Toro 74603 Operator's Manual

Form No. 3357-831 Rev A

TimeCutter® ZX440 Riding Mower

Model No. 74603 —Serial No. 270000001 and Up

Warning

CALIFORNIA

Pr oposition 65 W ar ning

T he engine exhaust fr om this pr oduct contains chemicals kno wn to the State of Calif or nia to cause cancer , bir th defects, or other r epr oducti v e har m.

Important: T his engine is not equipped with a spar k ar r ester muf ﬂer . It is a violation of Calif or nia Public R esource Code Section 4442 to use or operate the engine on an y f or est-co v er ed, br ush-co v er ed, or g rass-co v er ed land. Other states or federal ar eas may ha v e similar la ws.

and serial n umbers on the product. W rite the n umbers in the space pro vided.

T his spark ignition system complies with Canadian ICES-002

T he enclosed Engine Owner’ s Man ual is supplied f or inf or mation r egarding the US En vir onmental Pr otection Agency (EP A) and the Calif or nia Emission Contr ol R egulation of emission systems, maintenance, and w ar ranty . R eplacements may be order ed thr ough the engine man uf actur er .

F or models with stated engine horse po w er , the g ross horse po w er of the engine w as laborator y rated b y the engine man ufacturer in accordance with SAE J1940. As conﬁgured to meet safety , emission, and operating requirements , the actual engine horse po w er on this class of la wn mo w er will be signiﬁcantly lo w er .

Introduction

R ead this infor mation carefully to lear n ho w to operate and maintain y our product properly and to a v oid injur y and product damag e . Y ou are responsible for operating the product properly and safely .

Figure 1

1. Model and serial number plate

Model No.

Serial No.

T his man ual identiﬁes potential hazards and has safety messag es identiﬁed b y the safety aler t symbol ( Figure 2 ), whic h signals a hazard that ma y cause serious injur y or death if y ou do not follo w the recommended precautions .

Figure 2

1. Safety alert symbol.

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Safe Operating Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

T oro Riding Mo w er Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Slope Char t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Safety and Instr uctional Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Product Ov er view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

T hink Safety First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

R ecommended Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chec king the Engine Oil Lev el . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the P arking Brak e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Star ting and Stopping the

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Operating the Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

T he Safety Interloc k System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Dri ving F orw ard or Bac kw ard . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Stopping the Mac hine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Adjusting the Height of Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Adjusting the Anti-Scalp

R ollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

P ositioning the Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Adjusting the Motion Control

Lev ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Pushing the Mac hine b y Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Side Disc harg e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Operating Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

R ecommended Maintenance

Sc hedule(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ho w to Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

W here to Add Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Engine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Ser vicing the Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Ser vicing the Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Fuel System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Draining the Fuel T ank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

R e placing the Fuel Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Electrical System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Ser vicing the Batter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Ser vicing the Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Dri v e System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Chec king the Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Mo w er Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Ser vicing the Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Lev eling the Mo w er from

Side-to-Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Adjusting the F ront-to-R ear Blade

Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

R emo ving the Mo w er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Inspecting the Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

R e placing the Mo w er Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Installing the Mo w er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

R e placing the Grass Deﬂector . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

W ashing the Underside of the

Mo w er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Cleaning and Storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Sc hematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Safety

• Do not operate the mo w er without either the entire g rass catc her or the guard in place .

T his machine meets or ex ceeds the B71.1-2003 speciﬁcations of the American National Standards Institute, in ef fect at the time of pr oduction. Ho w ev er , impr oper use or maintenance by the operator or o wner can r esult in injur y . T o r educe the potential f or injur y , compl y with these safety instr uctions and al w ays pay attention to the safety aler t symbol, which means CA UTION , W ARNING , or D ANGER-"per sonal safety instr uction." F ailur e to compl y with the instr uction may r esult in per sonal injur y or death.

Safe Operating Practices

T he follo wing instr uctions are from ANSI standard B71.1-2003.

T his product is capable of amputating hands and feet and thro wing objects . Alw a ys follo w all safety instr uctions to a v oid serious injur y or death.

General Operation

• R ead, understand, and follo w all instr uctions in the operator’ s man ual and on the mac hine before star ting .

• Do not place hands or feet near rotating par ts or under the mac hine . K ee p clear of the disc harg e opening at all times .

• Allo w only responsible adults who are familiar with the instr uctions to operate the mac hine .

• Clear the area of objects suc h as roc ks , to ys , wire , etc ., whic h could be pic k ed up and thro wn b y the blade .

• Be sure the area is clear of other people before mo wing . Stop the mac hine if any one enters the area.

• Nev er car r y passeng ers .

• Do not mo w in rev erse unless absolutely

necessar y . Alw a ys look do wn and behind before and while bac king up .

• Be a w are of the mo w er disc harg e direction and do not point it at any one . A v oid disc harging material ag ainst a w all or obstr uction. Material ma y ricoc het bac k to w ard the operator . Stop the blade(s) when crossing g ra v el surfaces .

• Be aler t, slo w do wn and use caution when making tur ns . Look behind and to the side before c hanging directions .

• Nev er lea v e a r unning mac hine unattended. Alw a ys tur n off blades , set parking brak e , stop engine , and remo v e k ey before dismounting .

• T ur n off blades when not mo wing . Stop the engine and w ait for all par ts to come to a complete stop before cleaning the mac hine , remo ving the g rass catc her or unclog ging the disc harg e c hute .

• Operate the mac hine only in da ylight or g ood ar tiﬁcial light.

• Do not operate the mac hine while under the inﬂuence of alcohol or dr ugs .

• W atc h for trafﬁc when operating near or crossing roadw a ys .

• Use extra care when loading or unloading the mac hine into a trailer or tr uc k.

• Alw a ys w ear eye protection when operating the mo w er .

• Data indicates that operators , ag e 60 years and abo v e , are in v olv ed in a larg e percentag e of riding mo w er -related injuries . T hese operators should ev aluate their ability to operate the riding mo w er safely enough to protect themselv es and others from serious injur y .

• Alw a ys follo w the recommendations for wheel w eights or counterw eights .

Slope Operation

Slopes are a major factor related to loss of control and tip-o v er accidents , whic h can result in sev ere injur y or death. Operation on all slopes requires extra caution. If y ou cannot bac k up the slope or if y ou feel uneasy on it, do not mo w it.

• Do not mo w slopes g reater than 15 deg rees .

• W atc h for ditc hes , holes , roc ks , dips , and rises

that c hang e the operating angle , as rough ter rain could o v er tur n the mac hine .

• Choose a lo w g round speed so y ou will not ha v e to stop while operating on a slope .

• Do not mo w slopes when g rass is w et. Slipper y conditions reduce traction and could cause sliding and loss of control.

• Alw a ys k ee p the wheel motors eng ag ed when g oing do wn slopes . Do not mo v e the motion control lev ers to the neutral position and coast do wnhill.

• R educe speed and use extreme caution on slopes .

• Do not mak e sudden tur ns or rapid speed c hang es .

• R emo v e or mark obstacles suc h as roc ks , tree limbs , etc . from the mo wing area. T all g rass can hide obstacles .

• A v oid sudden star ts when mo wing uphill because the mo w er ma y tip bac kw ards .

• Be a w are that loss of traction ma y occur g oing do wnhill. W eight transfer to the front wheels ma y cause dri v e wheels to slip and cause loss of braking and steering .

• Alw a ys a v oid sudden star ting or stopping on a slope . If tires lose traction, diseng ag e the blades and proceed slo wly off the slope .

• Use extreme care with g rass catc hers or other attac hments . T hese can c hang e the stability of the mac hine and cause loss of control.

• Do not tr y to stabilize the mac hine b y putting y our foot on the g round.

• Do not mo w near drop-offs , ditc hes , stee p banks or w ater . W heels dropping o v er edg es can cause rollo v ers , whic h ma y result in serious injur y , death or dro wning .

• Nev er car r y c hildren, ev en with the blades off . T hey ma y fall off and be seriously injured or interfere with safe mac hine operation.

• Children who ha v e been gi v en rides in the past ma y suddenly appear in the mo wing area for another ride and be r un o v er or bac k ed o v er b y the mo w er .

• Nev er allo w c hildren to operate the mac hine .

• Use extra care when approac hing blind cor ners ,

shr ubs , trees , the end of a fence or other objects that ma y obscure vision.

Towing

• T o w only with a mac hine that has a hitc h designed for to wing . Do not attac h to w ed equipment ex ce pt at the hitc h point.

• T his product has a limited to wing capacity for small attac hments up to 100 lbs; suc h as leaf sw ee pers and spreaders . T o wing of attac hments should be limited to ﬂat g round.

• Nev er allo w c hildren or others in or on to w ed equipment.

• On slopes , the w eight of to w ed equipment ma y cause a loss of traction and control. T o wing on slopes is not recommended.

• T ra v el slo wly and allo w extra distance to stop .

Service

• Use a w alk behind mo w er and/or a hand trimmer near drop-offs , ditc hes , stee p banks or w ater .

Children

T ragic accidents can occur if the operator is not aler t to the presence of c hildren. Children are often attracted to the mac hine and the mo wing acti vity . Nev er assume that c hildren will remain where y ou last sa w them.

• K ee p c hildren out of the mo wing area and under the w atc hful care of another responsible adult, not the operator .

• Be aler t and tur n the mac hine off if c hildren enter the area.

• Before and while bac king or c hanging direction, look behind, do wn, and side-to-side for small c hildren.

Safe Handling of Gasoline:

T o a v oid personal injur y or proper ty damag e , use extra care when handling g asoline and other fuels . T hey are ﬂammable and the v apors are explosi v e .

• Extinguish all cig arettes , cig ars , pipes and other sources of ignition.

• Use only an appro v ed container .

• Nev er remo v e the g as cap or add fuel when

the engine is r unning . Allo w the engine to cool before refueling .

• Nev er refuel the mac hine indoors .

• Nev er store the mac hine or fuel container

inside where there is an open ﬂame , suc h as near a w ater heater or fur nace .

• Nev er ﬁll containers inside a v ehicle or on a tr uc k or trailer with a plastic liner . Alw a ys

place containers on the g round a w a y from y our v ehicle before ﬁlling .

• R emo v e g as-po w ered equipment from the tr uc k or trailer and refuel it on the g round. If this is not possible , then refuel suc h equipment with a por table container , rather than from a g asoline dispenser nozzle .

• K ee p the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel tank or container opening at all times until the fueling is complete . Do not use a nozzle loc k-open device .

Toro Riding Mower Safety

T he follo wing list contains safety infor mation speciﬁc to T oro products or other safety infor mation that y ou m ust kno w that is not included in the ANSI standards .

• Do not mo w slopes g reater than 15 deg rees .

• Engine exhaust contains carbon mono xide ,

whic h is an odorless , deadly poison that can kill y ou. Do not r un engine indoors or in an enclosed area.

• If fuel is spilled on clothing, c hang e clothing immediately .

• Nev er o v erﬁll the fuel tank. R e place g as cap and tighten securely .

General Ser vice:

• Nev er r un a mac hine inside a closed area.

• K ee p n uts and bolts tight, especially the blade

attac hment bolts . K ee p equipment in g ood condition.

• Nev er tamper with safety devices . Chec k their proper operation regularly .

• K ee p the mac hine free of g rass , lea v es , or other debris build-up . Clean up oil or fuel spillag e and remo v e fuel soak ed debris . Allo w the mac hine to cool before storing .

• Stop and inspect the equipment if y ou strik e an object. R e pair , if necessar y , before restar ting .

• Nev er mak e any adjustments or re pairs with the engine r unning .

• Grass catc her components are subject to w ear , damag e and deterioration, whic h could expose mo ving par ts or allo w objects to be thro wn. F requently c hec k components and re place with man ufacturer’ s recommended par ts , when necessar y .

• Mo w er blades are shar p and can cut. W rap the blade(s) or w ear glo v es , and use extra caution when ser vicing them.

• Stop the engine , disconnect spark plug wire(s) and remo v e k ey before perfor ming any ser vice , re pairs , maintenance or adjustments .

• K ee p hands , feet, hair , and loose clothing a w a y from attac hment disc harg e area, underside of mo w er and any mo ving par ts while engine is r unning .

• Do not touc h equipment or attac hment par ts whic h ma y be hot from operation. Allo w to cool before attempting to maintain, adjust or ser vice .

• Batter y acid is poisonous and can cause bur ns . A v oid contact with skin, eyes , and clothing . Protect y our face , eyes , and clothing when w orking with a batter y .

• Batter y g ases can explode . K ee p cig arettes , sparks and ﬂames a w a y from batter y .

• Use only T oro appro v ed attac hments . W ar ranty ma y be v oided if used with unappro v ed attac hments .

• If loading the mac hine onto a trailer or tr uc k, use a single , full-width ramp only . T he ramp angle should not ex ceed 15 deg rees .

Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the mac hine from the nor mal operating position.

• Chec k for proper brak e operation frequently . Adjust and ser vice as required.

• Maintain or re place safety and instr uction decals as necessar y .

• Use only g en uine T oro re placement par ts to ensure that original standards are maintained.

Slope Chart

Safety and Instructional Decals

Safety decals and instr uctions are easily visible to the operator and are located near any area of potential dang er . R e place any decal that is damag ed or lost.

114-1606

1. Entanglement hazard, belt—keep all guards in place.

93-7009

1. Warning—don’t operate the mower with the deector up or removed; keep the deector in place.

2. Cutting/dismemberment hazard of hand or foot, mower blade—stay away from moving parts.

99-3943

1. Engine

110-6691

1. Thrown object hazard—keep bystanders a safe distance from the machine.

2. Thrown object hazard, mower—do not operate the without deector or grass collection system in place.

3. Cutting/dismemberment of hand or foot—stay away from moving parts.

104-3641

1. Height of cut

99-8936

1. Machine speed 4. Neutral

2. Fast

3. Slow

104-8009

1. Throttle 7. Headlights

2. Choke

3. Continuous variable setting

4. Slow

5. On

6. Off

112-9840

1. Read the Operator’s Manual .

2. Height of cut

5. Reverse

3. Remove the ignition key and read the instructions before servicing or performing maintenance.

104-8032

8. Engine—stop

9. Engine—run

10. Engine—start

11. Ignition

1. Height of cut

1. To ride the machine, pull the lever out.

2. Do not tow the machine.

104-8061

3. To push the machine, push the lever in.

107-2474

1. Read the instructions before servicing or performing maintenance.

2. Check the tire pressure every 25 operating hours.

3. Grease every 25 operating hours.

4. Engine

Manufacturer’s Mark

1. Indicates the blade is identied as a part from the original machine manufacturer.

Battery Symbols

Some or all of these symbols are on your battery

1. Explosion hazard 6. Keep bystanders a safe

2. No re, open ame, or smoking.

3. Caustic liquid/chemical burn hazard

4. Wear eye protection

5. Read the Operator’s

Manual.

distance from the battery.

7. Wear eye protection; explosive gases can cause blindness and other injuries

8. Battery acid can cause blindness or severe burns.

9. Flush eyes immediately with water and get medical help fast.

10. Contains lead; do not discard.

112-9824

1. Engage

2. Disengage

3. Parking brake

4. Warning—read the Operator’s Manual.

5. Warning—before servicing or performing maintenance, read the instructions; set the parking brake, remove the ignition key and disconnect the spark plug.

6. Cutting/dismemberment hazard, mower blade; entanglement hazard, belt—do not open or remove safety shields while engine is running.

7. Loss of traction/control hazard, slopes—loss of traction/control on a slope, disengage the blade control switch (PTO), proceed off the slope slowly.

8. Crushing/dismemberment hazard of bystanders, reversing; crushing/dismemberment hazard of bystanders—do not carry passengers, look behind and down when reversing.

9. Tipping hazard—do not mow up and down slopes, only mow across slopes less than 15 degrees, avoid sudden and sharp turns while on slopes.

10. Thrown object hazard—keep bystanders a safe distance from the machine, pick up debris before operating, keep deector in place.

Product Overview

Figure 3

1. Seat

2. Control panel 5. Parking brake 8. Front castor wheel 11. Gas tank

3. Motion control levers 6. Mower deck

4. Height of cut lever 7. Anti-scalp wheel 10. Discharge chute

9. Footrest

12. Rear drive wheel

Controls

Become familiar with all of the controls ( Figure 4 and Figure 5 ) before y ou star t the engine and operate the mac hine .

Figure 4

1. Ignition switch 3. Blade control switch (power take-off)

2. Throttle/Choke 4. Headlights-optional

Figure 5

1. Motion control lever 3. Height-of-cut lever

2. Parking brake lever

Operation

Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the

mac hine from the nor mal operating position.

Think Safety First

Please carefully read all of the safety instr uctions and decals in the safety section. Kno wing this infor mation could help y ou, y our family , pets or b ystanders a v oid injur y .

Mo wing on w et g rass or steep slopes can cause sliding and loss of contr ol.

W heels dr opping o v er edges can cause r ollo v er s, which may r esult in serious injur y , death or dr o wning .

T o a v oid loss of contr ol and possibility of r ollo v er :

1. Safe Zone-use the TimeCutter here

2. Use walk behind mower and/or hand trimmer near drop-offs and water.

Figure 6

3. Water

• Do not mo w near dr op-of fs or near w ater .

• Do not mo w slopes g r eater than 15 deg r ees.

• R educe speed and use extr eme caution on slopes.

• A v oid sudden tur ns or rapid speed changes.

Recommended Gasoline

Use UNLEADED R egular Gasoline suitable for automoti v e use (87 pump octane minim um). Leaded regular g asoline ma y be used if unleaded regular is not a v ailable .

Important: Nev er use methanol, gasoline containing methanol, or gasohol containing mor e than 10% ethanol because the fuel system could be dama ged. Do not mix oil with gasoline.

In cer tain conditions, gasoline is extr emel y ﬂamma ble and highl y explosi v e. A ﬁr e or explosion fr om gasoline can bur n y ou and other s and can dama ge pr oper ty .

• Fill the fuel tank outdoor s, in an open ar ea, when the engine is cold. W ipe up an y gasoline that spills.

• Nev er ﬁll the fuel tank inside an enclosed trailer .

• Do not ﬁll the fuel tank completel y full. Add gasoline to the fuel tank until the lev el is 1/4 to 1/2 inch (6 to 13 mm) belo w the bottom of the ﬁller neck. T his empty space in the tank allo ws gasoline to expand.

• Nev er smok e when handling gasoline, and stay a w ay fr om an open ﬂame or wher e gasoline fumes may be ignited by a spar k.

• Stor e gasoline in an appr o v ed container and k eep it out of the r each of childr en. Nev er buy mor e than a 30-day suppl y of gasoline.

• Do not operate without entir e exhaust system in place and in pr oper w or king condition.

In cer tain conditions during fueling , static electricity can be r eleased causing a spar k which can ignite the gasoline v apor s. A ﬁr e or explosion fr om gasoline can bur n y ou and other s and can dama ge pr oper ty .

• Al w ays place gasoline container s on the g r ound a w ay fr om y our v ehicle bef or e ﬁlling .

• Do not ﬁll gasoline container s inside a v ehicle or on a tr uck or trailer bed because interior car pets or plastic tr uck bed liner s may insulate the container and slo w the loss of an y static charge.

• W hen practical, r emo v e gas-po w er ed equipment fr om the tr uck or trailer and r efuel the equipment with its wheels on the g r ound.

• If this is not possible, then r efuel such equipment on a tr uck or trailer fr om a por ta ble container , rather than fr om a gasoline dispenser nozzle.

• If a gasoline dispenser nozzle must be used, k eep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel tank or container opening at all times until fueling is complete.

Gasoline is har mful or f atal if s w allo w ed. Long-ter m exposur e to v apor s can cause serious injur y and illness.

• A v oid pr olonged br eathing of v apor s.

• K eep f ace a w ay fr om nozzle and gas tank or conditioner opening .

• K eep gas a w ay fr om ey es and skin.

Using Stabilizer/Conditioner

Use a fuel stabilizer/conditioner in the mac hine to pro vide the follo wing beneﬁts:

• K ee ps g asoline fresh during storag e of 30 da ys or less . F or long er storag e it is recommended that the fuel tank be drained.

• Cleans the engine while it r uns

• Eliminates gum-lik e v ar nish buildup in the fuel

system, whic h causes hard star ting

Important: Do not use fuel additi v es containing methanol or ethanol.

Add the cor rect amount of g as stabilizer/conditioner to the g as .

Note: A fuel stabilizer/conditioner is most effecti v e when mix ed with fresh g asoline . T o minimize the c hance of v ar nish de posits in the fuel system, use fuel stabilizer at all times .

Filling the Fuel Tank

1. Shut the engine off and set the parking brak e .

2. Clean around the fuel tank cap and remo v e the cap . Add unleaded regular g asoline to the fuel tank until the lev el is 1/4 to 1/2 inc h (6 to 13 mm) belo w the bottom of the ﬁller nec k. T his space in the tank allo ws g asoline to expand. Do not ﬁll the fuel tank completely full.

3. Install the fuel tank cap securely . Wipe up any g asoline that ma y ha v e spilled.

Checking the Engine Oil Level

Before y ou star t the engine and use the mac hine , c hec k the oil lev el in the engine crankcase; refer to Chec king the Oil Lev el in Engine Maintenance , pag e 22 .

Figure 7

1. Parking brake-On 2. Parking brake-Off

Releasing the Parking Brake

Push forw ard and do wn on the parking brak e lev er to release the parking brak e ( Figure 7 ).

Starting and Stopping the Engine

Starting the Engine

1. Sit do wn on the seat and mo v e the motion controls to neutral loc k ed position.

2. Set the parking brak e; refer to Setting the P arking Brak e abo v e .

3. Diseng ag e the blades b y mo ving the blade control switc h to Off ( Figure 8 ).

Using the Parking Brake

Alw a ys set the parking brak e when y ou stop the mac hine or lea v e it unattended.

Setting the Parking Brake

1. Mo v e the motion control lev ers ( Figure 5 ) out to the neutral loc k position.

2. Pull bac k and up on the parking brak e lev er to set the parking brak e ( Figure 7 ). T he parking brak e lev er should sta y ﬁr mly in the Eng ag ed position.

Important: Do not enga ge the par king brak e while the machine is mo ving . Dama ge to the dri v e system may occur .

Figure 8

1. Blade control switch—On 2. Blade control switch—Off

4. Mo v e the throttle lev er to Chok e before star ting a cold engine .

Note: A w ar m or hot engine ma y require c hoking . After the engine star ts , mo v e the throttle lev er to F ast.

5. T ur n the ignition k ey to Star t to energize the star ter . W hen the engine star ts , release the k ey .

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