Operation
3.Pulltheknobandrotate90°toholdinthe
unlatchedpositiontolowertherollbar.
4.Toreturntotheoperateposition,raisetheroll
bar,andthenrotateknobs90°sothatthetabs
interlockpartially.Applyforwardpressuretothe
rollbarupperhoopandobservethattheknobs
returntothecompletelylatchedposition.
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Figure16
1.Rollbarupperhoop
2.Knobin“latched”position
3.Pullknobtounlatch
4.Rotate90°toholdunlatched
5.Knobin“unlatched”position
5.Makesuretheknobsarefullyengagedwiththe
rollbarintheraisedposition.Theupperhoopof
therollbarmayneedtobepushedforwardor
pulledrearwardtogetbothknobsfullyengaged
(seeFigure17).
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Figure17
1.Engaged2.Partiallyengaged—Do
NotoperatewithROPS
inthiscondition.
Important:Alwaysusetheseatbeltwiththe
rollbarintheoperate(raised)position.Ensure
thattherearpartoftheseatissecuredwiththe
seatlatch.
OpentheFuelShut-OffValve
Rotatethevalveandalignwiththefuellinetoopen.
StartingtheEngine
1.Movethemotioncontrolleversouttotheneutral
lockposition.
2.Pullupandbackontheparkingbrakeleverto
engagetheparkingbrake.
3.PushdownonthePTOswitchtothe“disengage”
position.
Note:Itisnotnecessaryfortheoperatortobe
intheseattostarttheengine.
4.Placethethrottle:
•ForAllUnitsExceptEFIREDEquipped
Units:midwaybetweenthe“SLOW”and
“FAST”positions.
•ForEFIREDEquippedUnits:rockerswitch
inthe“LOW”position.
5.Onacoldengine,pushthechokeleverforward
intothe“ON”position(exceptKohlerEFIunits).
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.
LowertheOuterDeckWings
Important:Theouterdeckwingsneedtobe
loweredintothemowingpositionbeforethe
PTOwillengage.
1.Removetheclevispinandhairpinthatsecures
eachwingintheupposition.Placetheminthe
storagepositionshowninFigure18.
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