MTD Shift-On-The-Go 779 - Driving and Safety Systems

Your Lawn
Tractor
WARNING
Donot operate the
tractor if the interlock
system is maffunctiom
ing.This systemwas
designed for your
iafety and protection:
NOTE: The parking
brake must beset if the
;
operator leavesthe Seat
with the engine run_
ning Or the enginewill
automaticallyshut off.
NOTE: The PTO(Blade
Engage) levermust be
in the disengaged (PTO
OFF) positionwhen
sta[ting the engine:
iMPORTANT
Never force the shift
levei. Doing So
result in serious
damage to the tiactor s
transrnissionl
f
FORWARD
NUETRAL
REVERSE
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Figure 4-4
NOTE:Theparkingbrakemustbe setif theoperator
leavestheseatwiththeenginerunningor theengine
willautomaticallyshutoff.
Clutch=Brake Pedal
Theclutch-brakepedalislocatedon the leftside of
thelawntractor,alongtherunningboard.Depressthe
clutch-brakepedalpartwaydownwhenslowingthe
tractorby changingspeeds(RefertoSpeedControl
Lever).Depressthe pedalall thewaydownto engage
thedisc brakeand bringthetractorto a completestop.
NOTE:Thepedalmustbedepressedtostarttheengine.
Referto SafetyInterlockSwitcheson page14.
Shift Lever
Theshift leverislocatedonthe leftsideof thefender
andhasthreepositions,FORWARD,NEUTRALand
REVERSE.The brakepedalmustbe depressedand
thetractor mustnotbe in motionwhenthe movingshift
lever.SeeFig.4-4.
IMPORTANT:Neverforcetheshift lever.Doingsomay
resultinseriousdamageto the tractor'stransmission.
Speed Control Lever
Thespeedcontrollever,locatedon
theleftsideofthetractor'sdash
console,allowsyouto regulatethe
groundspeedof the lawntractor.To
use,depresstheclutch-brakepedal
andmovetheleveroutof the parking
brakenotchandforwardtoincrease
thetractor'sgroundspeed.Whena
desiredspeedhas beenreached,
releasetheleverintoan appropriate
notchto maintainthatspeed.
Toslowthetractor'sgroundspeed,
depresstheclutch-brakepedaland
movethespeedcontrolleverrearward
andreleaseit intoa notch.
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NOTE:Lawntractorsvarybymodelandare availablewith
eithera6- or7-speedcontrollever.
PTO (Blade Engage) Lever _,
f
Foundon thetractor'sright fender,the _ _-
PTO(bladeengage)leverisusedto --,
engagepowerto the cuttingdeckor t
other(separatelyavailable)attachments. ; 2
Tooperate,movethe leverall theway
forward.Movingtheleveralltheway
_3
M
rearwardintothe PTOOFFposition
disengagespowerto the cuttingdeck/
attachment, i 4
NOTE:The PTO(bladeengage)lever
mustbe inthe disengaged(PTOOFF) _,5
positionwhenstartingthe engine. _ 4_
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Safety interlock Switches
Thistractorisequippedwitha safetyinterlocksystem
fortheprotectionof the operator.If the interlocksystem
shouldevermalfunction,donotoperatethetractor.
ContactanauthorizedMTDservicedealer.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheengine
fromcrankingor startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis
engaged,and the PTO(BladeEngage)leverisinthe
disengaged(OFF)position.
• Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if theoperator
leavestheseatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if theoperator
leavesthetractor'sseatwiththe PTO(BladeEngage)
leverintheengaged(ON)position,regardlessof
whethertheparkingbrakeisengaged.
• Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if theoperator
engagesthe PTOwiththeparkingbrakeON.
Models without Reverse Caution Mode
• Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if the PTO(Blade
Engage)leveris movedintotheengaged(ON)position
withtheshiftleverin Reverse.
Models with Reverse Caution Mode
• Withtheignitionkeyin theNORMALMOWINGposi-
tion,theenginewillautomaticallyshutoff ifthePTO
(BladeEngage)leveris movedintotheengaged(ON)
positionwiththeshiftleverinReverse.
,_ WARNING:Do not operate thetractor if the
interlock systemis malfunctioning. This
system wasdesigned for your safety and
protection.
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