Kubota F2880 - OPERATING THE ENGINE; STARTING THE ENGINE

8 OPERATING THE ENGINE
OPERATING THE ENGINE
To avoid personal injury:
A Read "SAFE OPERATION" in the front of this
manual.
A Read the danger, warning and caution labels
located on the machine.
A To avoid danger of exhaust fume poisoning, do
not operate the engine in a closed building
without proper ventilation.
A Never start the engine while standing on the
ground. Start the engine only from the
operator's seat.
STARTING THE ENGINE
To apply the parking brake:
Depress the brake pedal firmly and hold in position. Pull
and hold the parking brake lever, and release the brake
pedal.
To release the parking brake:
Depress the brake pedal and release slowly.
1. Sit on the operator's seat.
2. Apply the parking brake.
(1) Brake pedal
(2) Parking brake lever
(A) "PARKING"
3. Make sure that the PTO lever is in the
"DISENGAGED" position.
(1) PTO lever : "ENGAGED"
: "DISENGAGED"
4. Make sure that the speed control pedal
is in the "NEUTRAL" position.
(1) Speed control pedal (A) "FORWARD"
(B) "REVERSE"