Starting and Stopping
1.
Sit on the seat and keep your foot off the traction
pedal. Assure the parking brake is engaged, the
traction pedal is in NEUTRAL and the cutting unit
engagement switch is in the DISENGAGED
position.
2.
Turn the ignition switch to ON. When the glow
plug indicator light goes off, the engine is ready to
START.
3.
Turn the ignition key to START. Release the key
when the engine starts.
4.
To stop, disengage and move all controls to
NEUTRAL and set the parking brake. Turn the key
to OFF and remove it from switch. Raise and latch
all the cutting units in transport position.
Priming the Fuel System
IMPORTANT: The fuel system may need to be
primed when a new engine is started for the first
time, if it runs out of fuel or if maintenance is
performed on the fuel system.
1.
Unlatch and raise the hood.
2.
Insert a 48 mm (3/16) hose over bleed screw and
run other end into a container to catch fuel.
3.
Loosen the fuel filter/water separator bleed screw
(Fig. 21) a few turns. Pump the priming plunger
until a steady stream of fuel comes out of the hole
in the bleed screw. When fuel stops foaming,
tighten the bleed screw during the down stroke of
the priming plunger. Wipe up any spilled fuel.
Note:
Priming the fuel filter without opening the
bleed screw may damage the priming plunger.
4.
Pump the priming plunger until resistance is felt.
Try to start the engine. If the engine does not start
repeat step 3.
Figure 21
1.
Hood plunger
2.
Bleed screw
Note:
It may be necessary to bleed the air out of the
fuel line between the fuel filter/water separator and
the injection pump. To do this, loosen the fitting on
the injection pump (Fig. 22) and repeat bleeding
procedure.
Figure 22
1.
Injection pump fitting
Checking the Interlock System
The purpose of the interlock system is to prevent the
engine from cranking or starting unless the traction
pedal is in NEUTRAL and the cutting unit engagement
switch is DISENGAGED. Also, the engine will stop
when the cutting unit engagement switch is engaged or
the traction pedal is depressed with the operator off the
seat.
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