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SAFETY iNTERLOCK SWITCH ES
Thistractoris equippedwitha safetyinterlocksystemfor theprotection
of theoperator.Ifthe interlocksystemshouldevermalfunction,do not
operatethetractor.Contacta Searsorotherqualifiedservicedealer.
• The safetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefromcrankingor
startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis engaged,andthe PTO(Blade
Engage)knobis in thedisengaged(OFF)position.
Theenginewill automaticallyshutoffif theoperatorleavesthe
seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• TheelectricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwill automaticallyshut
off if theoperatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(Blade
Engage)knobinthe engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
• Withthe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWINGposition,the
electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwillautomaticallyshutoffif
the PTO(BladeEngage)knobis movedintotheengaged(ON)
positionwiththedrive pedalinpositionfor reversetravel.
Do notoperatethetractorif the interlocksystemis malfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesignedfor yoursafetyandprotection.
STARTING THE ENGINE
NOTE: Referto GasandOil inthe Assemblysectionof thismanual
for Gasolinefill-upinstructions.Referto Checkingthe EngineOil inthe
Serviceand Maintenancesectionof this manualfor oilfill-up instruc-
tions.
1. Insertthe tractorkeyintothe ignitionswitchmodule.
2. Placethe PTO(BladeEngage)knobinthe disengaged(OFF)
position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethrottleto runsetting.
Note: Minimumsettingnotrecommended.
5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto theSTARTposition.After
theenginestarts,releasethe key.Itwill returnto theNORMAL
MOWINGposition.
Do NOTholdthe keyinthe STARTpositionforlongerthan ten
secondsata time.Doingso maycausedamagetoyourengine's
electricstarter.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Ifyou strikea foreignobject,stoptheengineanddisconnectthe
sparkplugwire(s). Thoroughlyinspectthemachinefor anydamage.
Repairthedamagebeforerestartingandoperating.
1. Ifthe bladesare engaged,placethe PTO/BladeEngageknobin
the disengaged(OFF)position.
2. Placethethrottle/chokecontrollevernearthe SLOWposition.
3. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwisetothe STOPposition.
4. Removethe keyfromthe ignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedand suddenstops.
1. Lightlypressthe brakepedalto releasetheparkingbrake.Move
the throttleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
2. TotravelFORWARD,slowlypressthe upperportionof thedrive
pedalforwarduntilthe desiredspeedis achieved.SeeFigure7.
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Figure7
3. Totravelin REVERSE,checkthatthe areabehindis clear,then
slowlydepressthe lowerportionofthe drivepedalwiththe ballof
yourfoot (NOTyourheel)untilthedesiredspeedis achieved.See
Figure7.
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DoNOTattemptto changethedirectionof travelwhenthetractoris
in motion.Alwaysbringthe tractorto a completestopbeforemoving
the tractorfromforwardto reverseorviceversa.
Donot leavetheseatof thetractorwithoutfirst placingthePTO/
BladeEngageknobinthe disengaged(OFF)positionandengaging
the parkingbrake.Ifleavingthe tractorunattended,alsoturnthe
engineoff andremovethe ignitionkey.