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SPEED CONTROL LEVER
Thespeedcontrollever,locatedonthe left sideof the
tractor'sdashconsole,allowsyouto regulatethe ground
speedof thelawntractor.Touse,depressthe clutch-
brakepedalandmovethe leveroutof the parkingbrake
notchandforwardto increasethetractor'sgroundspeed.
Whenadesiredspeedhasbeenreached,releasethe
leverintoanappropriatenotchto maintainthatspeed.
Toslowthetractor'sgroundspeed,depresstheclutch-
brakepedalandmovethe speedcontrolleverrearward
andreleaseit intoa notch.
PARKING BRAKE
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fullydepressthe clutch-brake _._J
PARK
pedal.Movethe speedcontrolleverall the waydownand BRAKE
intothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-brake
pedalto allowtheparkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe clutch-brakepedaland
movethe speedcontrolleveroutof the notchestothedesiredposition.
Releasethespeedcontrolleverandthe clutch-brakepedal.
NOTE: Theparkingbrakemustbe setif the operatorleavestheseat
withthe enginerunningor the enginewill automaticallyshutoff.
THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL LEVER
Thethrottle/chokecontrolleverislocatedon the rightsideof thetrac-
tor'sdashpanel.This levercontrolsthe speedofthe engineandwhen
pushedall thewayforward,the chokecontrolalso.Whensetin a given
position,the throttlewillmaintaina uniformenginespeed.
iMPORTANT: Whenoperatingthe tractorwiththe cuttingdeck
engaged,thethrottle/chokecontrollevermustalwaysbein the FAST
(rabbit)position.
IGNITION SWITCH MODULE
Thekeyswitchmoduleis usedto
startand stopthe engine.Itis also
usedto activatetheReverseCaution
Mode(bladesoperatewhileriding
in reverse).Insertkeyinto thekey
switchmoduleandturn clockwiseto
the STARTposition.Releasethekey
intothe normalmowingpositiononce
enginehas started.Theheadlights
will beactivatedin the Normal(and
ReverseCaution)modes.
Tostopthe engine,turntheignitionkey
counterclockwisetothe STOPposition.
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IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthetractor,referto boththe "Safety
InterlockSystem"and"StartingTheEngine"laterinthissectionof this
manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingtheIgnitionSwitchModule
andoperatingthe tractorinREVERSECAUTIONMODE.
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutralposition,setpark-
ingbrake,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
SHIFT LEVER
The shiftleveris locatedonthe left
sideof thefenderand hasthree
positions,FORWARD,NEUTRAL
and REVERSE.Theclutch-brake
pedalmustbedepressedandthe
tractormustnot be inmotionwhen
the movingshiftlever.
iMPORTANT: Neverforcethe
shiftlever.Doingso mayresultin
seriousdamagetothe tractor's
transmission.
DECK LIFT LEVER
Foundonyour tractor'srightfender,the deckliftleveris used
to changetheheightof the cuttingdeck.To use,movethe
leverto theleft, thenplacein the notchbestsuitedfor your
application.
PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) LEVER
Foundonthe tractor'srightfender,the PTO(bladeengage)
leveris usedto engagepowerto the cuttingdeckorother
(separatelyavailable)attachments.Tooperate,movethe
leverall thewayforward.Movingthe leverallthe way
rearwardinto thePTOOFFpositiondisengagespowerto the
cuttingdeck/attachment.
NOTE: ThePTO(bladeengage)levermustbe inthe
disengaged(PTOOFF)positionwhenstartingtheengine.
CUP HOLDER
The tractor'scup holderis locatedon the fendertothe left of
the seat.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT KNOB
The seatadjustmentknob islocatedonthe bottomsideofthe seat.
Usethisknob to adjusttheseatforwardor rearwardto a comfortable
operatingpositionby looseningtheknob,positioningtheseatto the
desiredpreference,thenretighteningthe knob.
CLUTCH-BRAKE PEDAL
The clutch-brakepedalis locatedonthe left sideof the lawntractor,
alongthe runningboard.Depressthe clutch-brakepedalpart way
downwhenslowingthe tractorbychangingspeeds(Referto Speed
ControlLever).Depressthepedalall the waydownto engagethedisc
brakeandbringthe tractorto a completestop.
NOTE: Thepedalmustbe depressedto startthe engine.Referto
SafetyInterlockSwitcheslaterin thissectionof thismanual.
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