position.Nowstarttheengine.Whiletheengine
isrunning,centereithermotioncontrolandmove
(forwardorreverse);theengineshouldshutoff.Repeat
forothermotioncontrol.
5.Sittingontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position,andmovethemotion-controlleverstothe
NEUTRAL-LOCKposition.Trystartingtheengine;the
engineshouldnotstart.
UsingtheMotion-Control
Levers
Figure23
1.Motion-control
lever—neutral-lock
position
4.Backward
2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofthemachine
3.Forward
DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin
theFASTpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperatein
thefullthrottlepositionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormaylose
controlofmachineandcausepersonalinjuryor
damagetomachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
DrivingForward
Note:Theenginestopswhenyoumovethetraction-control
withtheparkingbrakeengaged.
Tostop,pullthemotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL
position.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrake(page19).
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotion-controllevers
forward(Figure24).
Figure24
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