MTD 760 Operator's Manual page 14

erating
NOTE: The parking
brake must be Setif the
operator leaVeS the seat
with the engine rum
ning orthe enginevvil!
automatically shut off,
NOTE: The PTO(Blade
Engage) lever must
in the disengaged (PT(
OFF) positionwhen
IMPORTANT
Never force the shift
!ever, Doing SOmay
result in serious
damage to the tractor's
transmission.
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FORWARD
RUETEAL
REVERSE
Figure 11
Speed
Control Lever
Thespeedcontrol lever,locatedon the
left side of the tractor'sdashconsole,
allowsyouto regulatethegroundspeed
of the lawntractor.To use,depressthe
clutch-brakepedaland movethe leverou
of the parkingbrakenotchand forward
to increasethe tractor'sgroundspeed.
Whena desiredspeedhas beenreached
releasethe leverintoan appropriate
notchto maintainthat speed.
Toslow the tractor'sgroundspeed,
depressthe clutch-brakepedal and mow
the speedcontrol leverrearwardand
releaseit intoa notch.
NOTE:Lawntractorsvary by modeland
are availablewith eithera 6- or 7-speed
controllever.
Parking Brake
Toset the parkingbrake,fully depressthe clutch-brake
pedal.Movethe speedcontrol leverall the way down
and intothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-
brakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe clutch-brake
pedaland movethe speedcontrol leverout of the
notchesto the desiredposition.Releasethe speed
controlleverand the clutch-brakepedal.
NOTE:The parkingbrakemustbe set if theoperator
leavestheseat with the enginerunningor theengine
willautomaticallyshut off.
Clutch=Brake Pedal
Theclutch-brakepedal is locatedon the left side of
the lawntractor,along the runningboard.Depressthe
clutch-brake pedal part waydownwhenslowingthe
tractorby changingspeeds (Referto SpeedControl
Lever).Depressthe pedalall theway downto engage
thedisc brakeand bringthe tractorto a completestop.
NOTE:The pedal mustbe depressedto startthe
engine.Referto SafetyInterlockSwitcheson page 14.
Shift Lever
Theshift leveris locatedon the left sideof thefender
and hasthree positions,FORWARD, N EUTRALand
REVERSE. T he brakepedal mustbe depressedand
thetractor mustnotbe in motionwhenthe movingshift
lever.See Figure11.
IMPORTANT: N everforce theshift lever.Doingso may
result in seriousdamageto the tractor'stransmission.
PTO
(Blade Engage)
Lever
Foundon thetractor'sright fender,the
PTO(bladeengage)leveris usedto
engagepowerto the cuttingdeck or
other(separatelyavailable)attachments.
Tooperate,movethe leverall the way
forward.Movingthe leverall the way
rearwardintothe PTOOFF position
disengagespowerto the cuttingdeck/
attachment.
NOTE:The PTO(blade engage)lever
mustbe in the disengaged(PTOOFF)
positionwhenstartingthe engine.
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Safety
Interlock Switches
This tractoris equippedwith a safety interlocksystem
for theprotectionof the operator.If the interlocksystem
shouldevermalfunction,do not operatethe tractor.
Contactan authorizedMTDservicedealer.
• Thesafety interlocksystempreventstheengine
from crankingor startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis
engaged,and the PTO(BladeEngage)leveris in the
disengaged(OFF)position.
• Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if theoperator
leavestheseat beforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if theoperator
leavesthetractor'sseat with the PTO(Blade Engage)
leverin the engaged(ON) position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeis engaged.
• Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if theoperator
engagesthe PTOwith the parkingbrakeON.
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