Exmark QSS708GEM42200 - Driving and Maneuvering

Operation
Note:Thebladesshouldremainengaged.
22.PushthePTOswitchtothe“OFF”position.
Note:Thebladesshouldturnoffandthereverse
warninglightshouldturnoff.
23.EngagetheparkingbrakebypushingSmartPark
switchtothe“ON”position.
Note:Thebrakeshouldengageandthebrake
lightshouldbeon.
24.Pushandreleasethetraction-controlpedalin
eithertheforwardorreversedirection.
Note:Thebrakeshoulddisengageandthebrake
lightshouldturnoff.
25.Raisefromtheseat,andpushthetraction-control
pedaltoeithertheforwardorreversedirection.
Note:Theengineshouldmustinitiateshutdown.
Note:Ifmachinedoesnotpassanyofthesetests,
DoNotoperate.ContactyourauthorizedEXMARK
SERVICEDEALER.
Important:Itisessentialthatoperatorsafety
mechanismsbeconnectedandinproper
operatingconditionpriortouseformowing.
DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolintheFastpositionforbest
performance.AlwaysoperateintheFast(fullthrottle)
position.
Thismachinehasthecharacteristicsofbothagarden
tractorandazero-turnmachine.Likeagarden
tractor,themachinehasafootpedalthatcontrolsthe
forwardandreversemotionalongwiththespeed,
andithasasteeringwheelthatcontrolsthedirection
andtheturningradius.Likeazero-turnmachine,
thereardrivewheelsoperateindependentlyofeach
other,enablingyoutomakesharpturnsandtoturn
indifferentdirectionsquickly.Thesecharacteristics
vastlyimprovethemaneuverabilityofthemachine,
buttheymayalsorequireyoutopracticedrivingif
youareunfamiliarwiththistypeofmachine.
WARNING
Themachinecanspinveryrapidly.Theoperator
maylosecontrolofthemachineandcause
personalinjuryordamagetothemachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placing
thethrottlecontrolinthe“FAST”positioncan
bebestforperformance.Formostapplications,
operatinginthefull-throttlepositionisdesirable.
Forward
1.Movethethrottletothe“FAST”position.
2.Placeyourfootontothetraction-controlpedal
andslowlypressthetopofthepedaltogo
forward,orpressonthebottomofthepedalto
movebackward(Figure12).
Note:Thefartheryoumovethepedalineither
direction,thefasterthemachinewillmoveinthat
direction.
Figure12
1.Forward3.Backward
2.Traction-controlpedal
3.Toslowdown,releasethepressureonthe
traction-controlpedal.
Note:Alwaysusecautionwhenbackingupand
turning.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine:
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