Figure13
1.On2.Off
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition
(Figure14).Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostartallowa15secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthe
fuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
Figure14
2.Turntheignitionkeytothestoppositiontostop
theengine.
UsingtheSpeedControlLever
Thismachinehasaspeedcontrolleverthatsets
themaximumgroundspeedofthemachine.This
canbeadjustedtotheoperator'sdesiredspeed.It
isrecommendedtousetheslowestspeedfornew
operator's.
Note:Thenumbersnexttothespeedcontrolarean
approximatemilesperhour(mph)themachinewill
travel.
1.Movethespeedcontrollevertosetthedesired
speed.
•Fullforwardhasquickresponseandmaximum
speed.
•Fullrearwardhassmoothresponseandslower
speed.
2.Movethecontrolleverstodrivethemachine.The
controlleversmaybepushedforwardtothefront
referencebarwhilethemaximumspeedofthe
machineissetbythespeedcontrollever.
Figure15
UsingtheFuelShut-OffValve
Thefuelshut-offvalveislocatedbehindtherightside
oftheoperatorcushion.
Closethefuelshut-offvalvefortransport,maintenance,
andstorage(Figure16).
Ensurethefuelshut-offvalveisopenwhenstarting
theengine.
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