ProductOverview
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Figure4
1.Deck-liftpedal
6.Rollbar
2.Transportlock
7.Seatbelt
3.Parking-brakelever8.Fuelcap
4.Controls
9.Mowerdeck
5.Motion-controllevers
10.Casterwheel
Controls
Becomefamiliarwithallthecontrolsbeforeyoustart
theengineandoperatethemachine.
ControlPanel
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Figure5
1.Blade-controlswitch
(powertakeoff)
4.Hour
meter/Safety-interlock
display
2.Chokecontrol
5.Keyswitch
3.Throttlecontrol6.Fuses
KeySwitch
Thekeyswitch,usedtostartandshutofftheengine,
has3positions:OFF,RUN,andSTART.Referto
StartingtheEngine(page23).
ThrottleControl
Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeed,andithasa
continuous-variablesettingfromtheSLOWtoFAST
position(Figure5).
ChokeControl
Usethechokecontroltostartacoldengine.
Blade-ControlSwitch(Power
Takeoff)
Theblade-controlswitch,representedbya
power-takeoff(PTO)symbol,engagesand
disengagespowertothemowerblades(Figure5).
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhoursthe
enginehasoperated.Itoperateswhentheengine
isrunning.Usethesetimesforschedulingregular
maintenance(Figure6).
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Figure6
1.Fuelgauge(bars)4.Safety-interlocksymbols
2.Batterylight
5.Lowfuelindicatorlight
3.Hourmeter
FuelGauge
Thefuelgaugeislocatedwithinthehourmeter,and
thebarslightupwhenthekeyswitchisintheON
position(Figure6).
Theindicatorlightappearswhenthefuellevelislow
(approximately1gallonremaininginthefueltank).
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