CHOKE
FAST
MOWERBLADE
CLUTCH"ENGAGED'_
POSITION
HEADLIGHT
THROTTLE
_CONTROL
LEVER
"DISENGAGE D"
POSITION
PARKING
BRAKE
"tON
"DISENGAGED" POSITION
CAUTION
TO AVOID INJURY
I, Read owners manual,
2, Know location and function of all controls°
3o Keep guards, safety shields and switches in place and work-
ing,
4.Remove objects that can be thrown by blades..
5.Do not mow when children and others are around.
6_ Never carry chitdren or passengers,
7o Always look behind machine before backing, 8o Do not mow where machine can tip or slip,
9, If machine stops going uphill, stop blade and back slowly down,
t0o Be sure blades and engine have stopped before placing hands or feet near the blades,
11_ Remove key when leaving machine.
DO NOT ADD ADDITIONAL WEIGHT TO
THE TRACTOR OTHER THAN THE OP-
TIONAL WHEEL WEIGHTS. EXCESSIVE
WEIGHT MAY OVERLOAD AND DAM-
AGE THE TRANSMISSION.
/
GEARSHIFT
LEVER
_I_= CLUTCH!BRAKE
"CLUTCH" POSIT,ON
"C LUTCH/BRAK E"
POSITION
FIGURE 10 _"_ _.
" | _ | LIFT | LEVER |
: | _ | /PLUNGER | LIFT |
FIGURE 11
STARTING THE ENGINE
1_ Disengage Mower Blade Clutch Lever (Fig_ 10)_
2.Depress Clutch!Brake Pedal fully._
3.Place Gear Shift Lever in "NEUTRAL" position (Fig. 10)o
4_ Move Throttle Controt Lever (Fig. 10) to "FAST" detent, then to the right and upward for "CHOKE" position, At the "FAST" position the Lever has a stop. The stop is pro-
vided so that you will know when you are at full throttle ttFASTt' position and prevent over travel into choke posio tion,
5_ Turn Ignition Key clockwise (('_) to "START" position and release Key as soon as engine starls (Fig. 10).tmmedi_
ately move Throttle Control Lever
NOTE: DO NOT RUN STARTER CONTINUOUSLY FOR
MORE THAN FIFTEEN SECONDS PER MINUTE. If Engine does not start after severalattempts, move Throttle Control Lever
OPERATION
NOTE: MOWER OPERATION IS LISTED ON PAGE tl.
THIS TRACTOR IS EQUIPPED WITH
INTERLOCK SWITCHES TO PREVENT
STARTING OF THE TRACTOR ENGINE
WHILE THE MOWER BLADE CLUTCH
LEVER IS IN THE "ENGAGED" POSI-
TION AND/OR THE FOOT PEDAL IS NOT
FULLY DEPRESSED. IMMEDIATELY
REPLACE SWITCHES THAT ARE NOT
IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT THE PURPOSE
OF THESE SWITCHES°
LEARN TO START, STOP AND REVERSE
YOUR TRACTOR IN A LARGE, OPEN
AREA
ALWAYS WEAR SUBSTANTIAL FOOT-
WEAR AND AVOID LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHING THAT COULD GET CAUGHT
IN MOVING PARTS.
WARMING UP THE ENGINE
Move Throttle Control Lever
"SLOW" positions (Fig, 10). As engine warms up, move Throt- tle Control Lever to "FAST" position, NOTE: ALLOW EN-
GINE TO WARM UP FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE
OPERATING.
When restarting a warm engine move Throttle Control Lever
11 | $' | _ • | 11 | ,t r |
| poszt4on, | CHOKE | may not have to be used, |
