OPERATION
Left | Right |
Ground Speed | Ground Speed |
Control Lever | Control Lever |
| Ground Speed Levers - | Ground Speed Levers - |
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| DRIVE Positons | START/PARK Positons |
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| Parking Brake Lever - | Parking Brake Lever - |
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| ENGAGE Positon | DISENGAGE Positon |
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CONTROL FUNCTIONS |
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The information below briefly describes the |
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function of individual controls. Starting, |
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stopping, driving, and mowing require the | Release Levers |
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| Switch | Ignition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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specific sequences. To learn what combination |
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and sequence of controls to use for various |
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| Figure 1. Controls | |||||||||||||||
tasks please read the entire section. |
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These levers control the ground speed of the rider. The | Move the parking brake lever (bottom inset, Figure 1) up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
left lever controls the left rear drive wheel and the right | and across and into the locking notch to engage and lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
lever controls the right rear drive wheel. |
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| the parking brake. Move the parking brake lever across | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pushing the levers out to the side, away from the |
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operator’s lap (top inset, Figure 1), is the proper position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The parking brake must be disengaged before | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
for starting the rider. Pulling the levers in across the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
operator’s lap puts the levers in DRIVE positions. |
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From DRIVE position, moving a lever forward increases |
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the FORWARD speed of the associated wheel. Pulling |
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back on a lever increases the REVERSE speed. The |
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The engine speed control/choke controls the engine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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speed and choke. Always set the engine speed to FAST | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See DRIVING PRACTICE for steering instructions. |
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