ThrottleControl
ThethrottlecontrolisvariablebetweentheFASTandSLOW
positions.Movingthrottleleverforwardincreasestheengine
speedandmovingitrearwarddecreasestheenginespeed
(Figure5).
Blade-ControlSwitch(PowerTakeoff)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)engagesanddisengages
powertothemowerblades(Figure5).
Fuel-PresenceWindow
Usethefuelwindow ,locatedontheleftsideofthemachine,
toverifythepresenceofgasolineinthetank(Figure6).
Height-of-CutLever
Theheight-of-cutleverallowsyoutolowerandraisethedeck
fromtheseatedposition.Whenyouraisethelever(toward
you),thedeckisraisedfromtheground,andwhenyoulower
it(awayfromyou),itlowerstotheground.Adjusttheheight
ofcutonlywhilethemachineisnotmoving(Figure15).
KeyChoice
®
Switch
Thisswitchallowsyoutomowinreversewhenitisactivated.
Toactivateit,turntheswitchtotheONpositionandrelease
itafterthePTOisengaged.Todeactivateit,disengagethe
PTO(Figure6).
Operating-in-ReverseWarningLight
Theoperating-in-reversewarninglightilluminates
wheneveryouusetheKeyChoicekeytodeactivatethe
operating-in-reverseinterlock.Itisareminderthatthe
interlocksystemisdeactivated.Thelightgoesoutwhenever
youdisengagethePTOorshutofftheengine.Whenthelight
ison,lookbehindyouanduseextracautionwhenbackingup.
SmartPark
™
Switch
Theparkingbrakeisactivatedelectronically.
Engagetheparkingbrakeby1ofthefollowingactions:
•PresstheSmartPark
™
switchtotheONposition(Figure
5).
•Theparkingbrakeengagesautomaticallywhenthe
operatorleavestheseatandthetraction-controlpedalis
inNEUTRALposition.
•Theparkingbrakeautomaticallyengages5to6seconds
aftertheignitionswitchisturnedtotheOFFposition(if
notalreadyengaged).
Todisengagetheparkingbrake,presstheSmartparkswitch
totheOFFpositionwiththekeyintheRUNposition.
HourMeter(Model74787Only)
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhourswhenthe
operatorisintheseatandtheignitionswitchisintheON
position(Figure7).
Figure7
1.Hourmeterlocation(behindtheseat)
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