Parking Brake; Clutch-Brake Pedal; Shift Lever; Speed Control Lever - MTD 13AM762F765 Operator's Manual

NOTE:Theparking
brake mustbesetifthe
operator leaves theseal
withtheengine run-
NOTE:ThePTO (Blade
Engage) lever m ustbe
inthedisengaged (PTO
OFFtposition w hen
starting theengine,
IMPORTANT
Never f orcetheshift
lever. D oing so may
result i nserious
damage tothetractor's
transmission.
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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:The parkingbrakemustbe set if theoperator
leavestheseat with the enginerunningor theengine
willautomaticallyshut off,
CJutch-Brake Pedal
Theclutch_brake pedal is locatedon the left side of
the lawntractor,along the runningboard,Depressthe
clutch_brake pedal part waydownwhenslowingthe
tractorby changingspeeds (Referto SpeedControl
Lever),Depressthe pedalall theway downto engage
thedisc brakeand bringthe tractorto a completestop,
NOTE:The pedalmustbe depressedto startthe
engine,Referto SafetyInterlockSwitcheson page 14,
Shift Lever
Theshift leveris locatedon the left sideof thefender
and hasthree positions,FORWARD, N EUTRALand
REVERSE, T he brakepedal mustbe depressedand
thetractor mustnotbe in motionwhenthe movingshift
lever,See Figure11,
IMPORTANT: N everforce theshift lever,Doingso may
result in seriousdamageto the tractor'stransmission,
Speed
Contro_ Lever
Thespeedcontrol lever,locatedon the
left side of the tractor'sdashconsole,
allowsyouto regulatethegroundspeed
of the lawntractor,To use,depressthe
clutch-brake pedal and movethe leverou
of the parkingbrakenotchand forward
to increasethe tractor'sgroundspeed,
Whena desiredspeedhas beenreached
releasethe leverintoan appropriate
notchto maintainthat speed,
Toslow the tractor'sgroundspeed,
depressthe clutch-brakepedal and mow
the speedcontrol leverrearwardand
releaseit intoa notch,
NOTE:Lawntractorsvary by modeland
are availablewith eithera 6_or 7-speed
controllever,
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PTO (B_ade Engage} Lever
Foundon thetractor'sright fender,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(blade engage)lever
mustbe in the disengaged(PTOOFF)
positionwhenstartingthe engine,
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Safety
hterJock Switches
This tractoris equippedwith a safety interlocksystem
for theprotectionof the operator,If the interlocksystem
shouldevermalfunction,do not operatethe tractor,
Contactan authorizedMTDservicedealer,
Thesafety interlocksystempreventstheengine
from crankingor startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis
engaged,and the PTO(BladeEngage)leveris in the
disengaged(OFF)position,
, Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if theoperator
leavestheseat beforeengagingthe parkingbrake,
, Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if theoperator
leavesthetractor'sseat with the PTO(Blade Engage)
leverin the engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeis engaged,
• Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if theoperator
engagesthe PTOwith the parkingbrakeON,
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