theInfoCenterdisplaycomeson-line,thekeyswitchcanbeturnedtotheRUN
positionandthemachinewillbereadyforoperation.
RunProcess
Pushingthetractionengagementleverforwardclosesthetractionswitch.This
closedswitchisusedasaninputbytheTECwhichcommunicatestotheelectric
motortoengage.Themotorrotationspeedandthustractionspeedisdetermined
bythespeedcontrolsettingthatisadjustedbytheoperator.Actualmotorspeed
ismonitoredbytheTECandmotorcontrollersothatastractionloadchanges
(e.g.,movingupordownanincline)themotorcancompensateasnecessary.
Engagingthecuttingunitwiththeengagementleverclosesboththetractionand
reelengageswitches.Theelectricmotorwillbeengagedwithcontrolofmotor
speedhandledbytheTECandmotorcontrollerbasedontheoperatorspeed
settingandloadonthemachine.
TheEZturnfeatureofaneFlexmachineisavailablewhenthecuttingunitis
engagedandtheEZturnswitchontheconsoleisintheONposition.When
turningthemachinewithEZturnengaged,thegroundspeedwillbereducedas
thecuttingunitisraisedfromtheground.Speedwillincreaseasthecuttingunit
isloweredbacktotheturfafterturninghasbeencompleted.TheEZturnfeature
isnotactivewhenthemachineisintheTRANSPORTposition.
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