OPERATION
ATTACHMENTS
This unit can use many different attachments. See the attachment
page in this book. This unit can pull attachments
like a lawn
sweeper, a lawn aerator, a hopper spreader, or a small trailer. This
unit can not use attachments that engage the ground like a plow, a
disk harrow, or a cultivator.
For all putt-behind
attachments
or trailers, the maximum gross
weight is 200 pounds. Gross weight is the weight of the attachment
or trailer and any load that might be on or in it.
Do not operate on a slope that is greater than 10 degrees when
using a pull-behind
attachment or trailer. We have included a slope
guide in this book to help you determine the slope on which you will
be operating your unit. Never allow someone to stand or ride on or
in an attachment or trailer.
ELECTRICAL
SAFETY
SYSTEM
The electrical system has three primary components, an Operator
Presence System and a Select Reverse '_ System, and a Run-Mow
System.
Operator Presence System (Seat)
The seat has an Operator Presence System to shut off the engine
when the operator leaves the seat. This system is not intended for
regular use in stopping the engine or the blade(s). Before leaving the
seat, move the blade rotation control to the DISENGAGE
position,
shift to neutral, set the parking brake and stop the engine.
Select Reverse
TM
System
The Select Reverse 'M system will allow the mower blade(s) to
continue to rotate when traveling in reverse. See "How To Operate
The Ignition Key Switch" and "How To Start The Engine" for further
details.
How To Check
The Safety
Interlock
Switches
To check the function of the safety interlock switches, follow the
steps below.
1,
2,
3,
4,
Check the attachment
clutch switch.
Sit in the seat. Depress
the clutch/brake pedal. Move the attachment clutch to the EN-
GAGE position. Turn the ignition switch to the START position.
The engine should not start. If the engine starts, the switch is
defective and must be replaced.
Check the clutch/brake
switch. Sit in the seat. Move the at-
tachment clutch to the DISENGAGE
position. DO NOT de-
press the clutch/brake
pedal. Turn the ignition switch to the
START position. The engine should not start.
If the engine
starts, the switch is defective and must be replaced.
Check the Operator
Presence System switch.
DO NOT sit
in the seat. Depress the clutch/brake pedal. Move the attach-
ment clutch
to the DISENGAGE
position. Turn the ignition
switch to the START position. The engine should not start. If
the engine starts, the switch is defective and must be replaced.
Check the Select Reverse M switch. Sit in the seat. Depress
the clutch/brake pedal. Move the attachment clutch to the DIS-
ENGAGE position. Start the engine and move the drive control
to the reverse (R) position. With the engine running, move the
attachment clutch to the ENGAGE position. The engine should
stop running. If the engine continues to run, the Select Re-
verse M switch
is defective and must be replaced.
HOW TO OPERATE
THE IGNITION
KEY SWITCH
Use the ignition key switch to start and stop the engine. When you
start the engine and release the ignition key, the ignition key switch
wilt automatically default to the recommended RUN-MOW
position
for normal mowing.
START
- Use this position to start the engine.
RUN-MOW
- When you start the engine and release the ignition
key, the ignition
key switch
wilt automatically
default
to the
recommended
RUN-MOW
position
for normal
mowing. In the
RUN-MOW
position, the system
will stop the engine and the
blade(s) when the speed control pedal/shift
lever is put in the
reverse position.
SELECT
REVERSE
'M -
The
optional
Select
Reverse M
position wilt allow the mower blade(s) to continue to rotate when
traveling
in reverse.
Always
go back to the
recommended
RUN-MOW
position for normal mowing when operation in Select
Reverse M is not absolutely
necessary. NEVER use the Select
Reverse M option if children are on or near the property.
WARNING:
Operators are strongly
discouraged
from using this option unless the operator de-
cides such operation is absolutely necessary and
that safe precautions
are taken. Never use the Select Re-
verse"
option if children are on or near the property. Always
look down and behind before and while backing. After using
the Select Reverse M position, move the ignition key back to
the RUN-MOW position.
STOP - Use this position to stop the engine.
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