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FIGURE 9
NEUTRAL LOCK/PARK BRAKE LATCH
4.1.5 PTO Engagement: Locat ed on the left side of t he upper handle.
To engage the blades, push t he lever forward, or away from the operator , unt il the
linkag e locks over-center .
To disengage the blades, pull t he lever t o t he rear, or t owards the oper ator.
4.1.6 Choke Contr ol: Choke is used to aid in st ar t ing a cold engine.
The chok e cont r ol is located on the front left cor ner of the fuel t ank support and is
activated by pulling the contr ol out ward. O nce the engine has started move the
choke contr ol to the “O FF” position. DO NOT r un warm engine with the choke in
the “ON” position.
4.1.7 Throttle Control: Located on the cont r ol console’s r ight side. The throt t le is used t o
control eng ine speed. Moving the throttle cont r ol forward will increase engine
speed and moving it to t he rear will decrease engine speed.
4.1.8 “Off-Run” Switch: Located on the console. Turn k ey to t he “Run” position to allow
the engine t o be st arted. Turn k ey to t he “ Of f” posit ion t o shut engine off.
4.1.9 Fuel Shut-Off Valve: Inst alled in t he fuel line midway between the tank and t he
engine. The f uel shut - off valve is used to shut of f the flow of fuel when parking
inside a building, dur ing transpor t a t ion t o and from the job sites, and when the
machine will not be used for a few days.
Rotate valve 1/4 turn clockwise to shut f uel off. Rot ate valve 1/4 turn counter-
clockwise to turn fuel on.
4.1.10 Transmission Shift Lever:
Located under the cont rol console and behind the fuel tank . It shifts the 5-speed
transmission int o five for ward g ear s, neutral, and r everse. Shift transmission only
when drive lever s ar e in t he neutral position. Shift ing without drive levers in neutra l
may cause damage to t he t r ansmission.
NOTE: Reverse is “reverse assist” only, meani ng when the transmissi on i s
in reverse, the operator has to pull t he uni t backward to “assist” wi t h t he
movement of the unit.
4.2 PRE-START
4.2.1 Refer to Maintenance and Adjustm ent Sect ion 5 and perform all of the necessary
inspection and maintenance steps.
4.2.2 Fill fuel tank. For best result s use only clean fresh regular g r ade unleaded
gasoline with an octane rat ing of 87 or higher. Regular grade leaded g asoline m ay
also be used; however, combustion chamber and cylinder head will requir e m ore
fr equent service. See Engine Owner's Manual.