Figure15
1.Tractionpedal—forward3.Steeringarmlockingpedal
2.Tactionpedal—reverse
Figure16
SteeringArmLockingPedal
Pressthepedal(Figure15)andraiseorlowerthesteering
armforoperatorcomfort,then,releasethepedaltolock
thearminplace.
ThrottleControl
Thethrottlecontrol(Figure17)givestheoperatorthe
abilitytocontrolthespeedoftheengine.Movingthe
throttlecontroltowardtheFastpositionincreasesthe
engineRPM;movingthethrottlecontroltowardSlow
willdecreasetheengineRPM.Groundspeedsareas
follows:
•2to5MPH(3.2to8km/h)forwardmowingspeed
•10MPH(16km/h)maximumtransportspeed
•2.5MPH(4.0km/h)reversespeed
Note:Theenginecannotbestoppedbytheuseofthe
throttlecontrol.
Figure17
1.Throttlecontrol6.Batterywarninglight
2.Raise/LowerMowControl7.Serviceindicatorlight
3.Functionalcontrollever
8.Glowplugindicatorlight
4.Ignitionswitch9.Watertemperaturelight
5.Engineoilpressurelight
Raise/LowerMowControl
Movingthecontrol(Figure17)forwardduringoperation
lowersthecuttingunitsandstartsthereels.Pullbackon
thecontroltostopthereelsandraisethecuttingunits.
Duringoperationthereelscanbestoppedbypulling
backonthecontrolmomentarilyandreleasingit.Restart
thereelsbymovingthecontrolforward.
FunctionalControlLever
Thefunctionalcontrollever(Figure17)provides
twotractionselectionsplusaNeutralposition.Itis
permissibletoshiftfrommowtotransportortransport
tomow(nottoneutral)whilethemachineisinmotion.
Nodamagewillresult.
•RearPosition—neutralandbacklapping
•MiddlePosition—usedformowingoperation
•FrontPosition—usedfortransportoperation
IgnitionSwitch
Insertthekeyintotheswitch(Figure17)andturnit
clockwiseasfaraspossibletotheStartpositiontostart
theengine.Releasethekeyassoonastheenginestarts;
thekeywillmovetotheOnposition.Turnthekey
counterclockwisetotheOffpositiontostoptheengine.
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