IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhasthreepositions,OFF,RUNand
START.ThekeywillturntoSTARTandmovebackto
RUNuponrelease.TurningthekeytotheOFFposition
willstoptheengine;however,alwaysremovethekey
whenleavingthemachinetopreventsomeonefrom
accidentallystartingtheengine(Figure5).
ThrottleControl
Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeedandithasa
continuousvariablesettingfromSlowtoFast(Figure
5).
ChokeControl
PullupontheChokecontroluntilitstopstochokethe
engine(Figure5).PushdownontheChokecontrol
fornormalengineoperation
Blade-ControlSwitch(Power
Take-off)
Theblade-controlswitch,representedbyapower
take-off(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengages
powertothemowerblades(Figure5).
Motion-ControlLeversand
ParkingBrakePosition
Themotion-controlleversarespeedsensitivecontrols
ofindependentwheelmotors.Movingaleverforward
orbackwardturnsthewheelonthesamesideforward
orinreverse;wheelspeedisproportionaltothe
amounttheleverismoved.Movethecontrollevers
outwardfromthecentertothePARKpositionand
exitthemachine(Figure15).Alwayspositionthe
motion-controlleversintothePARKpositionwhenyou
stopthemachineorleaveitunattended.
SmartSpeed™ControlSystem
Lever
TheSmartSpeed™Control-Systemlever,located
belowtheoperatingposition,givestheoperatora
choicetodrivethemachineat3speedranges—trim,
tow,andmow(Figure6).
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Figure6
1.Smart-speedlever
FuelWindow
Thefuelwindowlocatedonthelefthandsideof
themachinecanbeusedtoverifythepresenceof
gasolineinthetank(Figure7).
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Figure7
1.Fuelpresencewindow
Height-of-CutLever
Theheightofcutleverallowstheoperatortolower
andraisethedeckfromtheseatedposition.When
theleverismovedup,towardtheoperatorthedeckis
raisedfromthegroundandwhenmoveddown,away
fromtheoperatoritisloweredtowardtheground.
Onlyadjusttheheightofcutwhilemachineisnot
moving(Figure4).
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhourswhen
theoperatorisintheseatandtheignitionswitchisin
theONposition(Figure8).
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