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26.0 hp, 54" mower electric start automatic transmission lawn tractor
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4, Move throne
control
to fast position
5
Putl choke control out for a cold engine
start attempt.
For a warm engine start
attempt
the choke centro/may
not be
needed_
NOTE_ Before start ng read the warm
and cold starting
procedures
bebw,
6,
Insert key nto ignition
and turn key
c_oskwise
to start posit on and re/ease
key as soon as engine starts_ Do
not run starter
continuous
y for more
that ffteen
seconds
per minute
If the
engine
does not start after severa
attempts
push choke contR:)l in wait
a few minutes
and try again
_f engne
still does not start, puI/the
choke con
tro/out
and retry
WARM WEATHER
S%&RTING
(50 ° F and
7
When engine
starts
slowly push
choke contreI
in unt[i the engine
begns
to run smoothly
If the engine
starts to run roughly,
pull the choke
control out sightly
fer a few seconds
and then cent nue to push the sontro_
in sbwly.
o The attachments
and greund drve
can
new be used
If the engne
does not
accept the Ioad_ restart
the engne
and
aI_ow t te warm up for one mnute
,_sng
the choke as described
above
COLD WEAFHER
STARTING
(50 _> F and
7_
When engine
sta/ts, stowty push
choke control n untl the engine
begns
to run smoothly,
Cent hue te
push the choke control
in small steps
albwing
the engine te accept
s_Tatl
clsanges
in speed and bad,
unt_ the
choke centre/s
fuiiy in_ If the engine
starts to run roughly, pul the choke
centre/out
slight y for a tew seconds
and then continue
to push the control
in siowly. This may require
an engine
warm up perod
from ses_era/seconds
to several
minutes,
depending
on the
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
WARM
UP
Before driving the unit in cold weather,
the transmission
should
be warmed
up as
2_
Be sure the tractor
is on !eve ground
Re/ease the parking
brake and tet the
brake s/owty return to operat ng posP
ton.
3
AHow one mnute
br transmiss
on to
warm up Ths can be done durng
the
engine warm up pe_od
o The attachments
can be used during
the engne
warm4.@ perod
after the
transmission
has been warmed
up and
may requ re the choke control be pulled
out sIighdy,
NOTEs If at a high a_t tude (above 3000
feet) or in eo_d temperatures
(be!ow 32 F)
the carburetor
rue rnixture may need to
Service
and Adjustments
sect on of this
URGE
TRANSMISSION
CAUTION:
Never en(_age or dis_
engage
freewheel
_evet wh_e the er_g _qe
is running.
To ensure
proper operat on and per,-
refinance,
it s recommended
that the
transmission
be purged before operating
tractor
for the first tree, l_hs precede€re wl
remove any trapped
air nside
the trans..
mission
which rnay have developed
during
shipping
of yeur tracteL
_PORTANT:
Should your transm ssion
requine remova_ ferserv
ce or replace..
ment
it shoud
be purged
after reinstati,.
aton
before operating
the tractor.
1,, Pace
tractor
safely ors a teve surface
- that is cIear of obiects
and open o wth
engine off and parking
brake set.
2
Disengage
transmission
by pacing
freewhee!
control
[n disengaged
pos_
tion (See "TO 1 RANSPORT'
n ths
sect on of manual).
3.
Sitting n the tractor seat
start engne,
After tte engine
is runn ng, move
throttIe control to slow position_ Disem
a
r
"
_g
ge pa king brake_
_C
UT_ONo At any tree, dudng step
4, there may be movement
of the drive
wheels
4,
Depress
ferward drve
peda
te full
forward pos tbn and ted
for fve (5)
seconds
and re/ease pedal
Depress
reverse ddw_ pedai to fuI[ rcA_etee posb
fion and hold for [ve 5) seconds
and
release
pedal, Repeat this procedure
three (3) times.
5.
Shutoff engne
and set parking
brake.
6,
Engage
transmission
by pacing
free,.
whee
controt
in engaged
position
(See
"TO TRANSPORT'*
in this section of

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