Throttle Control
The throttle control (
and
) is
located on the right, rear side of the control panel.
Rotate the throttle to regulate the engine speed.
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1.
Full speed
2.
Slow speed
Traction and Reel-Drive
Engagement Lever
The traction and reel-drive engagement lever (
) is located on the front right side of the control
panel.
To transport the machine, the lever has 2 positions:
N
EUTRAL
and F
ORWARD
. Pushing the lever to the
traction—F
ORWARD
(transport) position or the
traction—F
ORWARD
and reel drive—E
NGAGE
position
engages the traction drive (
).
Note:
To move the lever, you must first engage the
operator-presence control.
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1.
N
EUTRAL
3.
Traction—F
ORWARD
(transport)
2.
Traction—N
EUTRAL
and
reel drive—D
ISENGAGE
4.
Traction—F
ORWARD
and
reel drive—E
NGAGE
To operate the reel, the lever has 2 positions: E
NGAGE
and D
ISENGAGE
. Move the top of the lever to the
left, then forward to the traction—F
ORWARD
and
reel drive—E
NGAGE
position to engage the reel and
begin mowing. Push the lever to the right to the
traction—F
ORWARD
(transport) position to disengage
the reel and continue forward motion or pull back on it
to the traction—N
EUTRAL
and reel drive—D
ISENGAGE
position to disengage both the reel and the traction
drive (
Note:
If you release the operator-presence control,
the lever returns to neutral and the machine stops.
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