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of the engineand whenpushedall the wayforward,the
chokecontrolalso, Whenset in a given position,the
throttlewill maintaina uniformenginespeed,See Figure
6,
IMPORTANT: W henoperatingthetractorwith the cutting
deck engaged,be certainthat the throttb bver is always
in the FAST(rabbit)position,
Choke
Control
Movingthethrottle bver all theway
forwardactivatestheengine'schoke
control Activatingthe chokecontrol
closesthe chokeplateon the carbu-
retorand aids in startingthe engine,
Referto Starting The Engine in this
section of the manualfordetailed
startinginstructions,
Drake
PedaJ
Thebrakepedal is locatedon the
rightfront side of the tractorabove
the drivepedalalong the running
board,The brakepedalcan be
usedfor suddenstopsor settingthe
parkingbrake,
NOTE:The brakepedal mustbe
fully depressedto activatethe safety
interlockswitchwhenstartingthe
tractor,
ignition
Switch
Module
WARNING: Never Jeavea running
machine unattended. Always
disengage PTO, move shift lever
into neutraJ position, set parking
brake, stop engine and remove
key to prevent unintended
starting.
Tostartthe engine,insertthe keyintothe ignitionswitch
and turnclockwiseto theSTARTposition,Rebase the
key intothe NORMALMOWINGMODEpositiononce
the enginehasfired,
Tostop the engine,turnthe ignitionkey counterclockwise
to the OFF position,See Figure7,
f
Position
Slow _>
Position
Figure 6
J
>osition
Normal
.Mowing Mode
Start
Position
Figure 7
iMPORTANT: P riorto operatingthe tractor,referto both
Safety interlock Switches and Starting The Engine
in this sectionof the manualfor detailedinstructions
regarding the IgnitionSwitchModub and operatingthe
tractorin REVERSECAUTIONMODE,
Drive Pedal
The drivepedal is locatedbelowthe
brakepedalon the rightfront side of
the tractoralongthe runningboard,
Depressthe drivepedal with your
rightfoot whenthe tractorshift bver
is in eitherFORWARD or REVERSE
to cause thetractorto move,Ground
speedis also controlbd with the drive
pedal Thefurther downthe pedal is
depressed,the fasterthe tractorwill travel The pedalwill
returnto its originalpositionwhenit's not depressed,
iMPORTANT: A lwaysset the parkingbrakewhenleaving
the tractorunattended,
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machine unattended.
A ,vays
d sengage
PTO,move Shift lever
into neutral position,
set parking brake, stop
engine and remove key
to pre_ent un!ntended
Safety Interlock
REVERSE CAUTION
!
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