Controls
Becomefamiliarwithallthecontrols(Figure5)beforeyou
starttheengineandoperatethemachine.
Figure5
48inchand52inchmachines
1.Parkingbrakelever
8.Height-of-cutpin
2.Choke9.Platformlatch
3.Hourmeter10.Throttlecontrol
4.Ignitionswitch11.Rightmotioncontrollever
5.Fuelgauge
12.Bladecontrolswitch(PTO)
6.Height-of-cutlever13.Leftmotioncontrollever
7.Fuelcap
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Figure6
60inchmachine
1.Parkingbrakelever8.Fuelcap
2.Choke9.Platformlatch
3.Hourmeter10.Throttlecontrol
4.Ignitionswitch11.Rightmotioncontrollever
5.Fuelgauge
12.Bladecontrolswitch(PTO)
6.Height-of-cutlever13.Leftmotioncontrollever
7.Height-of-cutpin
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhourstheenginehas
operated.Itoperateswhentheengineisrunning.Usethese
timesforschedulingregularmaintenance(Figure7).
FuelGauge
Thefuelgaugeislocatedonthetop,middleofthetank
(Figure5).
SafetyInterlockIndicators
Therearesymbolsonthehourmeterandindicatewitha
blacktrianglethattheinterlockcomponentisinthecorrect
position(Figure7).
BatteryIndicatorLight
IftheignitionkeyisturnedtotheOnpositionforafew
seconds,thebatteryvoltagewillbedisplayedinthearea
wherethehoursarenormallydisplayed.
Thebatterylightturnsonwhentheignitionisturnedon
andwhenthechargeisbelowthecorrectoperatinglevel
(Figure7).
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