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BELT-DRIVE WALK BEHIND MOWER
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At least one of the OPC levers must be held
down in order to keep the engine running while
the transmission is in any position other than
neutral and/or the blade switch is on.
SAFETY INTERLOCK
TO START : Transmission selector lever must
be in NEUTRAL position, blade switch must be
OFF, and ignition switch in RUN.
TO RUN : One or both OPC levers must be
held down while the transmission is in any
position other than NEUTRAL and/or the blade
switch is in the ON position.
TO LEAVE OPERATOR POSITION : Blade
switch must be OFF and transmission in the
NEUTRAL position.
CHOKE CONTROL
Located on the control console
The choke is used to aid in starting a cold
engine. Pulling the choke knob up will move
the ch
oke into the “on” position, pushing the
choke down will return the choke to the “off”
position.
THROTTLE CONTROL
Located on the control console
The throttle is used to control engine speed.
Moving the throttle lever forward will increase
engine speed and moving the throttle lever to
the rear will decrease engine speed. Moving
the throttle forward into the detent is full throttle.
BRAKE LOCKS
Located in front of steering levers
The brake locks are used to hold the steering
levers in the park brake position. When the
steering levers are all the way up, the locks
may be rotated fully to secure them.
PARK BRAKE
A function of the steering levers of both wheels
To engage, pull steering levers all the way up
and engage both brake locks.
To release, pull up on the levers and release
the locks.
When parking on a steep slope, the wheels
must be chocked or blocked in addition to the
brake being engaged. The unit must be tied
down and brake engaged when transporting.
IGNITION SWITCH
Located on the control console.
The ignition switch is used to start and stop the
engine. The switch has two
positions “OFF”
and "ON". Insert key into switch and rotate
clockwise to the “ON” position before
attempting to start the engine. Rotate the
switch to the "OFF" position to stop the engine.
NOTE: To start the engine, the transmission
lever must be in the neutral position and the
blade switch must be off.
HOUR METER
Located on the control console
The hour meter records the number of hours
that the engine has run.
BLADE ENGAGEMENT SWITCH
Located on console
Switch must be pulled out (up) to engage the
blades. Switch is pushed in to disengage the
blades.