Operation
and“START”.Insertkeyintoswitchandrotate
clockwisetothe“ON”position.Rotateclockwiseto
thenextpositiontoengagethestarter(keymustbe
heldagainstspringpressureinthisposition).
Note:Brakemustbeengaged,motioncontrollevers
out(neutrallockposition)andPTOswitch“OFF”to
startengine.(Itisnotnecessaryfortheoperatorto
beintheseattostarttheengine.)

HourMeter

Locatedontherightfueltank.
Thehourmeterisconnectedtoapressureswitch
installedintheengineblockanditrecordsthe
numberofhoursthattheenginehasrun.Ifthe
ignitionswitchisleftonwithoutenginerunning,
hourmeterwillnotrun.
Note:Thisswitchisnotalowoilsensorandwillnot
alerttheoperatoriftheengineoilislow.

FuelShut-OffValve

Locateddirectlybelowtherightsideofconsole,next
tothecubby.
Thefuelshut-offvalveisusedtoshutoffthefuel
whenthemachinewillnotbeusedforafewdays,
duringtransporttoandfromthejobsite,andwhen
parkedinsideabuilding.
Thevalvehasthreepositions,eachpositionmade
in1/4turnincrements.
FuelFlowValveHandlePosition
“Off”Right
RightTankDown
LeftTankLeft

FuelGauge

Locatedontheleftfueltank.
Thefuelgaugemonitorstheamountoffuelintheleft
tankonly.Usethefuelfromtherightfueltankrst.
Whentherightfueltankisempty,switchtotheleft
fueltank.Fuelgaugewillmonitortheremainingfuel.

DriveWheelReleaseValves

Locatedonthetoprightfrontcornerofhydrostatic
pumps.
Drivewheelreleasevalvesareusedtoreleasethe
hydrostaticdrivesystemtoallowthemachinetobe
pushedwithouttheenginerunning.Unhookseat
latchandtiltseatuptogainaccesstopumps.
Witha5/8inchwrench,turnbothvalvesoneturn
counterclockwisetoreleasedrivesystem.Turn
clockwisetoresetsystem.DoNotovertighten.Do
Nottowmachine.

TrackingAdjustmentKnob

LocatedundertheseatontheLHpumpcontrollink.
Rotatingthisknoballowsnetuningadjustmentsso
thatthemachinetracksstraightwiththedrivelevers
inthefullforwardposition.
Stopmachineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Engageparkbrake.Unhookseatlatchandtiltseat
forwardtogainaccesstothetrackingknob.Rotate
theknobclockwise(asviewedfromtherearofthe
machine)tocausethemachinetotrackmoretothe
rightandcounterclockwisetocausethemachine
totrackmoretotheleft.Adjustinquarter-turn
incrementsuntilthemachinetracksstraight.Check
thatthemachinedoesnotcreepwheninneutralwith
theparkbrakedisengaged.
Important:DoNotrotatetheknobtoofar,as
thismaycausethemachinetocreepinneutral.
RefertotheMotionControlLinkageAdjustment
sectioninMaintenance.

PTOEngagementSwitch

Locatedonrightfueltank.
Switchmustbepulledouttothe“ROTATE”
positiontoengagetheblades.Switchispushedinto
the“STOP”positiontostoptheblades.

CoolantTemperatureGauge

Locatedatthefrontoftheleftfueltank.
Thecoolanttemperaturegaugemonitorsthe
temperatureoftheenginecoolant.Anengine
overheatingconditionisindicatedbytheredarea
onthegaugeandanalarmwillsound.Refertothe
WarningBuzzerintheTroubleshootingsection.

Voltmeter

LocatednexttotheCoolantTemperatureGaugeat
thefrontoftheleftfueltank.
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