Starting the Engine
Shutting Off the Engine
1.
Release the blade-control bar and move the
throttle-control lever to the S
2.
Close the fuel-shutoff valve and disconnect the
wire from the spark plug if you do not use the
machine or leave it unattended.
Operating the Self-Propel
Drive
This machine has 3 ground speeds: 1 (slow), 2
(medium), and 3 (fast); it also has a Neutral (N)
position. The self-propel-drive lever is located below
and behind the fuel tank
position.
TOP
(Figure
16).
Figure 15
1. Self-propel-drive lever
1.
Move the self-propel-drive lever to the desired
ground speed.
2.
Start the engine.
3.
To operate the self-propel drive, squeeze the
drive bail
(Figure
16
Figure 16
17).
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