PushingtheMachinebyHand
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand.Never
towthemachinebecausedamagemayoccur.
Thismachinehasanelectricbrakemechanismandtopush
themachinetheignitionkeyneedstobeintheRunposition.
Thebatteryneedstobechargedandfunctioningforthe
electricbraketobedisengage.
ToPushtheMachine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtopark
position,stoptheengine,andwaitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Locatethebypassleversontheframeonbothsidesof
theengine.
4.Movethebypassleversforwardthroughthekeyhole
anddowntolocktheminplaceasshowninFigure
23Figure27.Ensurethisisdoneforeachlever.
5.Movethemotioncontrolleversinwardtotheneutral
positionandturntheignitionkeytotherunposition.
Donotstartthemachine.
Themachineisnowabletobepushedbyhand.
Figure27
1.Bypassleverlocations
3.Leverpositionforpushing
themachine
2.Leverpositionfor
operatingthemachine
6.Whennished,ensurethekeyhasbeenreturnedtothe
Stoppositiontoavoiddrainingthebatterycharge.
Ifthemachinefailstomovetheelectricbrake
maystillbeengaged.Ifnecessarytheelectric
brakecanbereleasedmanually.Refertothe
ReleasingtheElectricBrake(page39)procedureinDrive
Maintenance.
ToOperatetheMachine
Movethebypassleversrearwardthroughthekeyholeand
downtolocktheminplaceasshowninFigure27.Ensure
thisisdoneforeachlever.
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