Exmark Quest 4500-450 - Operating and Stopping the Blades; Stopping the Engine

Operation
Figure7
1.Throttle/Chokelever
5.Run
2.Bladecontrol
switch—Offposition
6.Start
3.Ignitionkey
7.Choke
4.Off8.Throttle–fast(detent
position)
3.Movetheleverforward,beyondthedetent,to
engagethechokebeforestartingacoldengine
(Figure7).
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
4.TurntheignitionkeytoStarttoenergizethe
starter.Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey
(Figure7).
Important:DoNotengagethestarterfor
morethan5secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,allowa60secondcool-down
periodbetweenattempts.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionscanburnoutthestarter
motor.
5.Oncetheenginestarts,movethelevertothe
detentposition.Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,
movetheleverpartiallyforwardforafewseconds.
OperatingtheBlades
Thebladecontrolswitch,representedbyapower
take-off(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengages
powertothemowerblades.Thisswitchcontrols
powertoanyattachmentsthatdrawpowerfromthe
engine,includingthemowerdeckandcuttingblades.
EngagingtheBlades
1.Releasepressureonthemotioncontrolleversand
placethemachineinneutral.
2.MovethethrottlemidwaytotheFastposition.
Note:Alwaysengagethebladeswiththethrottle
inthemidwayposition.
3.Pulloutonthebladecontrolswitch,totheOn
position,toengagetheblades(Figure8).
Figure8
1.Throttle–Midway
position
2.Bladecontrol
switch—Onposition
4.Movethrottletofullforwardpositionbefore
mowing.
DisengagingtheBlades
Setthrottletomidwayposition.Pushtheblade
controlswitchtoOfftodisengagetheblades
(Figure7).
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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