabeforeengagingPTO.
Important:Operatormustbeinseatbeforethe
PTOcanbeengaged.
1.Setthethrottletothe“MIDWAY”position.
2.PullthePTOswitchoutwardtothe“ROTATE”
position.
3.Placethethrottleinthe“FAST”positiontobegin
mowing.
DisengagingthePTO
1.Setthethrottletothe“MIDWAY”position.
2.PushthePTOswitchintothe“STOP”position
todisengagetheblades.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Bringtheunittoafullstop.
2.DisengagethePTO.
3.Movethemotioncontrolleversouttotheneutral
lockposition.
4.Engagetheparkingbrake.
5.Placethethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
6.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15
seconds,thenturntheignitionswitchtothe
“OFF”positiontostoptheengine.
7.Removethekeytopreventchildrenorother
unauthorizedpersonsfromstartingengine.
8.Closethefuelshut-offvalvewhenthemachine
willnotbeinuseforafewdays,when
transporting,orwhentheunitisparkedinside
abuilding.
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