Starting the Engine, Warming UP the Engine

CHOKE

FAST

MOWERBLADE

CLUTCH"ENGAGED'_

POSITION

HEADLIGHT

THROTTLE

_CONTROL

LEVER

"DISENGAGE D"

POSITION

PARKING

BRAKE

"tON

"DISENGAGED" POSITION

CAUTION

TO AVOID INJURY

I, Read owners manual,

2, Know location and function of all controls°

3o Keep guards, safety shields and switches in place and work-

ing,

4.Remove objects that can be thrown by blades..

5.Do not mow when children and others are around.

6_ Never carry chitdren or passengers,

7o Always look behind machine before backing, 8o Do not mow where machine can tip or slip,

9, If machine stops going uphill, stop blade and back slowly down,

t0o Be sure blades and engine have stopped before placing hands or feet near the blades,

11_ Remove key when leaving machine.

DO NOT ADD ADDITIONAL WEIGHT TO

THE TRACTOR OTHER THAN THE OP-

TIONAL WHEEL WEIGHTS. EXCESSIVE

WEIGHT MAY OVERLOAD AND DAM-

AGE THE TRANSMISSION.

GEARSHIFT

LEVER

_I_= CLUTCH!BRAKE

"CLUTCH" POSIT,ON

"C LUTCH/BRAK E"

POSITION

FIGURE 10 _"_ _.

"	_	LIFT	LEVER
:	_	/PLUNGER	LIFT

FIGURE 11

STARTING THE ENGINE

1_ Disengage Mower Blade Clutch Lever (Fig_ 10)_

2.Depress Clutch!Brake Pedal fully._

3.Place Gear Shift Lever in "NEUTRAL" position (Fig. 10)o

4_ Move Throttle Controt 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 ttFASTt' position and prevent over travel into choke posio tion,

5_ Turn Ignition Key clockwise (('_) to "START" position and release Key as soon as engine starls (Fig. 10).tmmedi_

ately move Throttle Control Lever mid-way between "FAST" and "SLOW" positions.

NOTE: DO NOT RUN STARTER CONTINUOUSLY FOR

MORE THAN FIFTEEN SECONDS PER MINUTE. If Engine does not start after severalattempts, move Throttle Control Lever mid-waybetween "FAST" and "SLOW" positions, wait a few minutes and try again.

OPERATION

NOTE: MOWER OPERATION IS LISTED ON PAGE tl.

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. IMMEDIATELY

REPLACE SWITCHES THAT ARE NOT

IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT THE PURPOSE

OF THESE SWITCHES°

LEARN TO START, STOP AND REVERSE

YOUR TRACTOR IN A LARGE, OPEN

AREA

ALWAYS WEAR SUBSTANTIAL FOOT-

WEAR AND AVOID LOOSE FITTING

CLOTHING THAT COULD GET CAUGHT

IN MOVING PARTS.

WARMING UP THE ENGINE

Move Throttle Control Lever mid-way between "FAST" and

"SLOW" positions (Fig, 10). As engine warms up, move Throt- tle Control Lever to "FAST" position, NOTE: ALLOW EN-

GINE TO WARM UP FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE

OPERATING.

When restarting a warm engine move Throttle Control Lever

11	$'	_ •	11	,t r
-8-to FAST		poszt4on,	CHOKE	may not have to be used,