The operation of any tractor can result in foreign objects thrown into the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses or eye shields while operating your tractor or performing any adjustments or repairs. We recommend a wide vision safety mask over spectacles or standard safety glasses.

HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR

TO SET PARKING BRAKE

Your tractor is equipped with an operator presence sensing switch. When engine

is running, any attempt by the operator to leave the seat without first setting the

parking brake will shut off the engine.

Depress clutch/brake pedal into full "BRAKE" position and hold.

Place parking brake lever in "EN- GAGED" position and release pres- sure from clutch/brake pedal. Pedal should remain in "BRAKE" position. Make sure parking brake will hold tractor secure. Attachment Clutch Lever

Choke"Engaged" Position

"Disengaged" Position

Throttl_Parking Brake

"Engaged"

Clutch/

MoUon

°Disengaged".Control

PosWonLever

Never use choke to stop engine.

IMPORTANT: Leaving the ignition switch in any position other than "OFF" will cause the battery to be discharged, (dead).

NOTE: Under certain conditions when tractor is standing idle with the engine running, hot engine exhaust gases may cause "browning" of grass. To eliminate this possibility, always stop engine when stopping tractor on grass areas.

CAUTION: Always stop tractor completely, as described above, before leaving the operator's position; to empty grass catcher, etc.

TO USE THROTTLE CONTROL

Always operate engine at full throttle.

Operating engine at less than full

throttle reduces the battery charging rate.

Full throttle offers the best bagging and mower performance.

TO USE CHOKE CONTROL

Use choke control whenever you are starting a cold engine. Do not use to start a warm engine.

To engage choke control, pull knob

out. Slowly push knob in to disen-

STOPPING

Position

gage.

TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACK-

MOWER BLADES -

To stop mower blades,move attach- ment clutch lever to =DISENGAGED"

position.

GROUND DRIVE -

To stop ground ddve, depress clutch/ brake pedal into full =BRAKE" position.

Move motion control lever to neutral

(N) position.

IMPORTANT: The motion control lever does not retum to neutral (N) position when the clutch/brake pedal is de- pressed.

ENGINE -

Move throttle control to slow position. NOTE: Failure to move throttle control to

slow position and allowing engine to idle

before stopping may cause engine to "backfire".

Turn ignition key to =OFF" position and remove key. Always remove key when leaving tractor to prevent unauthorized use.

WARD

The direction and speed of movement is controlled by the motion control lever.

Start tractor with motion control lever in neutral (N) position.

Release parking brake and clutch/ brake pedal.

Slowly move motion control lever to desired position.

TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING

HEIGHT

The position of the attachment lift lever determines the cutting height.

Grasp lift lever.

Press plunger with thumb and move lever to desired position.

The cutting height range is approxi- mately 1-112 to 4". The heights are measured from the ground to the blade tip with the engine not running.

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