Operatingthe
Mower-Blade-ControlSwitch
(PTO)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)isusedinconjunctionwith
therightsidemotion-controllevertoengageanddisengage
themowerblades.
EngagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
1.Toengagethemowerblades,movetherightside
motion-controllevertothecenter,unlockedposition.
2.Pulltheblade-controlswitch(PTO)upandreleaseit
whileholdingdowntherightsidemotion-controllever
inthecenter,unlockedposition.
Figure10
DisengagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
Thefollowingaretwooptionsfordisengagingthemower
blades.
•Pushtheblade-controlswitch(PTO)downtotheOff
position.
•Movethemotion-controlleverstoneutralandmove
therightsidemotion-controlleverintotheneutral-lock
position.
Figure11
OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolmovesbetweenFastandSlowpositions
(Figure12).
AlwaysusetheFastpositionwhenturningonthemower
deckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
Figure12
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostarttheengine.
2.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(Figure13).
3.Pushdownonthechokeknobtodisengagethechoke
aftertheenginehasstarted(Figure13).
Figure13
1.Onposition2.Offposition
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