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OPERATION
Before Starting
Read the sections Safety Instructions and •
Controls before starting the machine.
Perform the daily maintenance before •
starting (see Maintenance Schedule in the
Maintenance section).
Check that there is sufcient fuel in the fuel
•
tank.
Adjust the seat to the desired position.
•
The following conditions must be fullled before the
engine can be started:
The blade switch for engaging the mower •
blades must be depressed.
The parking brake must be on.•
Both steering controls must be in the locked •
(outer) neutral position.
Starting the Engine
Sit on the seat. 1.
Raise the mower deck by pulling the lifting 2.
lever backward to the locked position
(transport position).
Activate the parking brake.3.
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Mower deck lifting lever
8061-019
Activate parking brake before starting