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IMPORTANT:Mowingin reverseisnotrecommended.
TousetheREVERSECAUTIONMODE:
IMPORTANT:TheoperatorMUSTbe seatedinthetractorseat.
1. StartengineasinstructedintheStartingTheEnginesection.
2. TurnthekeyfromtheNORMALMOWING(Green)positiontothe
REVERSECAUTIONMODE(Yellow)positionofthekeyswitch
module.SeeFigure4.
Light
Stop
Position
N OoHILDREN AROUND
BUTTON
Reverse
Push
Button
Reverse
Mode
Position
Position
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Figure4
3. DepresstheREVERSEPUSHBUTTON(Orange,Triangular
Button)atthetop,rightcornerofthekeyswitchmodule.Thered
indicatorlightatthetop,leftcornerofthekeyswitchmodulewill
beONwhileactivated.SeeFigure4.
4. Onceactivated(indicatorlightON),thetractorcanbedrivenin
reversewiththecuttingblades(PTO)engaged.
5. Alwayslookdownand behindbeforeandwhilebackingtomake
surenochildrenarearound.
6. Afterresumingforwardmotion,returnthekeytothe NORMAL
MOWINGposition.
IMPORTANT:TheREVERSECAUTIONMODEwill remainactivated
until:
a. Thekeyisplacedin eithertheNORMALMOWINGposition
orSTOPposition.
b. Theoperatorleavestheseat.Followthepreviousinstruc-
tionstore-activate.
STARTING THE ENGINE
wasdesic )rotection.
1. Insertthetractorkeyintothekeyswitchmodule.
2. DisengagethePTO(BladeEngage)knob.
3. Engagethetractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Pullthechokecontrolknoboutwardintothefullchokeposition(a
warmenginemaynotrequirechoking).
5. MovethethrottlecontrollevertotheFASTposition.
6. TurntheignitionkeyclockwisetotheSTARTposition.After
theenginestarts,releasethekey.Itwillreturntothe NORMAL
MOWINGposition.
IMPORTANT:DonotholdthekeyintheSTARTpositionforlonger
thantensecondsata time.Doingsomaycausedamagetoyour
engine'selectricstarter.
7. Aftertheenginestarts,graduallypushthechokeknobfully inward
astheenginewarmsup.
NOTE:Donotusethechokecontrolto enrichthefuelmixture,except
as necessarytostartandwarmuptheengine.
IMPORTANT
If leavingthetractorunattended,alsoturnthe
ignitionkeyoff and removethekey.
Donotmowon slopeinexcessof 15degrees(a rise
ofapproximately2-1/2feetevery10feet).
Planyourmowingpatterntoavoiddischargeof
materialstowardroads,sidewalks,bystandersand
thelike.Also,avoiddischargingmaterialagainst
a wallor obstructionwhichmaycausedischarged
materialto ricochetbacktowardtheoperator.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Ifyoustrikea foreignobject,stoptheengineanddisconnectthe
sparkplugwire(s).Thoroughlyinspectthemachineforany
damage.Repairthedamagebeforerestartingandoperating.
1. Ifthebladesareengaged,disengagethePTO.
2. Movethethrottlecontrollevertomidwaybetweenthehalfandfull
throttle.ThenturntheignitionkeycounterclockwisetotheOFF
position.
3. Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitchtopreventunintended
starting.
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