Mower Blade; Wheel Drive - Snapper 23 Series Safety Instructions And Operator's Manual

Continued
WARNING
0nce blade is disengaged, it should come to a complete
stop in 3 seconds or less. lf the blade continues
to rotate
after 3 seconds, the blade brake must be adlusted.
Refer to
Section "BLADE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT"
for adjustment pro-
cedures or return machine
to an authorized
SNAPPER
deal-
er for adlustment.
D0 NOT C0NTINUE
to operate machine
until blade brake is adjusted
and functioning
properly.
Starting and 0peration (Continued)
Mower Blade
1 . W i t h t h e e n g i n e r u n n i n g ,
m o v e t h e e n g i n e s p e e d c o n t r o l
to the "FAST" oosition.
2. Move the blade lever (A, Figure 10)forward
to the "0N"
position,
then depress the blade pedals (B) to hold the
blade lever in the "0N" oosition.
Wheel Drive
1 . W i t h t h e e n g r n e r u n n i n g ,
a d j u s t t h e e n g i n e s p e e d c o n t r o l
to the "FAST" oosition.
2. Depress the clutch/brake pedal (A, Figure 11).
3. Place the transmission
shift lever (A, Figure 12) into
the first forward speed notch (B).
4. Release the clutch/brake pedal to begin forward motion.
5. During forward motion, the transmission
shift lever
may be placed in any desired forward speed without
depressing the clutch/brake
pedal.
N}TE: For best cutting results, move the transmission
shift
lever into a slow forward speed and the engine speed control
to a fast position. This combination will allow the mower
blades to lift the grass while cutting smoothly and evenly.
WARNING
D0 NOT operate blades in reverse.
STOP BLADES.
L00K
and SEE behind and down for children, pets and hazards
before and while backing.
Figure 12: Transmission shtft lever
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Figure 1 1: Engaging the clutch/brake pedal
Figure 10: Engaging the mower blade