Controls System
Maintenance
Checking the Forward/Reverse
Travel Pedal Action
With the engine shut off, operate the forward and reverse
travel pedals through the full range of articulation and ensure
that the mechanism returns freely to the N
EUTRAL
position.
Checking the
Operator-Presence-Seat
Switch
Service Interval:
Before each use or daily
1.
Sit on the operator seat and start the engine.
2.
Lower the cutting units to the ground.
3.
Engage the cutter drive.
4.
Rise from the operator seat and check that the flail
rotors come to a stop after an initial 0.5 to 1 second
delay.
Checking the
Cutter-Drive-Interlock Switch
1.
Shut off the engine.
2.
Turn the cutter-drive switch to the O
FF
position and
turn the ignition key to position
I
. The cutting units
drive switch indicator light should not illuminate.
3.
Turn the switch to the on position. The indicator light
should illuminate and the engine should not start when
the ignition key is turned.
Checking the
Parking-Brake-Interlock
Switch
1.
Shut off the engine.
2.
Engage the parking brake.
3.
Turn the ignition key to position
I
. The parking brake
indicator light should illuminate.
4.
Disengage the parking brake. The indicator light
should go out and the engine should not start when
the ignition key is turned.
5.
Set the parking brake, sit on the operator seat, and start
the engine.
6.
Release the parking brake.
7.
Rise from the operator seat and check that the engine
stops.
Checking the
Transmission-Neutral-Interlock
Switch
1.
Shut off the engine.
2.
Remove your foot from the forward/reverse travel
pedals.
3.
Turn the ignition key to position
I
and the transmission
neutral indicator light should illuminate.
4.
Apply light pressure to the travel pedals in a forward
and reverse direction to check that the indicator light
turns off.
Note:
Take extreme care to ensure that the area around the
mower is clear before checking to see if the engine starts
under this condition.
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