thehighrange.Also,thedeckscannotbeloweredfromthe
transportpositionwhentheswitchisinthehighrange.
Figure9
1.Diagnosticlight
8.Liftswitches(GM4700
only)
2.Coolant-temperature
gauge
9.Liftswitch(GM4500and
GM4700)
3.Oil-pressurewarninglight
10.Throttlecontrol
4.Chargeindicator
11.Lightswitch
5.Keyswitch
12.Glow-plugindicatorlight
6.PTOswitch13.Coolant-temperature
warninglight
7.High-lowspeedcontrol
LiftSwitches
Theliftswitches(Figure9)raiseandlowerthecutting
units.Presstheswitchesforwardtolowerthecuttingunits
andbackwardtoraisethecuttingunits.Whenstartingthe
machine,withthecuttingunitsinthedownposition,pressthe
liftswitchdowntoallowthecuttingunitstooatandmow .
Note:Thedeckswillnotlowerwhileinthehigh-speed
range,andtheywillnotraiseorloweriftheoperatorisout
oftheseatwhentheengineisrunning.
ThrottleControl
Movethecontrol(Figure9)forwardtoincreasetheengine
speedandrearwardtodecreasethespeed.
LightSwitch
Presstheloweredgeoftheswitch(Figure9)toturnonthe
lights.Presstheupperedgeoftheswitchtoturnoffthelights.
Glow-plugIndicatorLight
Whenlit,theglow-plugindicatorlight(Figure9)indicates
thattheglowplugsareon.
Coolant-temperatureWarningLight
Thelight(Figure9)illuminatesandthecuttingunitsshut
down(PTOdisengages).Ifthetemperaturecontinuestorise
theenginewillshutdown.
PowerPoint
Thepowerpoint(Figure10)isusedtopoweroptional12-volt
electricalaccessories.
Figure10
1.Powerpoint3.Bagholder
2.Engine-cooling-fanswitch
4.Hourmeter
Engine-cooling-fanSwitch
Themachineisequippedwithahydraulicallydriven
auto-reversingengine-coolingfan.Thefanswitch(Figure10)
has2positions:R(manualreverse)andAuto(normal).Refer
toOperatingtheEngineCoolingFan(page23).
BagHolder
Usethebagholder(Figure10)forstorage.
HourMeter
Thehourmeter(Figure10)showsthetotalhoursthatthe
machinehasbeenoperated.
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