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slightly ahead of neutral.
Pulling the
levers back
from the neutral position will cause the respective drive wheels to rotate in a
reverse direction (when tension can be felt when moving into reverse from neutral).
To turn to the left while backing, move the left lever forward toward neutral. To turn to the right while
backing, move the right lever forward toward neutral.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
· Machine can spin very rapidly by positioning one lever too much ahead of the other.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
· Operator may lose control of the machine, which may cause damage to the machine or injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
· Use caution when making turns.
· Slow the machine down before making sharp turns.
4.1.3 Tracking Adjustment Knob: Located under the seat on the LH pump control link. See FIG 11
Rotating this knob allows fine turning adjustments so that the machine tracks straight with the drive levers in
the full forward position.
Stop machine and wait for all moving parts to stop. Engage park brake. Unhook seat latch and tilt seat
forward to gain access to the tracking knob .Rotate the knob counterclockwise (as viewed from the rear of
the machine) to cause the machine to track more to the right and clockwise to cause the machine to track
more to the left. Adjust in quarter-turn increments until the machine tracks straight. Check that the machine
does not creep when in neutral with the park brakes disengaged.
NOTE : Do not rotate the knob too far, as this may cause the creep in neutral; Refer to section 5.2.11
for control linkage adjustment.
4.1.4 PTO Engagement Switch : Locate on the right fuel tank.
Switch must be
pulled out
to the “
ROTATE
” position to engage the blades.
Switch is pushed in to the”
STOP
” position to stop the blades.
4.1.5 Choke Control: Located on the right fuel tank.
Choke is used to aid in starting a cold engine. Moving the choke leve
r forward
will put the choke in the
“ON’
position and moving the choke lever
to the rear
will put the choke in the
” OFF”
position. DO NOT
run a warm engine with choke in the
“ON”
position.
4.1.6 Throttle Control: Located on the right fuel tank.
Throttle is used to control engine speed. Moving throttle lever
forward
will increase engine speed and
moving throttle lever
to the rear
will decrease engine speed..
4.1.7
Brake Leve
r: Located on left side of the console. The brake lever engages a parking brake on the drive
wheels.
Pull
the lever up and
rearward
to
engage
the brake.
Push
the lever
forward
and
down
to disengage the brake.
4.1.8 Ignition Switch: Located on the right fuel tank.
Ignition Switch is used to start and stop the engine. The switch has three positions “OFF”,”ON” and
