Figure 5
1. Parking brake lever (in the
released position)
2. Parking brake lever (in the
engaged position)
Releasing the Parking Brake
Push the parking brak e lev er forw ard.
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Connect the wires to the spark plugs .
2. Open the fuel v alv e .
3. Mo v e the speed control lev er to neutral.
4. Set the neutral loc ks .
5. Set the parking brak e .
6. Mo v e the throttle control to fast and mo v e the
c hok e lev er to the on position before star ting a
cold engine ( Figure 6 ).
Note: A w ar m or hot engine ma y not require
c hoking . T o star t a w ar m engine , mo v e throttle
control to the fast position.
Figure 6
1. Ignition switch 3. Choke
2. Throttle lever
7. T ur n the ignition k ey to the star t position to
energize the star ter . W hen the engine star ts ,
release the k ey .
Note: Do not eng ag e the star ter for more
than 5 seconds at a time . If the engine fails to
star t, allo w for a 15 second cool-do wn period
betw een attempts . F ailure to follo w these
instr uctions can bur n out the star ter motor .
8. W hen engine star ts , mo v e the throttle control
betw een the fast and slo w position and mo v e
the c hok e lev er to the off position. Allo w the
engine to w ar m up and then mo v e the throttle
control to the fast position.
Stopping the Engine
1. Mo v e dri v e lev ers to neutral and set neutral
loc ks .
2. Mo v e the throttle lev er to slo w ( Figure 6 ).
3. Mo v e the speed control lev er to neutral and
release the OPC lev ers to diseng ag e the mo w er .
4. If the engine has been w orking hard or is hot,
let the engine idle for 30 to 60 seconds before
tur ning the engine off .
5. T o stop the engine , tur n the ignition k ey to off .
Important: Mak e sur e fuel shut of f v alv e
is closed bef or e transpor ting or storing
machine, as fuel leaka ge may occur . Bef or e
storing machine, pull wir e of f spar k plug(s)
to pr ev ent possibility of accidental star ting .
Operating the Neutral Locks
Alw a ys set the neutral loc k when y ou stop
the mac hine . Set the parking brak e if it is left
unattended.
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