ProductOverview
Figure4
1.Footrest
8.Operatorseat
2.Foot-assistpedal9.Engine
3.Deector
10.Fuel-tankcap
4.Height-of-cutlever
11.Reardrivewheel
5.Motion-controllever
12.Washouttting
6.Smart-speedlever
13.Mowerdeck
7.Controlpanel
14.Frontcasterwheels
Controls
BecomefamiliarwithallofthecontrolsinFigure4and
Figure5beforeyoustarttheengineandoperatethemachine.
Figure5
ControlPanel
1.Throttle/Choke
3.Blade-controlswitch
(powertake-off)
2.Ignitionswitch
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhas3positions:Off,Run,andStart.The
keywillturntoStartandmovebacktoRunuponrelease.
TurningthekeytotheOffpositionwillstoptheengine;
however,alwaysremovethekeywhenleavingthemachine
topreventsomeonefromaccidentallystartingtheengine
(Figure5).
Throttle/ChokeControl
Thethrottleandchokeiscombinedintoonecontrollever.
Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeedandithasacontinuous
variablesettingfromSlowtoFast.Engagethechokeby
movingtheleverpasttheFastsettinguntilitstops(Figure5).
Blade-controlSwitch(PowerTake-Off)
Theblade-controlswitch,representedbyapowertake-off
(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengagespowertothemower
blades(Figure5).
Motion-controlLeversandPark
Position
Themotion-controlleversarespeed-sensitivecontrolsof
independent-wheelmotors.Movingaleverforwardor
backwardturnsthewheelonthesamesideforwardorin
reverse;wheelspeedisproportionaltotheamountthelever
ismoved.Movethecontrolleversoutwardfromthecenter
totheparkpositionandexitthemachine(Figure17).Always
positionthemotion-controlleversintotheparkposition
whenyoustopthemachineorleaveitunattended.
SmartSpeed™ControlSystemLever
TheSmartSpeed™ControlSystemlever,locatedbelowthe
operatingposition,givestheoperatorachoicetodrivethe
machineat2speedranges—highandlow(Figure6).