Briggs & Stratton 7800932-00, 7800918-00, 7800920-00 manual Forward, How To Engage The Mower Blade

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Operation

How To Engage The Mower Blade

1.Start the engine.

2.Move the blade control (A, Figure 8) to the ON position.

NOTICE: If the transmission is moved into reverse while the mower blade is engaged, the engine will shut off. If mowing in reverse is necessary, refer to “Reverse Mowing Option (RMO)”.

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WARNING

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LOOK and SEE behind and down for children, pets and hazards before and while backing.

A

A

Figure 8: Engaging the blade control

 

 

 

 

How To Engage The Transmission

 

 

1. Start the engine.

Reproduction

 

Manual Drive Models:

 

 

 

 

1.

Start the engine.

 

 

Figure 9: Clutch/brake pedal

 

2.

To move forward:

 

 

 

Depress the clutch/brake pedal (A, Figure 9).

 

 

Move the transmission shift lever (A, Figure 10) from

 

 

3.

the Neutral (‘N’) position (B) into the first forward speed

E

D

To move backward:

 

forward

 

notch (C).

 

 

 

A

Release the clutch/brake pedal to begin

 

 

B

 

motion.

 

 

 

During forward motion, the transmission shift lever may

 

C

 

be placed in any desired forward speed (D) without

 

 

 

depressing the clutch/brake pedal.

 

 

 

 

Depress the clutch/brake pedal (A, Figure 9).

 

 

Move the transmission shift lever (A, Figure 10) from

 

 

 

the Neutral (‘N’) position (B) into the reverse speed slot

 

 

 

(E).

 

 

 

 

During reverse motion, the transmission shift lever

 

 

 

may be placed in any desiredNotreverse speed without

 

 

 

depressing the clutch/brake pedal.

 

 

Figure 10: Transmission shift lever (manual drive models)

Hydro Drive Models:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Make sure the parking brake is released. Refer to “How

 

 

3.

To Set The Parking Brake”.

 

 

 

 

To move forward:

 

 

 

 

Slowly depress the forward ground speed pedal (A,

A

 

 

Figure 11) to begin forward motion. Increase ground

 

4.

speed by further depressing the pedal.

 

B

 

To move backward:

 

 

 

Slowly depress the reverse ground speed pedal (B,

 

 

 

Figure 11) to begin reverse motion. Increase ground

 

 

 

speed by further depressing the pedal.

 

 

 

NOTE: For best cutting results, choose a slow forward

 

speed with the engine speed control in the FAST position.

 

This combination will allow the mower blade to lift the grass

Figure 11: Ground speed pedals (hydro drive models)

while cutting smoothly and evenly.

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