Yard-Man 605 Series Operator's Manual page 13

Throttle Control Lever
Thethrottlecontrol lever is locatedon the rightside of
thetractor'sdash panel.This levercontrolsthe speed
of the engineand,on somemodels,when pushedall
theway forward,the chokecontrol also.Whenset in a
givenposition,the throttlewill maintaina uniformengine
speed.See Figure9.
IMPORTANT: W henoperatingthetractorwith the cutting
deck engaged,be certainthat the throttleleveris always
in the FAST(rabbit)position.
Choke Control
On some models,movingthe
throttleleverall the way forward
activatestheengine'schoke
control.On all othermodels,the
chokecontrolcan be foundon
the left side of thedash panel
and is activatedby pullingthe
knoboutward.Activatingthe
chokecontrolclosesthe choke
plateon the carburetorand aids in startingthe engine.
Referto Starting The Engine in this sectionof the
manualfor detailedstartinginstructions.
Brake Pedal
[
The brakepedal islocatedon /
the rightfront sideof the tractor_
abovethe drive pedalalongthe
runningboard.The brakepedal
can be usedfor suddenstops
or settingthe parkingbrake.
f
Fast
Position
Slow
Position
Choke
__-_).
Position
Fast
Position
Slow --->
Position
f
Position
Figure 9
Normal
Mode
Start
Position
NOTE:Thebrakepedal must
be fully depressedto activate
the safetyinterlockswitch
whenstartingthe tractor.
Ignition Switch Module
Figure 10
IMPORTANT: P riorto operatingthe tractor,referto both
Safety Interlock Switches and Starting The Engine
inthis sectionof the manualfor detailedinstructions
regarding the IgnitionSwitchModuleand operatingthe
tractorin REVERSECAUTIONMODE.
WARNING: Never leave a running
machine unattended, Always
disengage PTO, move shift lever
into neutral position, set parking
brake, stop engine and remove
key to prevent unintended
starting,
Tostart theengine,insertthe key intothe ignitionswitch
and turnclockwiseto the STARTposition.Releasethe
key intothe NORMALMOWINGMODEpositiononce
theengine hasfired.
Tostop the engine,turn theignitionkey counterclockwise
to the OFF position.See Figure10.
Drive Pedal
The drivepedal is locatedbelowthe
brakepedalon the rightfront side of
the tractoralongthe runningboard.
Depressthe drivepedal with yourright
foot whenthe tractorshift leveris in
either FORWARD or REVERSE tocaus_
the tractorto move.Groundspeedis
also controlledwith the drivepedal.The
furtherdown thepedal is depressed,the
fasterthe tractorwill travel.Thepedal
will returnto its original positionwhen it'._
notdepressed.
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IMPORTANT: Alwaysset the parkingbrakewhenleaving
the tractorunattended.
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WARNING
Never leave a running
machine unattended,
Always disengage
PTO, move shift lever
nto neutral position,
set Parking brake, stop
engine and remove key
to prevent unintended
starting:
IMPORTANT
Prior to oRerating the
tractor,refer to both
Safety interlock
Switches and Starting
The Engine in this
seCtion ofthe manual
for detailed instructions
i
regardingthe Ign tion
SwitCh ModUleand
operating the tractoi in
REVERSE CAUTION
MODE:
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