Exmark SD270SB20 - Stopping the Engine; Operating the Self-Propel Drive

Operation
2.OnthefrontRHsideoftheengine,rotatethe
engineon/offswitchclockwisetothe“ON”
position.
3.OntherearRHsideoftheengine,movethe
chokeleverrearwardtothe“ON”position.On
awarmengine,leavethechokeinthe“OFF”
position.
4.Placethethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positionslocatedonrearRHside
oftheengine.
5.Slowlypulltheenginerecoilhandleuntilyoufeel
resistanceandthenstop.Allowtherecoilhandle
toreturnandthensharplypullitstraightout.
Allowtheropetoreturnslowly.
6.Allowtheenginetowarmupforseveralminutes,
movethechoketowardthe“OFF”position.
7.Setthethrottletothedesiredspeed.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Bringtheunittoafullstop.
2.Releasethebladecontrolbail.Thebladesshould
stop;theenginewillcontinuetorun.
3.Placethethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
4.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15
seconds,thenturntheengineon/offswitchto
the“OFF”positiontostoptheengine.
5.Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleaving
theoperatingposition.
6.Closethefuelshut-offvalve,locatedbelow
thechoke,byrotatingup90degreeswhenthe
machinewillnotbeinuseforafewdays,when
transporting,orwhentheunitisparkedinside
abuilding.
OperatingtheSelf-PropelDrive
TheSlicerSeederisvariablespeed,themorethe
drivebailissqueezedagainstthehandlethefaster
theunittravels.
1.Starttheengine.
2.Movetheself-propeldrivebailfromtheneutral
position.
•Tomoveforward,squeezetheself-propel
drivebailagainstthehandle(see
Figure8).
Figure8
1.Drivebail(neutral
position)
3.Forward–pulltowards
handle
2.Reverse–pushdownand
awayfromhandle
4.Handle
Note:Thegroundspeedcanbevariedby
increasingordecreasingthedistancebetween
theself-propeldrivebailandthehandle.
Lowerthedrivebail,towardstheneutral
position,todecreasethegroundspeedwhen
makingaturnoriftheunitismovingtoo
fast.Ifthedrivebailisreleased,thedrive
bailreturnstoneutralandtheunitstops
self-propelling.Squeezethegroundspeed
controlbailclosertothehandletoincrease
thegroundspeed.Whenthedrivebailisheld
tightagainstthehandle,theunitself-propels
atthemaximumgroundspeed.Releasethe
drivebailtostopmovingorwheneveryou
leavetheunit.
•Toturnleftorright,decreasethespeed,push
downonthehandles,andturntheunitin
thedesireddirection;thenresumenormal
operation.
•Tomoveinreverse,releasethedrivebailand
allowittoreturntoneutral.Pushthedrivebail
downandawayfromthehandle.Theground
speedwillvaryasthedistanceincreasesor
decreasesfromtheneutralposition.
3.Todisengagetheself-propeldriveandplacethe
unitintotheneutralposition,releasethedrive
bail.
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