OperatingtheMachine
1.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged.
2.Sitontheoperatorseat,takingcarenotto
contactthemotionpedalsasyousitdown.
3.Adjusttheseatandthesteeringwheeltoa
comfortableoperatingposition.
4.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
5.Holdontothesteeringwheel,andslowlypress
eithertheleftorrightmotionpedalwithyour
correspondingfoot,inwhicheverdirectionyou
wishtomove.
Note:Thefurtheryoupressthepedal,the
fasteryouwilltravelinthatdirection.
6.Tostopthemachine,releasethemotionpedals.
Important:Donotpressthemotionpedals
tooquickly;thismaycausethemachines
toskidandscufftheturfunderthedrive
roller,aswellascausedamagetothedrive
system.Youshouldalwaysoperatethe
motionpedalsinacontrolledmanner.
Note:Asyoubecomefamiliarwiththemachine,
youwillgetthefeelforwhenyoushouldrelease
themotionpedals,whichwillbepriortowhere
youwanttonishtherun,asthemachine
continuestorollforashorttimeafteryourelease
thepedal.Asyoucometoacompletestop,
gentlypresstheothermotionpedalforyour
returnpass.
7.Turnthesteeringwheelclockwisetoturnthe
machineintheforwarddirection.
Turnthesteeringwheelcounterclockwisetoturn
themachineintherearwarddirection.
Note:Asthedirectionchangesattheendof
everyrun,youwillneedtopracticewiththe
machinetobecomeaccustomedtothesteering.
Important:Tostopthemachineinan
emergency,presstheothermotionpedalto
theNEUTRALposition.Asanexample,with
therightpedalpressedandtravelingtothe
right,presstheleftpedaltotheNEUTRAL
positiontobringthemachinetoastop.This
actionmustbermbutnotsudden,asitmay
causethemachinetotipsideways.
8.Beforeleavingtheoperator’sseat,parkedona
levelsurfaceandengagetheparkingbrake.
OperatingTips
•Whenoperatingthemachineonhills,ensurethat
thedriverollerisonthedownhillsideforadequate
traction.Failuretodosomayresultinturfdamage.
•Forthebestrollingeffect,periodicallyremoveany
buildupthataccumulatesontherollers.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
•Shutoffthemachine,removethekey(ifequipped),
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeyouleave
theoperator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthemuferand
enginecompartmenttohelppreventres.Clean
upoilorfuelspills.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Shutoffthefuelbeforestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened.
•Replaceallworn,damaged,ormissingdecals.
HaulingtheMachine
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineonto
atrailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurely.
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