Honda HRX476C Owner's Manual page 10

MOWING PROCEDURE
Read the safety instructions before starting to mow.
SAFETY
HYE type:
Always release the cutting-means control lever and the drive
clutch lever before starting the engine. Starting is more difficult
when the cutting means is engaged. If drive clutch is engaged,
the lawnmower will move when the engine is started.
1. Select the suitable forward
speed with the shift lever [1].
2. Engage the cutting means:
- Press the yellow button [2]
located on the top of the
cutting-means control lever
[3], and at the same time push
it quickly and hold it against
the handle.
3. Engage lawnmower forward
drive when the motor has picked
up speed:
- The drive clutch lever [4] acts
as a variable speed control
according to its squeezed
position. It makes the speed
vary between zero and the
maximal speed preset with the
shift lever. The maximum
speed can be reached when
both levers [3] and [4] are
pushed forward completely.
The greater the height of the
grass to be cut, the more it is
necessary to reduce the drive
speed of the machine. This
will prevent overloading the
engine and improve the
quality of the cut.
4. To stop the lawnmower moving forward:
- Release the drive clutch lever [4].
5. To stop the cutting means rotating:
- Release the cutting-means control lever [3].
NOTE: It is possible to refrain from using the forward drive while
mowing in areas with a narrow surface (lanes, borders, etc.).
The drive clutch can be used to move the lawnmower without
engaging the cutting-means control.
CAUTION:
• Move the cutting-means control lever quickly from one end of its
travel to the other, so that the cutting means is always either fully
engaged or fully disengaged. This is to avoid stalling the engine
and increases the service life of the cutting-means control
mechanism.
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SAFETY
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
VKE type:
1. With the engine running and
the cutting means rotating,
slowly push the Select Drive
control [5] to propel the mower
forward.
- Normal operation is with your
hand comfortably around the
handle bar and Select Drive
control. Push the Select
Drive control with your thumb
into the indentation for boost
operation (up a hill, or
through thick grass).
- You can reduce the ground
speed by partially releasing
the Select Drive control.
- Ground speed varies with
terrain, grass height, slope,
and grass catcher weight.
Moving the Select Drive
control knob [6] or varying
how far you push the Select
Drive control forward allows
you to maintain the desired
ground speed under
constantly changing mowing
conditions.
2. To adjusting the Select Drive control knob [6]:
- The Select Drive control knob allows you to adjust the
maximum ground speed when the Select Drive control is fully
engaged. Adjustment is from MIN to MAX.
With the Select Drive control fully engaged:
- MIN will propel the lawnmower at its slowest speed.
- MAX will propel the lawnmower at its fastest speed.
3. To stop the lawnmower moving forward:
- Release the Select Drive control [5].
4. To stop the cutting means rotating:
- Release the cutting-means brake lever [7].
NOTE: Releasing the cutting-means brake lever stops the cutting
means rotating and stops the engine.
[5]
[6]
[7]