Nevermovethekey intothe Startpositionwhilethe engineis
running.Doingsomaycausedamageto yourengine'sstarter.
CHOKECONTROL
Thechokecontrolknobis locatedon the lowerIdt sideof the dash
panelandis activatedbypullingoutward.Activatingthechokecontrol
closesthechokeplate onthe carburetorandaids instartingthe
engine.
PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) CON-
TROL KNOB
Toengagetheelectric PTOandprovidepowerto
thecuttingdeck, pulloutwardon thePTO control
knob.Pushtheknob inwardto disengagethePTO
andstopthe cuttingdeck.
NOTE:ThePTOControl Knobmustbe inthe
disengaged(OFF)positionwhenstartingthe
engine.
FPTO
oIBRAKE PEDAL
Thebrakepedalis locatedatthe front ofthe left runningboardand is
usedforquickstops,or setting theparkingbrake.This pedal mustbe
fullydepressedtoactivatethe safetyinterlockswitchwhenstartingthe
tractor.
DECK LIFT LEVER
Thedeck lift leveris locatedin the rightfender andis used to change
thecuttingheight ofthe mowerdeck.The cuttingheightsrangefrom
1-1/2"to4".Eachof the six indexnotchesrepresentanapproximately
1/2"adjustmenttothe deckheight.
1. To use,grasp the lift leverhandleand pull slightlyupward(rear-
ward)whilepivotingthe leverinwardandout of its index notch.
2. Movethe liftleveras necessaryto placeinthe notchbestsuited
foryourapplication.
Afterchangingthecutting heightof thedeck, youmustcheckthe
positionofthedeck frontgaugewheels.They shouldbeapproximately
lbinch abovethegroundwhenthe tractoris on a smooth,flat surface
suchasa driveway.Referto"Service& Maintenance"laterinthis
manual.
PARKING BRAKE LEVER
NOTE:Theparkingbrakemust beset if the operator ,_,_%,
leavestheseatwith theengine running;otherwisethe tL )
enginewillautomaticallyshutoff.
1. Tosetthe parkingbrake,fullydepressthe brake
pedalandpush thebottomof parkingbrakelever
inward.Seetheimageto the right for parkingbrake
identification.Holdtheleverinwhile removingyour
footfromthe brakepedal.Bothparking brakelever
andbrakepedalwill staydepressed.
2. Toreleasetheparkingbrake,depressthe brakepedalslightly.
Theparkingbrakeleverwill then returntoits originalposition.
IMPORTANT:Alwayssetthe parkingbrakewhen leavingthetractor
unattended.
FORWARD CONTROL PEDAL
Theforwardcontrolpedalis locatedon the right sideof the tractor,at
thefrontof the rightrunningboard.Depresstheforwardcontrolpedal
tocausethe tractorto travelinthe forwarddirection.The forward
groundspeedofthe tractorisdirectlyaffectedby the distancethe
pedalisdepressed.Thefurtherthe pedalisdepressed,thefasterthe
tractorwilltravel.Thetractor will slowandthe pedal will returnto its
originalpositionwhenreleased.
REVERSE CONTROL PEDAL
Thereversecontrolpedalis locatedin the right frontrunningboard
rearwardoftheforwardcontrol pedal.Depressthereversecontrol
pedaltocause thetractorto travelin reverse.Thefurtherthe pedalis
depressed,thefasterthetractorwill travel.The tractorwillslow and
thepedalwill returnto itsoriginal positionwhenreleased.
CUP HOLDER
Thetractor'scup holderis locatedonthe fenderto theleft of the seat.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER
Theseat adjustmentleverison the left side of the seat.Usethis lever
toadjust theseatforwardor rearwardto acomfortableoperating
position.Seethe"Service& Maintenance"sectionlaterinthis manual
forinstructions.
FUEL FILL CAP AND FUEL LEVEL
WINDOW
Thefuelfill cap is locatedinthe centerof the rearfender.Pivot
theseat forwardto fullyaccessthe fuel fill cap andfill the fuel
tank.
1. Turn thefill capapproximately1/4turnand pull upwardto
remove.
2. Pushthe cap downwardonthe fueltank fill neckand turn
1/4turnclockwiseto tighten.
Thelevelof fuel inthe fueltank can beviewedthroughthefuel
levelwindowinthe rearhitchplate.
CARGO NET
Convenientlylocatedon thetractor'sdashpanel, thecargo netcan be
usedtostorepersonalitemswhile operatingthelawntractor.
IVT (INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION)
RELEASE LEVERS
TheIVT transmissionreleaseleversarelocatedatthe backof the
tractorabovethe rearhitchplate.Whenengaged,theseleversopen
adump valvein eachtransmissionwhichallowsthetractorto be
manuallypushedshortdistances.See"MovingtheTractorManually"
laterinthis sectionfor instructions.
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