Controls.6 - MTD 137-496A Owner's Manual

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Hold Down Rod
Throttle
Control
5. Hook the hold down rods under the battery case
and place the hold down over the manifold of the
battery as shown in figure 6.
6. Secure the hold down with the wing nuts.
CONTROLS
The controls on both models may be considered as the
Drive Control and the Cutting Control as follows:
a
Throttle Control. The throttle control is used to regu¬
late the engine speed and choke the engine. The en¬
gine should be operated from 3A to full throttle when
operating the cutting deck or snow thrower (optional).
See figure 7.
b. Gear Shift Lever. The gear shift lever is used to
shift into one of three FORWARD GEARS, NEUTRAL or
REVERSE. See figures 7 and 8.
c. Brake. The brake pedal is located on the right hand
side of the mower and is operated by depressing it
with your right foot. See figure 9.
d. Brake Lock. The brake lock is located on the right
hand side of the mower. To lock the brake, depress the
brake pedal and lift up the lock button. The pedal will
stay depressed. To release, depress the pedal. See fig
ure 9.
e. Clutch Pedal.
The clutch pedal is used to disengage
the drive mechanism. Depressing the clutch pedal at
any time will reduce mower speed. If depressed all the
way, it will stop the mower. See figure 10.
h. Light Switch. Pull the light switch out to turn on
the lights. The lights will only operate when the en¬
gine is running. See figure 7.
f.
Clutch Lockout.
When the clutch pedal is depressed
all the way it can be locked by placing the clutch lock¬
out in the START position as shown in figure 8. The
clutch lockout must be in this position before the en¬
gine will start.
g. Ammeter.
The ammeter registers the rate of battery
charge or discharge. The ammeter should register on
the plus side { + ) when the engine is running in the
fast position until the battery is completely charged.
With a fully charged battery or with the engine idling
the ammeter will not show a charge. See figure
7.
7. Attach the positive cable (from the starter solenoid)
and the small wire (from the ammeter) to the pos¬
itive battery terminal with the bolt, lockwasher and
nut in the assembly pack.
8. Attach the negative cable, grounded, to the neg¬
ative
battery
terminal
with
the bolt,
lockwasher
and nut in the assembly pack.
FIGURE 6
FIGURE
7
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CONTROLS
6

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