3.8.8Route the long, unattached wiring harness lead up the left hand side of the handle and connect the two leads, in any order, to the operator presence control switch terminals on the inside of the control console. Fasten the lead to the handle with two large wire ties, from bolt bag, one at the upper end of the handle next to the console and one at the very lower end of the handle where it attaches to the fuel tank support.
3.9If the unit is shipped without the muffler attached, install with hardware provided. For 15 & 17HP Kawasaki units the muffler is installed onto the engine exhaust manifold but rotated rearward to fit the crate. Loosen the clamp, rotate the muffler ahead and secure the bracket on the muffler to the bracket on the engine with the hardware provided. Tighten the clamp.
3.10Service Engine: Follow the recommendations in the Engine Operators Manual.
3.11Grease unit.
NOTE: UNIT IS NOT GREASED AT THE FACTORY! Refer to Section 5.1.12 for locations and grease amounts.
3.12Follow
4.OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
4.1CONTROLS
4.1.1Familiarize yourself with the controls and operation of the unit.
Carefully read the following information about the controls and their operation.
4.1.2Drive Levers:
Located on each side of the upper handle assembly directly below the handle grips. These levers individually control clutching action of the wheel drive belts and brakes. When the drive levers are all the way down, the wheel drive belts engage and the brakes disengage. Squeezing the left or right hand drive lever causes the left hand or right hand wheel to slow down or stop, which makes the machine turn to the left or right respectively. The sharpness of the turn varies by how much the lever is squeezed. If both levers are squeezed all the way back, both brakes will engage and the machine will stop. For straight ahead motion, smoothly release both drive levers to engage both drive wheels simultaneously.
4.1.3Neutral Lock/Parking Brake Latches:
Located directly above the drive levers. The purpose of these latches is to allow the operator to lock the drive levers in a "neutral" position where neither the wheel drive belts nor the brakes engage or in a “park brake” position where the wheel drive belts are not engaged and the park brake is engaged. To lock the drive levers in neutral, squeeze the drive levers back, place thumbs on the upper portion of the neutral lock/park brake latches and move them to the rear. Release drive levers. To lock the drive levers in “park brake” position, squeeze the drive levers back, place thumbs on the upper portion of the neutral lock/park brake latches and move them ahead. Release drive levers as stated in 4.1.2. (See Figure 13).
Apply parking brakes whenever leaving the operators position.
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