STARTING AND STOPPING
1. Sit on the seat, keep your foot off the traction pedal. Make
sure the parking brake is engaged (Fig. 11). The traction
pedal and the mow/backlap lever must be in neutral.
2. If the engine or air temperature is below 45°–50° F (7–10°
C), press and hold the engine preheat switch in until indi-
cator burns brightly (Fig. 11). Then release the switch and
go to step 3 to start the engine.
3. Move the throttle to SLOW and turn the ignition key to
START (Fig. 11). Release the key when the engine starts.
4. To stop, disengage and move all controls to neutral and set
the parking brake. Raise and latch all cutting units in
transport position. Turn the key to OFF and remove it
from the switch.
PRIMING THE FUEL SYSTEM
IMPORTANT: The fuel system must be primed when a new
engine is started for the first time, if it runs out of fuel or if
maintenance is done on the fuel system.
1. Raise the engine cover.
2. Loosen the fuel filter bleed plug one turn (Fig. 12). Push
the priming plunger (Fig. 12) until a steady stream of fuel
runs out of the hole in the plug. When the fuel stops foam-
ing, tighten the plug during the downstroke of the priming
plunger. Wipe up any spilled fuel.
Note: lt may be necessary to bleed the air out of the fuel
line between the fuel filter and the injection pump. To do
this, loosen the fitting on the injection pump and repeat the
bleeding procedure.
3. Normally the engine will now start. If the engine does not
start, loosen each injector fitting at the engine and crank
the engine until a steady stream of fuel runs out of the fit-
ting. Tighten the fitting when fuel foaming stops.
CHECKING THE WARNING INDICATOR
LIGHTS
Each day before operating, make sure all warning lights are
working.
Figure 11
1. Cutting unit lift controls
2. Mow backlap lever
3. Throttle
4. Speedometer
5. Engine over ride button
6. Coolant temperature gauge
7. Fuel gauge
8. Main circuit breaker
9. Hour meter
10. Engine preheat button & indicator
11. Key switch
12. Hand brake
13. Reel speed control
14. Auxiliary circuit breaker
15. Cross cut link
Figure 12
1. Bleed plug
2. Priming plunger
Operating Instructions
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