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Figure5
ControlPanel
1.Throttle3.Blade-controlswitch
(powertake-off)
2.Ignitionswitch
4.Choke
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhas3positions:OFF,RUN,and
START.ThekeyturnstoSTARTandmovebacktoRUN
uponrelease.TurningthekeytotheOFFposition
shutsofftheengine;however,alwaysremovethekey
whenleavingthemachinetopreventsomeonefrom
accidentallystartingtheengine(Figure5).
ThrottleControl
Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeed,andithasa
continuous-variablesettingfromtheSLOWtoFAST
position(Figure5).
ChokeControl
Pulluponthechokecontroluntilitstopstochokethe
engine(Figure5).Pushdownonthechokecontrolfor
normalengineoperation.
Blade-ControlSwitch(Power
Takeoff)
Theblade-controlswitch,representedbyapower
takeoff(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengages
powertothemowerblades(Figure5).
Motion-ControlLeversandPark
Position
Themotion-controlleversarespeed-sensitivecontrols
ofindependent-wheelmotors.Movingaleverforward
orbackwardturnsthewheelonthesamesideforward
orinreverse;wheelspeedisproportionaltothe
amounttheleverismoved.Movethecontrollevers
outwardfromthecentertothePARKpositionwhen
exitingthemachine(Figure13).Alwayspositionthe
motion-controlleversintothePARKpositionwhenyou
stopthemachineorleaveitunattended.
SmartSpeed™ControlSystem
Lever
TheSmartSpeed™Control-Systemlever,located
belowtheoperatingposition,givestheoperatora
choicetodrivethemachineat3speedranges—trim,
tow,andmow(Figure16).
Fuel-PresenceWindow
Thefuelwindowlocatedontheleftsideofthe
machine,canbeusedtoverifythepresenceof
gasolineinthetank(Figure6).
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Figure6
1.Fuel-presencewindow
Height-of-CutLever
Theheight-of-cutleverallowstheoperatortolower
andraisethedeckfromtheseatedposition.Whenthe
leverismovedup(towardtheoperator),thedeckis
raisedfromtheground,andwhenmoveddown(away
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