Dixon 700 Series manual Operation

12.Clean the air intake screen on the engine if necessary.

13.Perform any other maintenance as it becomes necessary. (See the "Maintenance" section of this manual.)

IMPORTANT: Before cutting grass, clutch must be broken-in as follows: With engine at full RPM engage deck until blades come to full speed and then disengage until blades come to a complete stop. Repeat 10 times to seat clutch properly.

OPERATION

3.DISENGAGE MOWER BLADE CLUTCH by moving clutch switch to "OFF" position.

4.PULL ENGINE CHOKE CONTROL to full position for cold starts.

5.SET ENGINE THROTTLE TO 1/2 THROTTLE.

6.TURN IGNITION KEY to "START' position and release to "RUN" as soon as engine starts. NOTE: Prolonged cranking will damage starter motor and shorten the battery life.

7.ADJUST ENGINE THROTTLE AND

CHOKE for desired engine smoothness and speed.

NOTE: When mowing, always run engine at full throttle.

8.RELEASE PARKING BRAKE. Push brake lever down to release.

10.TO DRIVE: Move the Steering Control Levers to the "IN" position. Move the Steering Control Levers forward to move

forward. Increasing forward movement of the Steering Control Levers will increase the speed of travel. To reverse the direction, pull the Steering Control Levers slightly back. To turn, move one Steering Control Lever slightly ahead of the other. To turn on a zero radius axis, go slowly and move one Steering Control Lever forward and one Steering Control lever rearward. (For a right hand turn the left hand Steering Control lever will be ahead of the right hand Steering Control. For a left hand turn the right hand Steering control will be ahead of the left hand Steering Control.)

1.MOVE STEERING CONTROL LEVERS TO neutral "OUT position.

2. SET PARKING BRAKE. Pull up to set. 4 P-11408 (2/99)