Operating The Engine; Mount And Dismount Machine Safely; Starting The Engine; Parking Brake Pedal - Kubota Z724X Operator's Manual

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OPERATING THE ENGINE

OPERATING THE ENGINE
To avoid serious injury:
A Read and understand "SAFE OPERATION" in
the front of this manual.
A Read and understand the danger, warning and
caution labels located on the machine.
A To avoid danger of exhaust fume poisoning, do
not operate the engine in a closed building
without proper ventilation.
A Never start the engine while standing on the
ground. Start the engine only from operator's
seat.
MOUNT AND DISMOUNT MACHINE
SAFELY
DO NOT step on either side of the mower deck when
mounting and dismounting the machine. When mounting
the machine from either side, step over the mower deck.

STARTING THE ENGINE

1. Sit on the operator's seat.
2. Apply the parking brake.

(1) Parking brake pedal

(2) Parking brake lock pedal

To apply the parking brake:
Depress the parking brake pedal firmly with the left
side of your right foot. Keeping the parking brake pedal
depressed, use the right side of your right foot to
depress the parking brake lock pedal. Then release
the parking brake pedal while holding the parking
brake lock pedal down. Then release the parking
brake lock pedal.
(1) Parking brake pedal
(2) Parking brake lock pedal
(3) Right foot
(A) "DEPRESS"