OperatingtheParking
Brake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthe
machineorleaveitunattended.
SettingtheParkingBrake
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ReleasingtheParkingBrake
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Figure11
OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweenFastand
Slowpositions(Figure12).
Alwaysusethefastpositionwhenturningonthe
mowerdeckwiththebladecontrolswitch(PTO).
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OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengineasfollows:
1.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechoke
beforeusingtheignitionswitch(Figure13).
2.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechoke
aftertheenginehasstarted(Figure13).
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Figure13
1.On2.Off
OperatingtheIgnition
Switch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure
14).Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostartallowa15secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmaybe
requiredwhenstartingtheenginefortherst
timeafterthefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuel
completely.
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