Exmark SAR481KA30 - Driving and Maneuvering Procedures

Operation
RaisingtheTines
Toraisethetines,removeyourfootfromthetine
groundengagementfootswitch.
Important:Thetinesarerotatingwhenthe
motioncontrolleverismovedoutoftheneutral
position.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Movethemotioncontrolleversbacktothe
neutralpositionandbringtheunittoafullstop.
2.Liftyourfootoffofthetinegroundengagement
footswitchcontroltoraisethetines.
3.Placethethrottleinthemidwaybetweenthe
“SLOW”and“FAST”positions.
4.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15
seconds,thenturntheignitionswitchtothe
“OFF”positiontostoptheengine.
5.Engagetheparkingbrake.
6.Removethekeytopreventchildrenorother
unauthorizedpersonsfromstartingtheengine.
7.Closethefuelshut-offvalvewhenthemachine
willnotbeinuseforafewdays,when
transporting,orwhentheunitisparkedinside
abuilding.
DrivingtheMachine
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidlybypositioningone
levertoomuchaheadoftheother.Operatormay
losecontrolofthemachine,whichmaycause
damagetothemachineorinjury.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
Important:Tobeginmovement(forwardor
backward),thebrakelevermustbedisengaged
(pushedforward)beforethemotioncontrol
leverscanbemoved.
Figure7
1.LHMotioncontrollever5.Forward
2.RHMotioncontrollever6.Neutral
3.Frontreferencebar
7.Reverse
4.Frontofunit
DrivingForward
1.Makesurethemotioncontrolleversareinthe
neutralposition.
2.Releasetheparkingbrake.
3.Tomoveforwardinastraightline,moveboth
leversforwardwithequalpressure.
Figure8
Toturnleftorright,pullthemotioncontrollever
backtowardneutralinthedesiredturndirection.
Thetinescanbeinthedownpositionwhen
makinggradualturns.
Tomakezeroturns,liftyourfootoffofthetine
engagementfootswitchcontroltoraisethetines.
Theheadwillraiseinonesecond.
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