Operation
ParkBrakeLever
Locatedontheleftsideoftheunitabovethe
hydraulictank.
Thebrakeleverengagestheparkbrakeonthedrive
wheels.
Pulltheleverupandrearwardtoengagethebrake.
Pushtheleverforwardanddowntodisengagethe
brake.
Whenparkingonasteepslope,thewheelsmustbe
chockedorblockedinadditiontothebrakebeing
engaged.Theunitmustbetieddownandbrake
engagedwhentransporting.
Theparkbrakemustbedisengagedtomovespeed
controloutofneutralorenginewillkill.
Formanualstartengines:Theparkbrakemustbe
disengagedbeforethePTOisengagedortheengine
willkill.
“Off-Run”Switch(ManualStartOnly)
Locatedontheconsole.
Turnkeytothe“Run”positiontoallowtheengine
tobestarted.Turnkeytothe“Off”positiontoshut
engineoff.
Operatormusthavespeedcontrolleverinneutral
andthePTOdisengagedtostartengine.
IgnitionSwitch(ElectricStartOnly)
Locatedonthecontrolconsole.
Theignitionswitchisusedtostartandstopthe
engine.Theignitionswitchhasthreepositions,
“Off”,“On”and“Start”.Insertkeyintoswitch
androtateclockwisetothe“On”position.Rotate
clockwisetothenextpositiontoengagethestarter
(keymustbeheldagainstspringpressureinthis
position).Operatormusthavespeedcontrolleverin
neutral,OPCleversdepressedandPTOdisengaged
tostartengine.Whenenginestarts,releasekey.
FuelShut-OffValve
Locatedinthefuellinemidwaybetweenthetank
andengine.
Thefuelshut-offvalveisusedtoshutoffthe
owoffuelwhenparkinginsideabuilding,during
transportationtoandfromthejobsites,andwhen
themachinewillnotbeusedforafewdays.
Rotatevalve1/4turnclockwisetoshutfueloff.
Rotatevalve1/4turncounterclockwisetoturnfuel
on.
DriveWheelReleaseValves
Locatedontheleftrearcornerofthehydrostatic
pumps.
Drivewheelreleasevalvesareusedtoreleasethe
hydrostaticdrivesystemtoallowthemachinetobe
movedbyhandwithouttheenginerunning.
Witha5/8wrench,turnbothvalvesoneturn
counterclockwisetoreleasethedrivesystem.
Turnclockwisetoresetthedrivesystem.DoNot
overtighten.
TrackingAdjustmentKnob
Locatedontheright-handsideoftherearofthefuel
tanksupport.
Theknobcanbeadjustedsothatmachinewill“track”
straightaheadwiththedriveleversreleased.
PTOEngagement
Locatedontheleftsideoftheupperhandle.
Toengagetheblades,pushtheleverforward,oraway
fromtheoperator,untilthelinkagelocksover-center.
Todisengagetheblades,pullthelevertotherear,
ortowardstheoperator.
Formanualstartengines:Theparkbrakemustbe
disengagedbeforethePTOisengagedortheengine
willkill.
ColdStartKit(ManualStartOnly)
Locatedbelowthehydrocontrolshield.
Thecoldstartkitisusedtoeasethestartingofthe
unitincoldweatherorwhentheunithasnotbeen
operatedforaperiodoftime.Thecoldstartkit
movestheidlerpulleyawayfromthepumpbelt,
releasingthetensiononthebeltwhichallowsthe
enginetoturnoverwithlessresistance(seeStarting
theEngine(ManualStart)sectioninOperation).
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