Exmark Quest Lawn Mower - Operating the Blades

Operation
Figure7
1.Controlpanel
2.Bladecontrol
switch—Offposition
3.Movethethrottlelevertomidwayandthechoke
leverforwardbeforestartingacoldengine
(Figure8).
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
Figure8
1.Controlpanel
4.Throttle—slow
2.Choke—on5.Throttle—fast
3.Choke–off
4.TurntheignitionkeytoStarttoenergizethe
starter.Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey
(Figure9).
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan5secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,allowa60secondcool-down
periodbetweenattempts.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionscanburnoutthestarter
motor.
Figure9
1.Ignitionkey—start
position
4.Start
2.Controlpanel
5.Run
3.Choke6.Off
5.Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,movethe
chokeleverpartiallyforwardforafewseconds
(Figure9).
OperatingtheBlades
Thebladecontrolswitch,representedbyapower
take-off(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengages
powertothemowerblades.Thisswitchcontrols
powertoanyattachmentsthatdrawpowerfromthe
engine,includingthemowerdeckandcuttingblades.
EngagingtheBlades
1.Releasepressureonthemotioncontrolleversand
placethemachineinneutral.
2.MovethethrottlemidwaytotheFastposition.
Note:Alwaysengagethebladeswiththethrottle
inthemidwayposition.
3.PulloutonthebladecontrolswitchtoOnto
engagetheblades(Figure10).
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