StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitdownontheseat(Figure19)andfastentheseat
belt.
2.Movethemotioncontrolsoutwardtotheneutral
lockposition(
Figure19).
3.Settheparkingbrake(Figure19);refertoSetting
theParkingBrake.
4.Movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)totheOff
position(
Figure19).
5.MovethethrottlelevertoChokebeforestartinga
coldengine.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
Figure19
6.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition
(Figure18).Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostartallowa15secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthe
fuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
Figure20
1.Off3.Start
2.Run
StoppingtheEngine
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
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