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3.12 Route the long unat tached wiring harness lead, up the left hand side of the handle
and connect the connector on t he end of the shor t er lead t o the key switch.
Connect the two f lag terminals that are on the longer lead ( in any order) t o t he
operator pr esence cont r ol switch ter minals underneath the cont r ol console.
Fasten the lead to t he handle with two small wire ties from the bolt bag, one at t he
upper end of t he handle next t o t he console, and one at the very lower end of the
handle where it attaches to t he fuel tank support. Fasten the lead to the sm all hole
in the channel under the console using another small tie from the bolt bag.
3.13 If m achine is shipped without m uff ler inst alled, install muffler with hardware provided.
3.14 Service Engine: Refer to Engine Owner’s Manual.
3.15 GREASE UNIT: NOTE: UNI T IS NOT GREASED AT THE FACTO RY.
Refer t o 5. 1. 13, for locat ions and grease amounts.
3.16 Follow pre-start inst r uct ions as outlined in 4.2.
3.17 Perf or m any needed adjust m ents as outlined in the Adjustment Section.
4. OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
4.1 Controls
4.1.1 Familiarize yourself with the contr o ls and oper at ion of the unit .
Carefully read t he following inform ation about the controls and their operat ion.
4.1.2 Operator Pr esence Control (OPC) Levers: Located on the upper handle assem bly
directly above the handle grips. See Figure 9. When these l evers are
depressed, the OPC system senses t hat t he operat or i s i n t he normal
operator's position. When the l evers are released, the OPC system senses
that the operator has moved fr om t he normal operat i ng posi t ion and will kill
the engine if either the transmission shift lever is not i n t he neut ral position or the
PTO is engaged. See Figure 9.
4.1.3 Drive Levers: Located on each side of the upper handle assembly direct ly below the
handle grips. See Figure 9. These levers individually control the clutching act ion of
the wheel drive belts and the brak es. When the drive levers are all of the way out,
the brak es disengage and the wheel drive belts eng age.
Gradually squeezing t he left or r ight hand drive lever disengages the wheel drive
belts, causing the left hand or right hand wheel to slow down until they reach
neutral or st op. This mak es t he m a chine t ur n to the lef t or right respectively.
Squeezing further engages the par k brak es. The sharpness of t he turn varies by
how much the lever is squeezed. For straight ahead mot ion, sm oothly release both
drive levers to engage both drive wheels simultaneously.
4.1.4 Neutral Lock /Parking Brake Latch: Located at t he end of the handles. The purpose
of t hese lat c hes is t o allow the operator to lock the drive levers in a "neutr al" position
where neither the wheel drive belts nor the br akes engag e, or in a “park brake”
position where the wheel drive belts are not eng aged and the park brake is eng aged.
See Figure 9.
Apply parking brakes whenever l eavi ng t he operat ors position.