NOTE:Theparking
brakemustbesetifthe
operatorleavestheseal
withtheenginerun-
NOTE:ThePTO(Blade
Engage)levermustbe
inthedisengaged(PTO
OFFtpositionwhen
startingtheengine,
IMPORTANT
Neverforcetheshift
lever.Doingsomay
resultinserious
damagetothetractor's
transmission.
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REVER_E
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Figure 11
Parking Brake
Tosettheparkingbrake,fullydepresstheclutch_brake
pedal Movethespeedcontrolleverallthe waydown
andintothe parkingbrakeposition,Releasethe clutch_
brakepedalto allowtheparkingbraketo engage,
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depresstheclutch_brake
pedaland movethespeedcontrolleverout of the
notchesto the desiredposition,Releasethe speed
controlleverandthe clutch_brakepedal
NOTE:The parkingbrakemustbeset iftheoperator
leavestheseatwiththeenginerunningor theengine
willautomaticallyshutoff,
CJutch-Brake Pedal
Theclutch_brakepedalis locatedon the leftside of
thelawntractor,alongtherunningboard,Depressthe
clutch_brakepedalpartwaydownwhenslowingthe
tractorby changingspeeds(Referto SpeedControl
Lever),Depressthe pedalall thewaydownto engage
thedisc brakeand bringthe tractortoa completestop,
NOTE:The pedalmustbedepressedto startthe
engine,Referto SafetyInterlockSwitcheson page14,
Shift Lever
Theshift leverislocatedonthe leftsideof thefender
andhasthree positions,FORWARD,NEUTRALand
REVERSE,Thebrakepedalmustbedepressedand
thetractor mustnotbe in motionwhenthe movingshift
lever,SeeFigure11,
IMPORTANT:Neverforcetheshift lever,Doingso may
resultinseriousdamagetothe tractor'stransmission,
Speed Contro_ Lever
Thespeedcontrollever,locatedon the
leftsideof thetractor'sdashconsole,
allowsyouto regulatethegroundspeed
ofthe lawntractor,Touse,depressthe
clutch-brakepedalandmovetheleverou
ofthe parkingbrakenotchand forward
toincreasethe tractor'sgroundspeed,
Whenadesiredspeedhasbeenreached
releasethe leverintoan appropriate
notchto maintainthatspeed,
Toslowthetractor'sgroundspeed,
depresstheclutch-brakepedalandmow
thespeedcontrolleverrearwardand
releaseit intoa notch,
NOTE:Lawntractorsvaryby modeland
areavailablewith eithera6_or 7-speed
controllever,
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PTO (B_ade Engage} Lever
Foundon thetractor'sright fender,the
PTO(bladeengage)leveris usedto
engagepowerto the cuttingdeckor
other(separatelyavailable)attachments,
Tooperate,movethe leverall the way
forward,Movingthe leveralltheway
rearwardintothe PTOOFFposition
disengagespowerto the cuttingdeck/
attachment,
NOTE:The PTO(bladeengage)lever
mustbe inthedisengaged(PTOOFF)
positionwhenstartingthe engine,
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Safety hterJock Switches
Thistractorisequippedwitha safetyinterlocksystem
fortheprotectionof the operator,If theinterlocksystem
shouldevermalfunction,donot operatethe tractor,
ContactanauthorizedMTDservicedealer,
Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheengine
fromcrankingor startingunlesstheparkingbrakeis
engaged,and thePTO(BladeEngage)leveris inthe
disengaged(OFF)position,
, Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if theoperator
leavestheseatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake,
, Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if theoperator
leavesthetractor'sseatwiththe PTO(BladeEngage)
leverintheengaged(ON)position,regardlessof
whethertheparkingbrakeis engaged,
• Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if theoperator
engagesthe PTOwiththeparkingbrakeON,
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