Safety Interlock; Choke Control; Throttle Control; Neutral Locks - Encore EW36FS481VH Operator's Manual

HYDRO-DRIVE WALK BEHIND MOWER

SAFETY INTERLOCK

TO START: Park brake must be ON, speed
control lever must be in NEUTRAL position,
blade switch must be OFF, and ignition switch
in RUN.
TO RUN: If the park brake is off, one or both
OPC levers must be held down.
TO LEAVE OPERATOR POSITION: Blade
switch must be OFF, speed control lever in
NEUTRAL, and the park brake ON.

CHOKE CONTROL

Located on the control console
The choke is used to aid in starting a cold
engine. Pulling the choke knob up will move
the choke into the "on" position, pushing the
choke down will return the choke to the "off"
position.

THROTTLE CONTROL

Located on the control console
The throttle is used to control engine speed.
Moving the throttle lever forward will increase
engine speed and moving the throttle lever to
the rear will decrease engine speed. Moving
the throttle forward into the detent is full throttle.

NEUTRAL LOCKS

Located in front of steering levers
The neutral locks are used to hold the steering
levers in the neutral position. When the
steering levers are in the neutral position, the
locks may be rotated fully to secure them.

PARK BRAKE

Located left of the control console
To engage, pull the lever all the way up. To
release, push the lever all the way down. When
parking on a steep slope, the wheels must be
chocked or blocked in addition to the brake
being engaged. The unit must be tied down
and brake engaged when transporting.

IGNITION SWITCH

Located on the control console.
The ignition switch is used to start and stop the
engine. The switch has two positions "OFF"
and "ON". Insert key into switch and rotate
clockwise to the "ON" position before
attempting to start the engine. Rotate the
switch to the "OFF" position to stop the engine.
NOTE: To start the engine, the park brake
must be in the on position, the speed control
lever must be in the neutral position, and the
blade switch must be off.

HOUR METER

Located on the control console
The hour meter records the number of hours
that the engine has run.

BLADE ENGAGEMENT SWITCH

Located on console
Switch must be pulled out (up) to engage the
blades. Switch is pushed in to disengage the
blades.

RDC (FLOATING DECKS ONLY)

Pedals located and operated by right foot
The Remote Discharge Control is used to open
and close the deck discharge to selectively
allow and restrict material flow.
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