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The operation of any tractor can result in foreign objects thrown into
the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage.
Always wear safety
glasses or eye shields while operating your tractor or performing any
adjustments or repairs.
We recommend standard safety glasses or a
wide vision safety mask worn over spectacles.
HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR
TO SET PARKING BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an operator
presence sensing
switch. When engine
is running, any attempt by the operator
to leave the seat without first setting the
parking brake will shut off the engine.
1. Depress brake pedal all the way down
and hold.
2. Pull parking brake lever up and release
pressure from brake pedal.
Pedal
should remain in brake position.
Make
sure parking brake will hold tractor
secure.
Attachment Clutch
Choke
_
Push-In to
Switch Pull Out to
Control
"Engage"
Throttle
Control
•Motion
Pedal
Control
Knob
Brake Pedal
"Drive" Position
Parking Brake
"Disengaged"
"Engaged"
Position
Position
STOPPING
MOWER
BLADES
-
• To stop mower blades, push attachment
clutch switch in to disengaged position.
GROUND
DRIVE-
• To stop ground drive, depress brake
pedal all the way down.
IMPORTANT: The motion control lever
returns to neutral (N) position when the
brake pedal is fully depressed.
ENGINE -
• Move throttle
control
between
half and
full speed
(fast) position.
NOTE:
Failure to move throttle control
between
half and full speed (fast) posi-
tion, before stopping,
may cause engine to
"backfire".
• Turn ignition
key to "STOP"
position
and
remove
key. Always
remove
key when
leaving
tractor
to prevent
unauthorized
use.
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• Never use choke to stop engine.
IMPORTANT:
Leaving the ignition switch
in any position other than "STOP" will
cause the battery to discharge and go
dead.
NOTE:
Under certain conditions when
tractor is standing idle with the engine
running, hot engine exhaust gases may
cause "browning" of grass. To eliminate
this possibility, always stop engine when
_Ocpping trac!or on grass areas.
AUTION.
Always stop tractor com-
pletely, as described above, before leaving
the operator's position.
TO USETHROTTLE
CONTROL
Always operate engine at full throttle.
• Operating engine at less than full
throttle reduces the battery charging
rate.
• Full throttle offers the best mower per-
formance.
TO USE CHOKE CONTROL
Use choke control whenever you are start-
ing a cold engine. Do not use to start a
warm engine.
• To engage choke control, pull knob out.
Slowly push knob in to disengage.
TO MOVE
FORWARD
AND
BACKWARD
CAUTION:
Do not attempt to operate mo-
tion control lever when the parking brake
is set or when the brake pedal is de-
pressed. Doing so may result in misadjust-
ment to the drive control system.
The direction and speed of movement is
controlled by the motion control lever.
1. Start tractor with motion control lever in
neutral (N) position.
2. Release parking brake.
3. Slowly move motion control lever to
desired position.
TO ADJUST
MOWER
CUTTING
HEIGHT
The cutting height is controlled by turn-
ing the height adjustment
knob in desired
direction.
• Turn knob clockwise (J_) to raise cutting
height.
• Turn knob counterclockwise
(,_) to
lower cutting height.
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