StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitdownontheseat(Figure19)andfastentheseatbelt.
2.Movethemotioncontrolsoutwardtotheneutrallock
position(Figure19).
3.Settheparkingbrake(Figure19);refertoSettingthe
ParkingBrake.
4.Movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)totheOff
position(Figure19).
5.PullupontheChokecontrolbeforestartingacold
engine.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking.
Figure19
6.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure18).
Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
7.Aftertheenginestarts,pushdownontheChoke
control.Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,pullupon
theChokecontrolandlettheenginerunforafew
seconds.ThenpushdowntheChokecontrol.Repeat
asrequired.
Note:Ifthefuelsystemwasdepletedoffuel—add
fueltothemachineanduseadditionalstartingcycles
whenstartingtheengine.
Figure20
1.Off3.Start
2.Run
StoppingtheEngine
CAUTION
Childrenorbystanderscanbeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
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