Disengaging the Parking Brake
To disengage the parking brake, pull the lever out of
the detent slot and toward you, then push it down
(Figure
11).
1. Push the parking brake
out of the detent slot and
toward you.
Operating the Mower
Blade-Control Switch (PTO)
The blade-control switch (PTO) starts and stops the
mower blades and any powered attachments.
Engaging the Blade-Control
Switch (PTO)
Figure 12
Note:
Always engage the blades with the throttle in
the F
position
(Figure
AST
Figure 11
2. Push the parking brake
down.
13).
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Disengaging the Blade-Control
Switch (PTO)
Operating the Throttle
You can move the throttle control between the F
and S
positions
LOW
Always use the F
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Figure 13
Figure 14
(Figure
15).
position when engaging the PTO.
AST
Figure 15
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