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4.3.4 Drive Lever/Neutral Lock/Park Brake Latch Operation:
To lock the drive levers in “neutral” squeeze the drive levers back to the neutral
position. Place thumbs on the upper portion of the neutral lock/park brake latches
and move them to the rear. Release drive levers (See Figure 13).
To lock the levers in “park brake”, squeeze the drive levers back to the brake
position. Place thumbs on the upper portion of the neutral lock/park brake latches
and move them to the front. Release drive levers (See Figure 13).
To place the drive levers in the drive position, firmly hold the drive levers, place
thumbs on the upper portion of the neutral lock/park brake latches and move
them out of the “neutral” or the “park brake” position.
Slowly
and
smoothly
release the drive levers.
4.3.5 Drive Wheel Engagement and Turning:
With drive levers in the “park brake” position, shift transmission into desired gear.
Squeeze both drive levers and move both neutral lock/park brake latches from the
“park brake” position. For straight ahead motion, smoothly release both drive
levers to engage drive wheels.
Squeeze right hand drive lever to turn right and left hand drive lever to turn left
(See Section 4.1.2).
4.3.6 To Stop:
Squeeze drive levers all the way back to engage brakes. Move neutral lock/park
brake latches into the “park brake” position and shift transmission into neutral.
4.3.7 Blade Engagement:
DANGER
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦ The rotating blades under the mower deck are
dangerous.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦ Blade contact can cause serious injury or kill you.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦ DO NOT put hands or feet under the mower or mower
deck when the blades are engaged.
Be sure that all persons are clear of mower deck and discharge area before
engaging the blades
. Set throttle to "midway" (half throttle) position. Push the
blade engagement lever forward to engage blades. Accelerate to full throttle to
begin mowing. (See Section 4.1.5).
4.3.8 Blade Disengagement
Pull the blade engagement lever to the full rearward position to disengage the
blades (See Section 4.1.5)
4.3.9 Changing Gears
When changing gears,
always
squeeze drive levers and/or engage neutral lock
latches or “park brakes”. The shift lever may be moved with a knee or by hand.
NOTE: Reverse gear is reverse assist only, the operator must pull the unit
backwards.