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CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsinexcessof85
dBAattheoperatorsearandcancausehearingloss
throughextendedperiodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
Theuseofprotectiveequipmentforeyes,ears,feet,andhead
isrecommended.
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Figure10
1.Wearsafetyglasses
2.Wearhearingprotection
UnderstandingtheSafety-Interlock
System
WARNING
Ifsafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
daily,andreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedforthefollowing:
•Topreventtheenginefromstartingunlessthetraction
pedalisintheneutralposition.
•Toautomaticallyensurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged
andthePTOisoffwhenstarting.
•Tostoptheenginewheneverthetractionpedalisnotin
theneutralpositionandyourisefromtheseat.
•Toautomaticallyengagetheparkingbrakeanddisengage
thePTO,whenyouriseoutoftheseatwiththetraction
pedalintheneutralposition.
•Tostoptheenginewhenevertheparkingbrakeisnot
engagedandyourisefromtheseat.
TestingtheSafety-InterlockSystem
1.Whilesittingontheseat,movetheblade-control
switchtoOff.
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition.
Note:Thestartershouldcrank.
3.PushtheSmartParkswitchtotheOffposition.
Note:Thebrakeshoulddisengage,andthebrakelight
shouldturnoff.
4.Withbrakedisengagedandtractionpedalinneutral,
turntheignitionswitchtotheStartposition.
Note:Thebrakeshouldautomaticallyengage,the
engineshouldcrank,andthebrakelightwillturnon.
5.EngagethePTObypullingupontheblade-control
switch.
6.Ensurethetractionpedalisinneutralandturnignition
switchtotheStartposition.
Note:ThePTOshoulddisengageandtheengine
shouldcrank.
7.Ensurethetractioncontrolpedalisintheneutral
positionandstarttheengine.
8.Raisefromtheseat.
Note:Theengineshouldremainrunning.
9.Returntotheseat,disengagetheparkingbrakeby
pushingtheSmartParkswitchtotheOffposition.
Note:Theengineshouldremainrunning.
10.Raisefromtheseat.
Note:Thebrakeshouldautomaticallyengageandthe
engineshouldremainrunning.
11.Returntotheseat,engagethebladesbypullingupon
theblade-controlswitch.
12.Raisefromtheseat.
Note:Thebladesshoulddisengageandtheengine
shouldremainrunning.
13.Returntotheseat,andpulltheblade-controlswitchup.
Note:Thebladesshouldengage.
14.Pushdownontheblade-controlswitch.
Note:Thebladesshoulddisengage.
15.Engagethebladesbypullingupontheblade-control
switch.
16.Movetractionpedaltoreverse.
Note:Thebladesshoulddisengage.
17.Engagethebladesbypullingupontheblade-control
switch.
18.TurntheKeyChoiceswitchtoOnandrelease.
Note:Theoperatinginreverselightshouldilluminate.
19.Movethetractionpedaltoreverse.
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