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TERMINATOR® OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Operator Controls
Left Handle:
Push lever down to turn
the machine to the right.
Right Handle:
Push lever down to turn
the machine to the left.
Figure 3: Operator Controls
The operator controls consist of the drive and blade height levers, ignition and fan switches.
The DRIVE AND BLADE CONTROLS (three levers) are located directly in front of the operator seat. The
drive levers (left and right) control the motion of the rear wheels. The blade height lever (center) controls the
vertical position of the blade. Use these controls as follows:
From the view of the seated operator:
Push the left and right levers forward
together
and hold them in position = the machine moves forward.
Pull the left and right levers
together
toward you and hold them in position = the machine moves in reverse.
(The alarm sounds.)
Push the left lever only = the left rear wheel turns the machine to the right
Push the right lever only = the right rear wheel turns the machine to the left.
Push and hold the blade height lever (center) forward to lower the blade; pull and hold the lever toward you to
raise the blade.
AUTO STOP: When you release a drive or blade lever, the engine continues to run but the drive or blade
motion automatically stops and does not start again until you push or pull and hold the lever again.
First Time Driver:
Lift Blade Jaw off floor 1 ½ inches. Do not put the blade into the jaw until familiar with
the machine.
1.) Sit on machine and buckle the seat belt. Start engine. With right lever slowly push down, engine’s
rpm’s will lower and the machine will move very little. Hold the levers there.
2.) Left lever move slowly and machine will move forward, at that moment push both, left and right levers
all the way down.
3.) As the machine is moving forward if machine drifts left, raise right lever up a little and machine
will straighten out, if the machine drifts to the right lift left lever slightly.
4.) Do not pull lever all the way back abruptly because the machine will turn very sharply. If you lift
levers to far, let go of both handles and restart with procedure # 1.
Practice turning left, right, and going forward and backwards until you are comfortable driving the TERMINATOR®.
