13
OPERATING THE ENGINE
OPERATING THE ENGINE
To avoid personal injury or death:
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Read "Safe Operation" in the front of this
manual.
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Read the danger, warning and caution labels
located on the tractor.
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To avoid the danger of exhaust fume
poisoning, do not operate the engine in a
closed building without proper ventilation.
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Never start engine while standing on ground.
Start engine only from operator's seat.
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Make it a rule to set all shift levers to the
"NEUTRAL" positions and to place PTO lever in
"OFF" position before starting the engine.
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Do not use starting fluid or ether.
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To protect the battery and the starter, make sure that
the starter is not continuously turned for more than 30
seconds.
STARTING THE ENGINE
1. To set the parking brake;
(1) Interlock the brake pedals.
(2) Depress the brake pedals.
(3) Latch the brake pedals with the parking brake
lever.
2. To release the parking brake, depress the brake
pedals again.
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It is recommended that the operator practice engaging
and disengaging the parking brake on a flat surface
without the engine running before operating the tractor
for the first time.
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Step out the foot from speed control pedal, doing so
the pedal automatically returns to the neutral position.
1. Make sure the parking brake is set.
(1) Parking brake lever
(A) Interlock the brake pedals
(B) "DEPRESS"
(C) "PUSH-DOWN"
2.
Place the PTO clutch lever in "OFF"
position.
3.
Place the speed control pedal in
"NEUTRAL" position.
Place the range gear shift lever (L-M-
H) in "NEUTRAL" position.
(1) Speed control pedal
(2) Range gear shift lever (L-M-H)
(N) "NEUTRAL
POSITION"
