StartingandShuttingOffthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.RaisetheROPSup,lockitintoplace,sitontheseat,
andfastentheseatbelt.
2.Movethemotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position.
3.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake(page19).
4.Movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position(Figure19).
5.MovethethrottlelevermidwaybetweentheSLOWand
FASTpositions.
Figure19
6.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition(Figure20).
Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostart,wait
15secondsbetweenattempts.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Youmayneedtoattempttostarttheengine
multipletimeswhenyoustartitforthersttimeafter
thefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
Figure20
1.Off3.Start
2.Run
ShuttingOfftheEngine
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
Figure21
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