Operation
Pushtheleverforwardtostarttheseedowandpull
itrearwardtostoptheseedow.
ParkBrakeLever
LocatedonthelowerrearpanelbytheLHreartire.
Thebrakeleverengagestheparkbrakeonthe
transmissionsothedrivetiresdonotrotate.
Toengagetheparkbrake,pulluponthelever,pull
outuntilthetwowashersareoutsidetheframe,and
pushtheleverdownintotheslot.
Todisengagetheparkbrake,pulluponthelever,
pushitinuntilthetwowashersareinsidetheframe,
andpushtheleverdownintotheslot.
Figure6
1.Parkbrakeleverout-engagedposition
2.Twowashersoutsideframe
3.Parkbrakeleverin-releasedposition
4.Twowashersinsideframe
Whenparkingonasteepslope,thewheelsmustbe
chockedorblockedinadditiontothebrakebeing
engaged.Theunitmustbetieddownandbrake
engagedwhentransporting.
DriveWheelReleaseLever
Locatedonthelowerrearpaneltotherightofthe
parkbrakelever.
Thedrivewheelreleaseleverisusedtoreleasethe
hydrostaticdrivesystemtoallowthemachinetobe
movedbyhandwithouttheenginerunning.
Fornormaloperatingposition,pulluponthehandle
andpushthehandleinuntilallthreenotchesare
insidetheframe.
Note:Thelastnotchonthehandledoesnotlatch
ontheslot.
Toreleasethedrivewheels,pulluponthehandle,
pullitoutuntilthelastnotchengagesintheslot.
Pushthehandledown.
Figure7
1.Handlein-normaloperatingposition
2.Allnotchesinsideframe
3.Handleout-drivewheelrelease
4.Lastnotchengagedinslot
Pre-Start
Fillfueltankonlevelground.SeeFuel
RecommendationsintheSpecicationssectionfor
additionalgasolineinformation.
DoNotaddoiltogasoline.
DoNotoverllfueltank.Fillthefueltanktothe
bottomofthellerneck.Theemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsgasolinetoexpand.Overllingmayresult
infuelleakageordamagetotheengineoremission
system.
Makesureyouunderstandthecontrols,their
locations,theirfunctions,andtheirsafety
requirements.
RefertotheMaintenancesectionandperformallthe
necessaryinspectionandmaintenancesteps.
OperatingInstructions
OpentheFuelShut-OffValve
Rotatethevalvedown90degreestoopen.
StartingtheEngine
1.Makesurethetractioncontrolleverisinneutral
andthatthecuttingbladecontrolleveris
disengaged.
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