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Throttle Control Lever ,f- _
Thethrottlecontrolleveris locatedon therightside of
thetractor'sdash panel.Thislevercontrolsthespeed
oftheengineand,on somemodels,when pushedall
thewayforward,thechokecontrolalso.Whenset ina
givenposition,the throttlewill maintaina uniformengine
speed.SeeFig.4-2.
IMPORTANT:Whenoperatingthetractorwiththecutting
deckengaged,becertainthatthe throttleleveris always
inthe FAST(rabbit)position.
Choke Control
Onsomemodels,movingthe
throttleleverallthe wayforward
activatestheengine'schoke
control.Onall othermodels,the
chokecontrolcanbefoundon
theleftsideofthedashpanel
andisactivatedbypullingthe
knoboutward.Activatingthe
chokecontrolclosesthe choke
plateonthecarburetorandaids
instartingtheengine.Referto Starting TheEngine on
page16of thismanualfor detailedstartinginstructions.
ignition Switch
Theignitionswitchisactivatedtostarttheengine.Insert
keyintotheignitionswitchandturnclockwisetothe
STARTposition.Releasethe keyintotheONposition
onceenginehasfired.SeeFig.4-3A.
ignition Switch Module (Ifso Equipped)
Tostarttheengine,insertthe keyintothe ignitionswitch
andturnclockwiseto theSTARTposition.Releasethe
keyintotheNORMALMOWINGMODEpositiononce
theenginehasfired.
Tostoptheengine,turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwise
totheOFFposition.SeeFig.4-3B.
,_ WARNING:Never leavearunning machine
unattended.Always disengagePTO,move
shift lever into neutral position, set park-
ing brake, stop engine and removekey to
prevent unintended starting.
IMPORTANT:Priortooperatingthetractor,referto both
SafetyInterlock Switches on page14andStarting
TheEngine on page16of thismanualfordetailed
instructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModuleand
operatingthetractorin REVERSECAUTIONMODE.
Deck Lift Lever
Foundon yourtractor'srightfender,thedecklift leveris
usedto changetheheightof the cuttingdeck.Touse,
movetheleverto the left, thenplacein the notchbest
suitedforyourapplication.
FAST _,_
_LOW =_ ---,-- SLOW
mm
mmm.
Figure 4-2
f --,,
A
Off On/Lights
• _Start
Pnsition
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Figure 4-3
WARNING
Never leave a running
machine unattended.
Awaysdsengage
PTO, move shift lever
into neutralposition,
set parking brake stop
engineand removekey
to preventunintended
starting.
Pnor to operat!ngthe
tractor referto both
SafetyInterlock
Switches on page
Parking Brake
14 and Starting The
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fullydepresstheclutch-brake Engine on page 16
pedal.Movethe speedcontrolleverallthewaydownand
intothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-brake of this manualfor
pedaltoallowthe parkingbraketoengage, detailed instructions
Toreleasetheparkingbrake,depresstheclutch-brake regard!ng.... the !gnltlon
pedalandmovethe speedcontrolleveroutof the .
Switch Moduleand
notchesto thedesiredposition.Releasethe speed . .
controlleverandtheclutch-brakepedal, operatingthe tractor in
REVERSE CAUTION
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