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Operation
machinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifawheelgoes
overtheedgeortheedgecollapses.Keepasafe
distancebetweenthemachineandanyhazard.
Useahandheldtooltooperateintheseareas.
•Avoidstarting,stoppingorturningthemachine
onslopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesinspeed
ordirection;turnslowlyandgradually.
•DoNotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steeringorstabilityisinquestion.
Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwetgrass,
acrossslopesordownhillmaycausethemachine
tolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothedrive
wheelsmayresultinslidingandalossofbraking
andsteering.Themachinecanslideevenifthe
drivewheelsarestopped.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasditches,holes,
ruts,bumps,rocksorotherhiddenhazards.Tall
grasscanhideobstacles.Uneventerraincould
overturnthemachine.
•Ifyoulosecontrolofthemachine,stepawayfrom
thedirectionoftravelofthemachine.
•Alwayskeepthemachineingearwhengoing
downslopes.DoNotcoastdownhill.
OpentheFuelShut-OffValve
Rotatethevalve1/4turncounterclockwisetoturn
fuelon.
StartingtheEngine
Note:OperatormusthavePTOdisengagedand
speedcontrolleverinneutralpositionwhenstarting
theengine.
Lockdriveleversinneutralandengageparkbrake
Note:Acoldweatherstartingkithasbeenaddedfor
easeofstartingineithercoldweatherorwhenthe
unithasnotbeenrunforaperiodoftime.
•Tousecoldstartkit:
1.Pullsplitringstraightoutthesideoftheunit,
andhooktheringoverthelowerfronthydro
controlshieldbolt.
2.Startengine.Refertothefollowingguidelines
forfurtherstartingsuggestions.
•Toengagepumpdrive(disengagecoldstartkit):
1.Pullchainstraightoutfromthesideofthe
unituntilthesplitringcanberemovedfrom
thebolt.
2.Slowlyreleasetensiononchain.
1.Pulloutthechokecontrol.Placethethrottle
controlmidwaybetweenthe“Slow”and“Fast”
positions.Turnthekeyswitchtothe“Run”
position.
2.Pullrecoilropetostartengine.Afterengine
warmsup,graduallypushinthechokecontrol.
DoNotrunwarmenginewiththechokeinthe
“ON”position.
Note:Kawasakienginesgenerallyneedtobe
“choked”evenwhenwarm.
EngagingthePTO
DANGER
Therotatingbladesunderthemowerdeckare
dangerous.Bladecontactcancauseserious
injuryordeath.
DoNotputhandsorfeetunderthemoweror
mowerdeckwhenthebladesareengaged.
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopeningwillallow
objectstobethrowninanoperator’sor
bystander’sdirection.Also,contactwiththe
bladecouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade
contactcancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Neveroperatethemowerwiththedischarge
deectorraised,removed,oralteredunlessthere
isagrasscollectionsystemormulchkitinplace
andworkingproperly.
ThePTOswitchengagesthecuttingblades.Besure
thatallpersonsareclearofmowerdeckanddischarge
areabeforeengagingthePTO.
1.Setthrottleto“MIDWAY”position.
2.PullthePTOengagementknobuptoengage
blades.
3.Placethethrottleinthe“FAST”positiontobegin
mowing.
Note:ParkbrakemustbedisengagedbeforePTOis
engagedorenginemustbeginshutdown.
DisengagingthePTO
1.Setthrottleto“MIDWAY”position.
2.PushdownonthePTOengagementknobto
disengagetheblades.
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