Troy-Bilt E753B - Page 10

FeaturesandControls
IMPORTANT: THE MOWER IS
Before operating mower, be sure to
read all safety, controlsand operating
instructions in this Manual and on
decalslocatedonmachine.
Severe personal injury or property
damage couldresultit this instruction
isnotfollowed.
EQUIPPED WITH A BLADE-BRAKE-
CLUTCHCONTROLSYSTEMWHICH IS
DESIGNED TO STOP THE MOWER
BLADESWITHIN THREE(3) SECONDS
AFTERRELEASEOF THE OPERATOR
PRESENCECONTROL. THIS SYSTEM
WILL STOPTHEBLADESBUTNOTTHE
ENGINE.THEREFORE,YOUCANDISEN-
GAGETHE BLADEDRIVEAT ANYTIME
WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP AND
RESTARTTHEENGINE.THIS FEATURE
IS PARTICULARLYUSEFULWHENYOU
NEEDTO CROSSGRAVELDRIVESOR
ROUGHTERRAIN AND YOU DO NOT
WANT THE SPINNING BLADES
TO STRIKE STONES OR HIDDEN
OBSTACLES.
MOWERFEATURESAND
CONTROLS
This sectiondescribesthe various
featuresand controls on the unit. Refer
to the nextsection"Operation"for
detailedoperatinginstructions. Also,
readthe separateEngineOwner's
Manualfor a detailedexplanationofthe
proper useof the enginecontrols.
Operator Presence Control
TheOperatorPresenceControllever
(A, Figure3-1) regulatesthe operationof
the rearwheelbrakeandtheseparate
BladeDriveControl. Alwaysengagethis
control beforeengagingtheseparate
bladedriveor wheeldrive controls.
Alwaysdisengagethis control before
startingthe engine.
Toengagethe OperatorPresence
Control,pressand holdthe leveragainst
the handlebargrip. Doingso releases
the brakeon therearwheels,allowing
the wheelsto turn. Theengagedposition
alsopermits the separateBladeDrive
Controlto lock in its engagedposition
(allowsthe mowerbladesto turn).
Releasingthe lever(disengaged
position) appliesthe rearwheelbrake
andquicklystopsthe wheels. Releasing
the leverwill alsodisengagethe Blade
DriveControl,which will applya brake
that stopsthe bladeswithinthree (3)
seconds.
Blade Drive Control
Usethis lever (B,Figure3-1) to en-
gagedriveto themower blades.
Toengagethe blades,first engagethe
OperatorPresenceControl (A,Figure3-
1). Then,push thespring-loadedBlade
DriveControllever (B)forward until it
stays in the engagedposition.
Tostop the blades,releasethe
OperatorPresenceControl (A). Doingso
will disengagethe BladeDriveControl
(B) andautomaticallyapplythe brake
that stopsthe blades.
AlwaysdisengagetheBladeDrive
Controlbeforestartingtheengine. This
helpsto ensurethatthe bladeswill not
start turning whentheenginestarts.
NOTE:Pushingthe BladeDriveControl
forward will engagethebladeseven
thoughthe OperatorPresenceControlis
notengaged.However,this procedureis
NOTRECOMMENDEDasyou must main-
tainconstantpressureon thelever(re-
leasingleverdisengagesblades).Always
engagethe OperatorPresenceControl
beforeengagingtheBladeDriveControl.
The blade-brake-clutchcontrolsystem
shouldstop the mower blades within
three (3) secondsafter release of the
OperatorPresenceControl.
If the blades do not stopwithin three
(3) seconds, put the Engine Throttle
Control in the STOP position.
Disconnectthe sparkplugwire and do
not operatethe moweruntil the blade-
brake-clutchcontrolsystemhas been
repaired.
B- BLADE
DRIVECONTROL
Engage
C- GEAR
SELECTLEVER
A-OPERATOR
PRESENCECONTROL
Disengage
Engage
Figure3-1