Safety Interlock System

 

 

 

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Safety Interlock System

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety Interlock System

This unit is equipped with safety interlock switches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This unit is equipped with safety interlock switches.

These safety systems are present for your safety,

 

 

These safety systems are present for your safety,

do not attempt to bypass safety switches, and never

 

do not attempt to bypass safety switches, and never

tamper with safety devices. Check their operation

 

 

tamper with safety devices. Check their operation

regularly.

 

 

 

 

 

regularly.

 

Operational SAFETY Checks

 

 

 

Operational SAFETY Checks

Test 1 — Engine should NOT crank if:

 

 

 

Test 1 — Engine should NOT crank if:

 

• PTO switch is engaged, OR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• PTO switch is engaged, OR

 

• Parking brake is not engaged, OR

 

 

 

 

 

• Parking brake is not engaged, OR

 

• Ground speed control levers are not in the

 

 

 

 

 

• Ground speed control levers are not in the

 

NEUTRAL position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEUTRAL position.

Test 2 — Engine SHOULD crank and start if:

 

 

 

Test 2 — Engine SHOULD crank and start if:

 

 

 

 

Reproduction

 

• PTO switch is NOT engaged, AND

 

 

 

 

 

• PTO switch is NOT e gaged, AND

 

• Parking brake is engaged, AND

 

 

for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Pa king brake is e gaged, AND

 

• Ground speed control levers are locked in the

 

 

 

 

• G ound speed c

tr l levers are locked in the

 

NEUTRAL position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEUTRAL p s t

n, AND

Test 3 — Engine should SHUT OFF if:

 

 

 

 

 

• Opera or s n seat.

 

 

 

 

 

Not

 

 

Test 3 — Engine should SHUT OFF if:

 

• Operator rises off seat with PTO engaged, OR

 

 

 

• Operator rises off seat with parking brake

 

 

 

 

 

• Operator rises off seat under any condition.

 

disengaged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Operator moves ground speed control levers

 

• Operator moves ground speed control levers

 

 

 

 

out of their neutral positions before disengaging

 

out of their neutral positions before disengaging

 

 

 

parking brake.

 

 

parking brake.

 

 

 

 

 

Test 4 — Blade Brake Check

Test 4 — Blade Brake Check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mower blades and mower drive belt should come to

Mower blades and mower drive belt should come to

 

 

a complete stop within five (5) seconds after electric

a complete stop within five (5) seconds aft r l

ctric

 

PTO switch is turned off (or operator rises off seat).

PTO switch is turned off (or operator ris s off s

at).

 

If mower drive belt does not stop within five (5)

If mower drive belt does not stop within five (5)

 

 

 

seconds, see your dealer.

seconds, see your dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Once the engine has stopped, PTO switch

 

 

NOTE: Once the engine has stopped, PTO switch

 

 

must be turned off, parking brake must be engaged,

must be turned off, parking brake must be engaged,

 

and the ground speed control levers must be locked

and the ground speed control levers must be locked

 

in the NEUTRAL position after the operator returns to

in the NEUTRAL position after the operator returns to

 

the seat in order to start the engine.

the seat in order to start the engine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the unit does not pass a safety test, do not

 

If the unit does not pass a safety test, do not

 

 

 

 

operate it. See your authorized dealer. Under

 

operate it. See your authorized dealer. Under

 

 

 

no circumstance should you attempt to defeat

 

no circumstance should you attempt to defeat

 

 

 

the purpose of the safety interlock system.

 

the purpose of the safety interlock system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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