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Throttle Control Lever
Thethrottlecontrolleverislocatedon the rightsideof
thetractor'sdashpanel.Thislevercontrolsthe speed
ofthe engineand,on somemodels,when pushedall
thewayforward,thechokecontrolalso.Whenset ina
givenposition,thethrottlewill maintaina uniformengine
speed.SeeFigure9.
IMPORTANT:Whenoperatingthetractorwiththe cutting
deckengaged,becertainthatthe throttleleverisalways
inthe FAST(rabbit)position.
Choke Control
Onsomemodels,movingthe
throttleleverallthewayforward
activatestheengine'schoke
control.Onall othermodels,the
chokecontrolcanbefoundon
theleftside ofthedashpanel
andisactivatedby pullingthe
knoboutward.Activatingthe
chokecontrolclosesthechoke
plateonthecarburetorandaids instartingtheengine.
RefertoStarting The Enginein this sectionofthe
manualfor detailedstartinginstructions.
Brake Pedal
r
Thebrakepedalislocatedon /
therightfrontsideof thetractor_
abovethe drivepedalalongthe
runningboard.The brakepedal
canbeusedfor suddenstops
or settingtheparkingbrake.
NOTE:Thebrakepedalmust
befullydepressedtoactivate
thesafetyinterlockswitch
whenstartingthetractor.
Ignition Switch Module
f
Fast
Position
Slow
Position
Choke
Position
Fast
Position
Slow ---_
Position
f
Position
Figure 9
Normal
Mode
Start
Position
Figure 10
IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthetractor,referto both
SafetyinterlockSwitches andStarting The Engine
inthissectionofthe manualfordetailedinstructions
regardingthe ignitionSwitchModuleandoperatingthe
tractorin REVERSECAUTIONMODE.
WARNING: Never leave a running
machine unattended. Always
disengage PTO,move shift lever
into neutral position, set parking
brake, stop engine and remove
key to prevent unintended
starting.
Tostarttheengine,insertthe keyintothe ignitionswitch
andturnclockwisetothe STARTposition.Releasethe
keyintotheNORMALMOWINGMODEpositiononce
theenginehasfired.
Tostoptheengine,turntheignitionkeycounterclockwise
tothe OFFposition.SeeFigure10.
Drive Pedal
Thedrivepedalis locatedbelowthe
brakepedalon therightfrontside of
thetractoralongthe runningboard.
Depressthedrivepedalwithyourright
footwhenthetractorshift leveris in
eitherFORWARDor REVERSEtocaus_
thetractorto move.Groundspeedis
alsocontrolledwiththe drivepedal.The
furtherdownthepedalis depressed,the
fasterthetractorwill travel.Thepedal
willreturnto itsoriginalpositionwhenit'._
notdepressed.
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IMPORTANT:Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenleaving
thetractorunattended.
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WARNING
r leave a running
unattended.
Alwaysdisengage
PTO, move shift lever
nto neutral position,
set Parking brake, stop
engine and remove key
to prevent unintended
starting:
IMPORTANT
PriortooReratingthe
tractor,refer to both
Safety interlock
Switches and Starting
The Engine in this
seCtion ofthe manual
for detailed instructions
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regardingthe Ign tion
SwitCh ModUleand
operatingthe tractoi in
REVERSECAUTION
MODE:
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