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Stopping procedure
1) Hold the brake pedal down, pull the parking brake lever up until it engages.
2) Make the reel rotary switch into the "OFF" position.
3) Return the throttle lever to the "LOW" position.
4) The engine will stop, when the ignition key turns to "STOP" position.
7-4 About the safety device
This machine is equipped with the safety device to starting/stopping of the engine as
interlock system.
To start the Engine
1) Operator sits on the seat.
2) Parking brake is engaged.
3) The reel rotation switch is "OFF" position.
4) The forward/backward pedals are in Neutral position.
To drive and travel
1) Operator sits on the seat.
2) Travelling-Mowing changeover switch is "Travelling" position.
3) Release the parking brake.
4) Pedal the forward or backward pedal.
* Engine will stop in the following case.
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Pedal the travelling pedals, when engaging parking brake and without sitting on the
seat.
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Release the parking brake without sitting on the seat.
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Put the reel-rotation swictch on, when engaging parking brake and without sitting on the
seat.
7-3 Starting and stopping the engine
Caution
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Pay attention if you put the key switch ON position, when the
engine stops and mowing units raise/lower lever is DOWN
position, then the mowing units would lower
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Starting procedure
1) Sit on the seat , and adjust seat
arrangement for safety.
2) Hold brake pedal down, pull parking
brake lever up until it engages.
3) Make the reel rotary switch into the
"OFF" position.
4) Pull the throttle lever a little to the
upward.
5) When the ignition key is turned to the
"GLOW" position, the thermo-start lamp
(glow lamp) will turn on.
6) Fully turn the ignition key to rightward
promptly when the thermo-start lamp
(glow lamp) turns off, the starter will
operate and the engine will start.
Release it as soon as engine starts.
Caution
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Quickly returning the ignition key from the "START" position to
the "Glow" position may result in damage to the machine.
7) Ensure that the charge lamp and the engine oil pressure lamp turns off.
When they do not turn off, stop the engine and perform the inspection and repair
.
Glow
Key switch
START
Charge
Thermo-start lamp
(Glow lamp)
Glow
Engine oil
pressure
Caution
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Do not step on the shift pedal. Safety device prevents the engine
from starting.
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Do not touch the V-Belt, the Pulley, etc. during the engine
rotation.
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Operation of the starter is a maximum of 15 seconds. When the
engine still does not start, to prevent battery wastage restart
should be made 30 to 60 seconds after.
