StartingtheEngine
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Engagingthestarter
motorformorethan5secondscandamagethe
startermotor.Iftheenginefailstostart,wait10
secondsbeforeoperatingtheenginestarteragain.
Note:Itmaybenecessarytoholdtheleveragainst
thestop,inthechokeposition,whiletryingtostartthe
engine(Figure22).
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Figure22
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.Disengagethebladesbymovingthe
blade-controlswitchtotheOFFposition(Figure
20).
2.Engagetheparkingbrake;refertoParkPosition
(page13).
3.MovethethrottlecontroltotheFASTposition.
4.TurnthekeytotheOFFpositionandremove
thekey.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovethekeyandengagethe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended.
UsingtheMotion-Control
Levers
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Figure23
1.Motion-control
lever—PARKposition
4.Backward
2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofmachine
3.Forward
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