Exmark SAR481KA30 - Operation; Starting and Stopping the Engine

Operation
Figure5
1.Tinedownpressure
gauge
7.RHMotioncontrollever
2.Tinedownpressure
control
8.Hourmeter
3.LHMotioncontrollever9.Parkbrake
4.Frontreferencebar
10.Ignitionswitch
5.Throttle11.Tinegroundengagement
footswitch
6.Choke
ThrottleControl
Locatedonthecontrolconsole(redlever)(see
Figure5).
Thethrottleisusedtocontrolenginespeed.Moving
thethrottleleverforwardwillincreaseenginespeed
andmovingthethrottlelevertotherearwilldecrease
enginespeed.Movingthethrottleforwardintothe
detentisfullthrottle.
ParkBrakeHandle
Locatedontherightsideoftheignitionswitchon
thecontrolconsole(seeFigure5).
Thebrakehandleengagesaparkingbrakeinthe
transmissions.
Toengagethebrake,pullhandleoutandslide
rearward.
Torelease,pushthehandleforwardintothedetent.
Whenparkingonasteepslope,thewheelsmustbe
chockedorblockedinadditiontothebrakebeing
engaged.Theunitmustbetieddownandbrake
engagedwhentransporting.
IgnitionSwitch
Locatedontherightsideofthecontrolconsole(see
Figure5).
Theignitionswitchisusedtostartandstopthe
engine.Theswitchhasthreepositions“OFF”,“ON”
and“START”.Insertkeyintoswitchandrotate
clockwisetothe“ON”position.Rotateclockwiseto
thenextpositiontoengagethestarter(keymustbe
heldagainstspringpressureinthisposition).Allow
thekeytoreturntothe“ON”positionimmediately
aftertheenginestarts.
Figure6
1.Off3.Start
2.On
Note:Tostarttheengine,theparkingbrakemust
beengaged.(Itisnotnecessaryfortheoperatorto
beontheplatform.)
HourMeter
Locatedabovetheignitionswitch(seeFigure5).
Thehourmeterdisplaysthenumberofhoursof
operationthathavebeenloggedonthemachine.
FuelShut-OffValve
Locatedunderthefueltank.
Thefuelshut-offvalveisusedtoshutoffthefuel
whenthemachinewillnotbeusedforafewdays,
duringtransporttoandfromthejobsite,andwhen
parkedinsideabuilding.
Alignvalvehandlewiththefuellinetoopen.Rotate
90°toclose.
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