Yard Machines 840 Thru 849 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
PowerTake-off (PTO) Lever
The FTO lever is located on the rightside of the
dashboard. The PTO lever is used to engage and
disengage the power to the attachments. To engage
the PTO, lift the lever slowly and lock it into the notch.
See Figure 20.
IMPORTANT: The PTO lever must be in the disengaged
position (down) when starting the engine, when shifting
into reverse and if the operator leaves the seat.
Shift Lever
The shift lever is located in the center of the console
and has four positions, HIGH, LOW, NEUTRAL and
REVERSE. See Figure 21. The clutch-brake pedal
must be depressed and the tractor must not be moving
when shifting gears. Do not force the shift lever. If
necessary, release the clutch-brake pedal slightly to
line up the shifting collar in the transmission. Then try to
shift gears.
Parldng Shift
Lever
Knob
ParkingBrake
The parking brake is located in front of the shift lever as
shown in Figure 21. To set the parking brake, depress
the clutch-brake pedal and pull up the parking brake
knob. It will stay in the raised position. To release the
parking brake, depress and release the clutch-brake
pedal. See Figure 21.
The parking brake must be set if the operator leaves the
seat with the engine running.
SpeedControlLever
The speed control lever is located on the left fender. It
allows you to regulate the ground speed of the garden
tractor. See Figure 22. To select the ground speed,
depress clutch pedal. Push speed control lever outward
and move backward to slow garden tractor, move
forward to increase speed. When desired speed has
been obtained, release lever in that position. Whenever
clutch is engaged, the tractor will automatically go to
the pre-set speed.
Speed
Control
Lever
Figure 22
Figure 21
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