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CHOKf
FAST
SLOW
"CLUTCH/BRAKE"
POSITION
FIGURE
10
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OPERATION
NOTE: MOWER OPERATION
IS
LISTED ON PAGE
11.
A
THIS
TRACTOR
IS
EQUIPPED WITH
INTERLOCK
SWITCHES TO
PREVENT
STARTING
OF
THE TRACTOR
ENGINE
WHILE
THE MOWER BLADE
CLUTCH
LEVER
IS IN THE "ENGAGED"
POSI-
TION
AND/OR
THE FOOT PEDAL
IS
NOT
FULLY DEPRESSED. IMMEDIATE·
LV
REPLACE SWITCHES THAT ARE
NOT
IN
PROPER WORKING ORDER.
DO
NOT
ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT THE
PURPOSE OF THESE SWITCHES.
A
CAUTION
1.
Keep all shields in place.
2. Before
leaving
operator's position:
a. Shift lever to
neutral
(F ig.
10).
b.
Depress
Clutch/ Bra
ke Pedal and set
Parking
Brake
(Fig.
10)
..
c. Disengage attachment clutch (Mower Blade
Clutch
lever) (Fig. 1 0).
d.
Shut off
engine.
e, Remove ignit
ion
key.
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Wait
for
all
movement to
stop
before servicing
machine.
4.
Keep
people and pets a safe distance
away
from
machine.
STARTING THE ENGINE
1.
Disengage Mower Blade
Clutch
Lever (Fig.
10).
2.
Depress
Clutch-Brake
Pedal fully.
A
CLUTCH-BRAKE
PEDAL
SHOULD
RE-
MAIN COMPLETELY DEPRESSED WHEN
FOOT
PRESSURE
IS RELEASED.
3
.
Place Gear
Shift
Lever
in
"NEUTRAL" position (Fig. 10).
4.
Move Throttle
Control
Lever
(Fig. 10) to
"FAST"
detent,
then to
the
right and upward
for
"CHOKE"
position. At
the
"
FAST"
position the
Lever
has
a
stop.
The stop is pro-
vided
so
that you will know when
you
are
at full
throttle
"FAST"
position
and prevent over
travel into
choke posi·
tion.
5.
Turn Ignition
K ey
clockwise
(
f ' l
)
to
"START"
position
and release
Key
as soon as
engine
starts
(Fig. 10). lmmedi·
ately
move
Throttle
Control
Lever mid-way between
"FAST"
and
" SL OW"
positions.
NOTE:
DO NOT RUN STARTER
CONTINUOUSLY FOR
MORE THAN FIFTEEN SECONDS PER MINUTE. If
Engine does
not start after several
a,~tempt~
1
move
,Throttl~
Control Lever
m1d·way between
FAST
and
SLOW
positions, wait
a few minutes and try
again.
A
ALWAYS WEAR SUBSTANTIAL
FOOT-
WEAR
AND
AVOID LOOSE
FITTING
CLOTHING THAT
COULD
GET
CAUGHT
IN
MOVING
PARTS.
WARMING UP THE ENGINE
Move Throttle Con
tr ol
lever
mid-way
bet\veen
"FAST"
and
"SLOW" positions
(Fig. 10). As
eng ne
warms
up,
move
Throt·
tie
Control lever
to "FAST" positiOn, NOTE:
ALLOW EN-
GINE TO WARM
UP FOR A FEW
MINUTES
BEFORE
OPERATING.
l
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_
LEARN TO START,
STOP AND
REVERSE
YOUR TRACTOR
IN
A LARGE, OPEN
AREA.
When restarting
a warm engine, move Throttle
Control Lever
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8 .
to "FAST" position, "CHOKE" may
not
have
to be
used.
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