TO OPERATE DRIVE SYSTEM
•With engine running, select ground speed by moving speed control lever to desired position.
•To start forward motion, pull drive control bar back against handle.
•To stop forward motion, release drive control bar.
IMPORTANT: Always keep drive control bar fully engaged against handle when in use.
Operator presence control bar
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Adjustment | ENGAGE | |||
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button (on | DRIVE | CONTROL | ||
underside) | CONTROL | DISENGAGED |
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| speed. There is a button on the underside | |||
Drive speed |
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| tension on the drive cable. Proceed as | ||||
control lever |
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| • Turn unit off and disconnect spark plug | |||
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| wire from spark plug. |
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| • Pull out button on underside of drive | |||
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| control, then push button back in. | ||
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| • | Operate mower to test drive speed. If | ||
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| there is no increase, your drive belt is | ||
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| ing the operator presence control bar | ||
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| down to the handle and pulling the drive | ||
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| control bar up to the handle. The closer | ||
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| to the handle the bar is pulled, the faster | ||
DRIVE | DRIVE |
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CONTROL | CONTROL | • Forward motion will stop when either the | |||
ENGANGED | DISENGAGED |
| operator presence control bar or drive | ||
“AUTOWALK” DRIVE CONTROL |
| control bar are released. To stop forward | |||
| motion without stopping engine, release | ||||
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| the drive control bar only. Hold operator | ||||
the operator presence control bar down |
| presence control bar down against | |||
to the handle and pulling the drive con- |
| handle to continue mowing without self- | |||
trol lever rearward to the handle. The |
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farther toward the handle the lever is | NOTE: If after releasing the drive control the | ||||
pulled, the faster the unit will travel. | mower will not roll backwards, push the mower | ||||
• Forward motion will stop when either | forward slightly to disengage drive wheels. | ||||
the operator presence control bar or | |||||
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE MODELS ONLY: | |||||
drive control lever are released. To stop | |||||
forward motion without stopping engine, | • To keep drive control engaged when | ||||
release the drive control lever only. Hold |
| turning corners, push down on the | |||
operator presence control bar down |
| handle to lift the front wheels off the | |||
against handle to continue mowing with- |
| ground while turning lawn mower. | |||
out |
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NOTE: If after releasing the drive control the | |||||
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mower will not roll backwards, push the mower |
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forward slightly to disengage drive wheels. |
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FRONT WHEEL DRIVE MODELS ONLY: |
| Thumb- | Drive | ||
| screw | ||||
• To keep drive control engaged when |
| control bar | |||
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turning corners, push down on the |
| DRIVE | DRIVE | ||
handle to lift the front wheels off the |
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| CONTROL | CONTROL | |||
ground while turning lawn mower. | 15 | ENGAGED | DISENGAGED |