Starting/Stopping The Engine - Troy-Bilt 12090 Owner's Manual

Section 4: Operation
Figure 4.28: Forward Interlock Wiring
A. PTO Power Unit Interlock Harness
B. Forward Interlock Receptacle
C - Attachment Interlock Wire
3. On the PTOPower Unit, unplug the
Forward Interlock Wire Harnessthat leads
from the baseof the handlebars (A, Figure
4-28) to the receptacle(B) located on the
top, right side of the transmission cover.
4. On the Stationary Attachment, locate
the interlock wire (C, Figure 4-28) and
clean contacts on plug and receptacle (B).
This connection enablesyou to operate
the Wheels/Tines/PTODrive Lever in
FORWARDwithout having to squeezea
Forward Interlock Lever.
5. Connectthe plug from the Stationary
Attachment (C, Figure4-28) to the recep-
tacle on the PTO Power Unit (B). The
connection must be tight.
Setting Up
Non-Powered Attach-
ments
1. Move the Tines/PTO Clutch Lever
(Figure 4-22) to DISENGAGE.
2. Move the Wheel Speed Lever (Figure
4-22) to either SLOWor FASTposition
To do this, roll the PTOPower Unit while
shifting lever until wheels engage.
3. Verify that the Forward Interlock Wire
Harness plug at the base of the handle-
bars (A, Figure 4-28) is connectedto the
ForwardInterlock Wire Harnessrecepta-
cle (B) on the top right side of the
transmission.
Starting The Engine
IMPORTANT: Refer to Cold Weather
Operationinstructions, in this section,
before operating in temperatures below
40°F.
1. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTODrive
Lever into NEUTRAL. To find NEUTRAL
(be sure engine is off), push lever down
and engage it in FORWARDthen tap the
lever upward to automatically move into
NEUTRAL.
2. Move the Tines/PTOClutch Lever into
DISENGAGE position.
To avoid i_u_,do not run the enginein
an enclosed or poorly vented area.
Engine exhaust contains carbon
monoxide,an odorlessand deadly gas.
3. Start Engine. See Starting and
Stopping the Engine,in the beginning of
this section, for detailed starting informa-
tion. Also seethe Engine Owner's Manual.
4. For non-powered attachments only test
the Forward Interlock SafetySystem. See
Testing the Forward Interlock Safety
System, in thissection, for a procedure.
Operating Stationary Attachments
1. Move Tines/PTOClutch Lever (Figure
4-22) into ENGAGE.
Figure 4+29: Block wheels on PTO Power Unit and stationary
attachment.
2. To apply power to PTO-drivenattach-
ments, move Wheels/Tines/PTOLever
(Figure4-22) down to FORWARD position
(do not use REVERSE with stationary
attachments).
3. To stop the PTOPower Unit, tap the
Wheels/Tines/PTODrive Lever upward
into NEUTRALposition.
Operating Non-Powered Attachments
(or to Tow Stationary Attachments)
1. To move forward, squeezeand hold
one Forward InterlockLever (Figure 4-30)
up against the handlebars,and move the
Wheels/Tines/PTODrive Lever down to
FORWARD.
Figure 4+30: Moving tiller forward:
squeeze one Forward Interlock Lever
and then move WheelslTineslPTO
Drive Lever down to FORWARD.
2. To stop forward motion, tap
Wheelsffines/PTO Drive Lever upward
into NEUTRAL,then releasethe Forward
Interlock Levers.
3. To stop forward motion in an
emergency,releaseall PTO Power Unit
controls (stops engine).
4. To move in reverse, reducethe engine
speedthen shift theWheel Speed Lever
into SLOW. Move and hold the
Wheels/Tines/PTODrive Lever all the way
up. Ensurethat the area behind you is
clearof all obstacles, before moving the
lever into REVERSE.
5. To stop moving in REVERSE, release
the Wheels/Tines/PTODrive Lever.
Stopping the Engine
Move the EngineThrottle Leverto STOP.
Turn keyswitch to OFFon electric start
models.
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