Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IDENTIFICATION ...............................................................................1
Product Identifi cation Tag .........................................................1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................2
Using Your Operator’s Manual ..................................................2
Safety Alert Symbol and Signal Words ....................................2
California Proposition 65 Statement ........................................2
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 3
SAFETY ............................................................................................. 4
Operator Training Required ......................................................4
Preparation .................................................................................4
Operating Safely ........................................................................4
Using a Spark Arrestor ..............................................................5
Checking Working Area .............................................................5
Parking Safely ............................................................................5
Rotating Impeller is Dangerous ................................................6
Protect Children .........................................................................6
Avoid Tipping .............................................................................6
Keep Riders Off ..........................................................................7
Avoid High Pressure Fluids ......................................................7
Checking Wheel Hardware ........................................................7
Wear Appropriate Clothing .......................................................7
Maintenance and Storage .........................................................7
Prevent Fires ..............................................................................8
Tire Safety...................................................................................8
Handling Fuel Safely ..................................................................8
Handling Waste Product and Chemicals ..................................9
SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL DECALS ........................................10
OPERATING .................................................................................... 11
Operator Station Controls ....................................................... 11
Parking Brake ...................................................................... 11
Operator Station Controls .......................................................12
Misc. Controls and Checks .....................................................13
Testing the Safety Systems ....................................................15
Testing the Parking Brake .......................................................15
Using the Throttle and Choke .................................................16
Starting Using the Throttle and Choke .................................16
Filling Fuel Tank .......................................................................16
Transaxle Bypass Valve ..........................................................17
Using the Hydrostatic Motion Controls ..................................18
Using the Blower and the Defl ector Controls ........................19
Dual Defl ector System (Left Defl ector) ...................................19