The operation of any tractor can result in foreign objects thrown into the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses or eye shields while operating your tractor or performing any adjustments or repairs. We recommend standard safety glasses or a wide vision safety mask worn over spectacles.
HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR | IMPORTANT: | Leaving the ignition | switch |
TO SET PARKING BRAKE | in any position | other than "STOP" | will |
Your tractor is equipped with an operator | cause the battery to discharge and go | |
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presence sensing switch. When engine | ||
NOTE: Under certain conditions when | ||
is running, any attempt by the operator | ||
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to leave the seat without first setting the | tractor is | standing | idle with the | engine | run- | |
ning, hot | engine | exhaust gases | may | cause | ||
parking brake will shut off the engine. | ||||||
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1.Depress clutch/brake pedal all the way "browning" of grass. To eliminate this pos-
down and hold. | sibility, always stop engine when stopping |
2.Pull parking brake lever up and release tractor on grass areas.
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| Always | stop | tractor | com- | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pedal | should | remain | in | brake | position. | pletely, |
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| Make | sure | parking | brake | will | hold | trac- | the | operator's | position. |
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| Attachment | Clutch | Lever |
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| Throttle/ |
| "Engaged" | Position |
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| nition | Key | • | Operating | engine |
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| Position | • Full throttle offers the best bagging and | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Motion | Control |
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| Start | tractor | with | motion | control | lever in | ||||||||||||||||
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STOPPING |
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MOWER | BLADES |
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• | To stop mower | blades, | move | attachment | The | position | of the | attachment |
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| clutch | lever | to | "DISENGAGED" |
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GROUND | DRIVE |
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• To stop ground drive, depress clutch/ | • Press plunger with thumb and move | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• | Move | motion | control | lever | to | neutral | (N) |
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does not return to neutral (N) position |
| the | engine |
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ENGINE | - |
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• | Move | throttle | control |
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NOTE: | Failure | to | move | throttle |
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between | half and | full | speed |
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| months. |
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tion, before | stopping, | may | cause | engine to |
| ing | lawns, | mow | often | and | after moder- | |||||||||||||||||||||
"backfire". |
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• | Turn ignition | key | to "STOP" | position | and |
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• | For | best |
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| remove | key. | Always | remove | key | when |
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| 6 inches | in | height | should | be | ||||||||||||||||||
| leaving | tractor | to prevent | unauthorized |
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• | Never | use | choke | to | stop | engine. |
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