Operation
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhoursthat
theenginehasrun.
Figure6
1.LCDIndicators
2.Lowvoltageindicatorlight
3.Hour/Voltagedisplay
Thehourmeterisrecordingwhenthedecimalpoint
isashinginHour/Voltagedisplay.
Hoursaredisplayedwhenthekeyisofforwhenthe
machineisrunning.
Note:Iftheignitionkeyisturnedtothe“ON”
positionforafewsecondsbeforecrankingthe
engine,thebatteryvoltagewilldisplayinthearea
wherethehoursarenormallydisplayed.
Note:TheLCDindicatorsappearwheneach
controlmeetsthe“safetostart”mode(e.g.the
indicatorturnsonwhentheoperatorisintheseat.)
Note:Thisswitchisnotalowoilsensorandwillnot
alerttheoperatoriftheengineoilislow.

FuelShut-OffValve

Thevalveislocatedinthefuellinemidwaybetween
thefueltankandtheenginebehindtheseat.
Thefuelshut-offvalveisusedtoshutoffthefuel
whenthemachinewillnotbeusedforafewdays,
duringtransporttoandfromthejobsite,andwhen
parkedinsideabuilding.
Rotatethevalve1/4turnclockwisetoshutofffuel.
Rotatethevalve1/4turncounterclockwisetoturn
onfuel.

DriveWheelReleaseLevers

Locatedattherearofthemainframe.
Drivewheelreleaseleversareusedtoreleasethe
hydrostaticdrivesystemtoallowthemachinetobe
pushedwithouttheenginerunning.
Pulleachleverrearwardandoutwardtolock.Pull
eachleverinwardandpushforwardtoreset.DoNot
towmachine.

PTOEngagementSwitch

Locatedrightofcenterontheconsole(leftsideof
ignitionswitch).
Switchmustbepulledouttothe“ROTATE”
positiontoengagetheblades.Switchispushedinto
the“STOP”positiontostoptheblades.
TheLCDindicatorwillappearwhenthePTOswitch
isdisengaged(seeFigure6).

LowVoltageIndicator

Locatedonthecenterconsoleinthemessagedisplay
(seeFigure6).
Alowvoltagecondition(lessthan12.3volts)exists
whenthelowvoltageindicatorlightappearsonthe
messagedisplaywhiletheengineisrunning.
Iftheignitionkeyisturnedtothe“ON”positionfor
afewsecondsbeforecrankingtheengine,thebattery
voltagewilldisplayintheareawherethehoursare
normallydisplayed.
Note:Theindicatornormallyappearswhenthe
engineisoffandthekeyswitchisturnedtothe
“ON”position.

Pre-Start

Fillfueltankonlevelground.Forbestresultsuse
onlyclean,freshregulargradeunleadedgasolinewith
anoctaneratingof87orhigher.
Important:Neverusemethanol,gasoline
containingmethanol,gasoholcontainingmore
than10%ethanol,premiumgasoline,orwhite
gasbecausethefuelsystemcouldbedamaged.
DoNotaddoiltogasoline.
DoNotoverllfueltank.Fillthefueltanktothe
bottomofthellerneck.Theemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsgasolinetoexpand.Overllingmayresult
infuelleakageordamagetotheengineoremission
system(ifequipped).
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