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Close fuel shut-off valve if machine will
not
be
used for a few days; when parking inside a building;
or when transporting the unit.
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 12).
To lock the levers in “park brake”, squeeze the drive levers
back to the brake position. Place thumbs on the upperportion
of the neutral lock/park brake latches and move them to the
front. Release drive levers (See Figure 12).
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 the “park
brake” position and shift transmission into neutral.
4.3.7 Blade Engagement:
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DO NOT
put hands or feet under the mower
or mower deck when 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.