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Section4: Operation
EngineThrottle
Lever
Forward
interlockLevers
Depth
RegaJatar
Lever
Starting the Engine:
To help prevent serious
personalinjuryor damage to equipment:
,_Always place Wheels/Tines/PTO[}rive
Lever into NEUTRAL before starting
engine, and before engaging wheels,
tines or ether PTO=dfivenattachments.
,,Never run engine indoors or in
enclosed, poorly ventihted areas.
Engine exhaust contains carbon
monoxide, an odorless and deadly
gas,
,,Avoid engine muffler and nearby
areas. Temperatares in these areas
may exceed 150OF.
1. With the engineoff, placethe
Wheets/Tines/PTODrive Lever (Figure
4=2)in the NEUTRALposition. If in the
FORWARDposition, tapthe ieversharply
upward, it should automatically move into
NEUTRALposition.
2. Putthe DepthRegulator Leverin the
Travel position (leveralIthe way down)
so that the tines are off the ground. To do
this, lift upon the handlebars,pulI the
lever (Figure4-2) back,and push it down
ali the way to the top detent (notched)
position.
Figure 4-2: Tiller and engine controls.
3. Movethe WheelSpeedLever(Figure
4=2)to eithertheSLOWor FASTposition.
Besureto roli the wheelswhiieshifting the
leveruntil thewheelsengage.
NOTE:If usinga PTOstationaryattach°
meet,movetheWheelSpeedLeverinto
FREEWHEELandblock the wheelsto
preventtheequipmentfrom moving(Figure
4=29onpage29).
4. MovetheTines/PTOClutchLeverinto
DISENGAGEposition(Figure4=2).
NOTE:UsetheENGAGEpositionifyou want
thetinesto revolveor toapplypowerto a
PTO=ddvenstationap./attachment.
5. If engine is equippedwith a fuel valve,
turn valveto OPENposition as instructed
in the separateEngineOwner's Manual.
6. If engine is equippedwith an ON/OFF
switch, move the switch to ON.
7. Moveengine throttie lever (Figure4=2)
away from STOP.
8. Chokeor prime engine asinstructed in
the separateEngineOwner's Manual.
9. If not equipped with an electric start
system, placeone hand on the fueltank to
stabiiizethe unitwhen you pu!I the recoii
starter rope. Usethe recoii starter rope to
start the engine as instructed in the
separateEngineOwner's Manual.
10. If equipped with an electric start
system, turnkeyto STARTpositionto crank
enginethenreleasewhenenginestarts. If
theenginedoesnotstartrightaway,donot
holdkeyatSTARTfor morethanafew
seconds. Releasethentry againafterashort
pause. Damageto startermotorcanoccurif
itiscrankedmorethan15secondsper
minute.
11. Iftheenginedoesnotstartaftera
numberoftries,refertothe EngineOwner's
Manualforspecificinstructions.
12. Whenengine starts, movetheThrottle
Leverto the SLOWposition andthen
graduatiy movechoke iever (on enginesso
equipped) to OFFor RUNposition.
13. Movethe throttle speedcontrol to
FASTsetting whentilling.
Starting Electric Start Engines
with the Re€ell Starter Repe
You may,at some point, haveto start an
etectric start engine with the recoii starter
rope. Beforeattempting to do so,
perform the foiiowing appiicabiesteps:
®If you suspect the battery chargeis
weak,and there is no visible damage.
Disconnectcabtesfrom batteryand
cieanboth cableterminais, and the
batten' posts in accordancewith the
instructions providedin Section 5,
BatteryCareand Maintenance.
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