Product Overview
Figure 2
1. Side discharge chute 4. Gas tank
2. Mower deck 5. Controls
3. Engine
6. Front caster
Controls
Become familiar with all the controls ( Figure 3 )
before y ou star t the engine and operate the
mac hine .
Figure 3
1. Throttle control 7. Neutral lock
2. Speed control lever 8. Operator Presence Control
levers (OPC)
3. Choke 9. Handle
4. Ignition switch
10. Drive Lever
5. Hour meter
11. Fuel shut-off valve
6. Blade control switch (PTO)
Throttle Control
T he throttle control has tw o positions: F ast and
Slo w .
Choke
Use the c hok e to star t a cold engine .
Operator Presence Control (OPC)
Levers
W hen y ou squeeze the OPC lev ers ag ainst the
handles , the OPC system senses that the operator
is in the nor mal operating position. W hen y ou
release the OPC lev ers , the OPC system senses
that the operator has left the nor mal operating
position, and the system will stop the engine if
either the speed control lev er is not in the neutral
position or the blade control (PTO) switc h is
eng ag ed.
Blade Control Switch (PTO)
T he blade control switc h (PTO) is used to eng ag e
the electric clutc h to dri v e the mo w er blades with
the OPC lev ers pressed ag ainst the handles . Pull
the switc h up to eng ag e the blades . T o diseng ag e
the blades , briefly release the OPC lev ers .
Ignition Switch
T his switc h is used to star t the mo w er engine and
has three positions: Star t, R un and Of f .
Speed Control Lever
T his mac hine has a v ariable speed control with a
neutral position. T his controls ho w fast or slo w
the mac hine will tra v el forw ard.
Drive Levers
R elease dri v e lev ers to eng ag e forw ard traction
operation and squeeze the lev ers until an increase
in force is felt to g o into neutral position and
contin ue to squeeze to g o in rev erse . Squeeze
right side of dri v e lev er to tur n right and left side
to tur n left.
Neutral Lock
Squeeze dri v e lev ers bac k until an increase in force
is felt and mo v e loc ks to the rear for neutral loc k.
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