Parking Brake; Clutch-Brake Pedal; Shift Lever; Speed Control Lever - Yard-Man 771 Operator's Manual

NOTE:Theparking
brake mustbesetifthe
operator leaves theseat
withthe engine run-
ningortheengine will
automatically shutoff.
NOTE:ThePTO(Blade
Engage) lever m ustbe
inthe disengaged (PTO
:3FF) p osition w hen
starting theengine.
iMPORTANT
Neverforce the shift
lever.Doing so may
result in senous
damage to the tractor's
transmission.
FORWARD
HUETRAL
REVERSE _
Figure 11
Speed Control Lever
Thespeedcontrol lever,locatedon the
left sideof the tractor'sdash console,
allowsyouto regulatetheground speed
of the lawntractor.To use,depressthe
clutch-brake pedal and movethe leveroul
of the parkingbrakenotchand forward
to increasethe tractor'sgroundspeed.
Whena desiredspeedhasbeen reached
releasethe leverintoan appropriate
notchto maintainthat speed.
Toslow the tractor'sgroundspeed,
depresstheclutch-brakepedaland move
the speedcontrol leverrearwardand
releaseit intoa notch.
NOTE:Lawntractorsvary by modeland
are availablewith eithera 6- or 7-speed
controllever.
Parking Brake
Toset the parkingbrake,fully depressthe clutch-brake
pedal.Movethe speedcontrol leverall the way down
and intothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-
brakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe clutch-brake
pedaland movethe speedcontrol leverout of the
notchesto the desiredposition.Releasethe speed
controlleverand the clutch-brake pedal.
NOTE:Theparkingbrakemustbe set if theoperator
leavesthe seatwith the engine runningor the engine
willautomaticallyshut off.
Clutch-Brake Pedal
Theclutch-brakepedal is locatedon the left sideof
the lawntractor,along the runningboard.Depressthe
clutch-brakepedalpartway downwhenslowingthe
tractorbychangingspeeds(Referto SpeedControl
Lever).Depressthe pedalall theway downto engage
thedisc brakeand bringthe tractorto a completestop.
NOTE:Thepedal mustbe depressedto startthe
engine.Referto SafetyInterlockSwitcheson page 14.
Shift Lever
The shiftleverislocatedon the left sideof thefender
and hasthree positions,FORWARD, N EUTRAL and
REVERSE. T he brakepedal mustbe depressedand
thetractor mustnotbe in motionwhenthe movingshift
lever.See Figure11.
IMPORTANT:Neverforce the shiftlever.Doingso may
result in seriousdamageto the tractor'stransmission.
PTO (Blade Engage) Lever
Foundon the tractor'srightfender,the
PTO(bladeengage)leveris usedto
engagepowerto the cuttingdeck or
other(separatelyavailable)attachments.
Tooperate,movethe leverall the way
forward.Movingthe leverall the way
rearwardintothe PTOOFF position
disengagespowerto the cuttingdeck/
attachment.
NOTE:The PTO(bladeengage)lever
mustbe in the disengaged(PTOOFF)
positionwhenstartingthe engine.
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Safety Interlock Switches
This tractorisequippedwith a safetyinterlock system
for the protectionof the operator.If the interlock s ystem
shouldever malfunction,do not operatethe tractor.
Contactan authorizedMTDservicedealer.
* Thesafety interlocksystempreventstheengine
fromcrankingor startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis
engaged,andthe PTO(BladeEngage)leveris in the
disengaged(OFF) position.
* Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if the operator
leavesthe seat beforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
* Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if the operator
leavesthe tractor'sseat with the PTO(Blade Engage)
leverin the engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeis engaged.
* Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if the operator
engagesthe PTOwith the parkingbrakeON.
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