4.3.4Drive Wheel Engagement/Turning: With drive levers locked in “neutral”, shift speed control lever to desired forward speed.
Slowly squeeze and hold both drive levers in the neutral position and rotate both neutral lock latches from the neutral lock position to the forward position.
DO NOT squeeze both drive levers all the way back, this will cause the drive wheels to engage in the reverse direction.
For straight ahead motion: Smoothly release both drive levers to engage drive wheels.
For turning: Squeeze the right hand drive lever to turn right and the left hand drive lever to turn left. To make a “zero turn”, squeeze either the left hand or the right hand drive lever back into the reverse position while the opposite drive lever is in a forward position at an equal but opposite speed.
For reverse: Squeeze both drive levers into the reverse position.
For smooth operation of this machine, avoid quick, jerky movements of the drive levers. Move the drive levers smoothly and deliberately.
4.3.5To Stop: Squeeze drive levers back to the “neutral” position. Move the neutral lock latches into the “neutral lock” position and release drive levers. Move the speed control lever to the neutral position.
4.3.6PTO Engagement:
DANGER
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦The rotating blades under the mower deck are dangerous.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦Blade contact can cause serious injury or kill you.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦DO NOT put hands or feet under the mower or mower deck when the PTO is engaged.
DANGER
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦An uncovered discharge opening will allow objects to be thrown in an operator’s or bystander’s direction. Also, contact with the blade could occur.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦Thrown objects or blade contact can cause serious injury or death.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦Never operate the mower with the discharge deflector raised, removed, or altered unless there is a grass collection system or mulch kit in place and working properly.
The PTO switch engages the cutting blades. Be sure that all persons are clear of mower deck and discharge area before engaging the PTO.
Set throttle to “midway” position. The switch must be pulled out to the “Rotate’ position to engage the blades. Accelerate to full throttle to begin mowing.
4.3.7PTO Disengagement: Push in on the switch to the “Stop” position to stop the blades.
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