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LAWNAIRE ZTS
OPERATION
FUELING
– Fill fuel tank(s) with good quality, clean, unleaded
gasoline. Do not use hi-test fuel. Do not use fuel
with more than 10% ethanol (E10).
– Use a funnel to avoid spillage.
WARNING
TO CHECK OR ADD FUEL:
– Do it outdoors
– Do not smoke
– Stop engine; allow to cool
– Fill to one inch below bottom
of filler neck
– Do not overfill
– Clean up spilled fuel
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
– Be familiar with all controls, how each functions
and what each operates.
– Check the engine oil level and add if necessary.
Turn fuel valve to ON.
–
Choke:
For cold starts, set the throttle lever to
the half-open position and pull the choke out to
the ON position. For warm starts set the throttle
to the half-open position and the choke to the OFF
position.
OPERATOR PRESENCE
INTERLOCK SYSTEM
To start the engine:
–
The left hand operator presence control lever
must be in the neutral position.
–
The parking brake must be
ON
.
To operate the machine:
1. The operator must release the parking brake
before holding the operator presence control lever
down or the engine will kill.
STARTING THE ENGINE
1. Lower the operator platform and stand on it.
2. Turn the key to operate the electric starter to start
the engine. Release the key when the engine
starts.
3. If the engine does not start immediately, do not
crank for more than 10 seconds at a time. Allow
60 seconds for the starter motor to cool down
between starting attempts to prevent the starter
motor from burning out.
4. If the choke is ON when the engine starts, gradu-
ally back it off until the engine runs with no choke
at all.
DRIVING
1. Move the parking brake to OFF position.
2. Move traction control lever out of neutral.
3. Push both traction levers forward evenly to drive
forward in a straight line. Pull both traction levers
back evenly to drive backward in a straight line.
OPERATING NOTES
– Practice at slow engine and travel speeds with the tines up until fully familiar with the controls.
– For normal aeration, the throttle should be set at the full open position. By using the traction levers to
speed up or slow down the machine during use, maximum control and aeration efficiency can be main
-
tained.
– Using the machine at less than full throttle in heavy conditions will cause the engine and hydrostats to
labor and result in excessive wear to the engine and hydraulic system.
– The aerator may be operated as a walk behind unit by raising the footplate and latching it in the stowed
position.
Walk behind mode is useful when terrain or circumstances make operation as a ride-on
uncomfortable or even dangerous. For example operation near a bank, above a drop-off or retain-
ing wall would be places where walk-behind mode should be used. When operating as a walk-
behind, operate across slopes, not up and down.
