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OPERATION
STARTING:
1. Making sure the blades are disengaged, drive
levers are locked in the thumb latches, brake/
bypass lever is in the drive position and the
fuel valve on.
2. Adjust choke (if needed) turn key to on posi-
tion.
3. Pull start the engine. Once the engine is run-
ning adjust the throttle.
4. Holding down at least one of the operator pres-
ence levers, engage blades and set RPM to
maximum, but not choked. NOTE: Be sure all
persons are clear of area before engaging the
blades. To prolong spindle bearing and belt life
engage and disengage blades at approximately
1\2 throttle.
5. Set the ground speed lever to the desired po-
sition.
6. Unlock the thumb latches.
TO TRANSPORT
When pushing or pulling the mower, be sure to
move brake/bypass lever to the bypass position.
Brake/bypass lever is located on the back of the
rear deck.
CAUTION
Do not tow this vehicle, it may cause dam-
age to the drive system.
• move the brake/bypass lever to the
bypass position.
• To reengage the IZT’s move the brake/
bypass lever into the drive position.
MOWING TIPS
• The cutting deck should be properly leveled
for best mowing performance. The blades
should be parallel to the ground or slightly
tipped down in the front.
• The left hand side of the deck should be
used for trimming.
• Drive so that clippings are discharged onto
the area that has been cut. Have the cut
area to the right of the mower. This will
result in more even distribution of clippings
and a more uniform cut.
• If grass is extremely tall, it should be
mowed twice to reduce load and possible
fire hazard from dried clippings. Make first
cut relatively high; second to desired height.
• Do not mow grass when it is wet. Wet
grass will plug the deck and leave
undesirable clumps. Allow grass to dry
before mowing.
• Always operate engine at full throttle
when mowing to assure better mowing
performance and proper discharge of
material. Regulate ground speed by going
slow enough to allow proper deck cutting
performance as well as the quality of cut
desired. When operating attachments,
select a ground speed that will suit the
terrain and give best performance of the
attachment being used.
FIGURE 12
NOTE: Thumb latches are spring loaded to
unlock when the drive levers are squeezed.
Slightly pull upon the drive levers to unlock the
thumb latches.