Ransomes 933308G Operator's Manual

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11ECHydroMidsizeCONTROLSCONTROL LEVERS (A)The control levers must be in the neutral positionand the blades must be off for the engine to start.The control levers must be held in for PTO operation.If the PTO switch is on, and the control levers arereleased, the engine will kill.The neutral detents in the control panel provide aneutral position when there is no operator input.To release: pull the control levers inward enough toclear the detents.The control levers have six functions:1. To provide a neutral position to stop the machineor to start the engine.2. To engage the drive to wheels: gradually movethe control levers to the speed set by the speedcontrol and throttle.3. To stop: release the levers.4. To steer the unit: to steer the machine to the left,reduce the drive to the L.H. wheel by pulling backon the L.H. control lever. To steer to the right,reduce the drive to the R.H. wheel by pulling backon the R.H. control lever. Pulling a control leverback past neutral will cause that wheel to back up.5. To back up: pull the levers back equally pastneutral. This may be done any timethe engine is running, allowing instant forward/reverse operation and zero turning with one wheeldriving forward and one wheel driving backward.Releasing the control lever from reverseautomatically returns the machine to neutral.6. To sense operator presence.PTO SWITCH (B)- DO NOT START CUTTING BLADES UNTILREADY TO START MOWING.- DO NOT ENGAGE PTO AT FULL THROTTLE.SET ENGINE SPEED MIDWAY BETWEEN HIGHIDLE AND LOW IDLE FOR ENGAGEMENT.- Disengage drive to cutting blades whenever youstop or leave the operators position.- Shut off engine and remove spark plug wire be-fore making adjustments or unplugging mower.- The drive to the cutters is engaged when thePTO switch is pulled up toward the operator (ON)and disengaged by pushing the PTO switch backdown (OFF).PARKING BRAKE (C)Pull lever back to engage parking brake. Push leverforward to disengage parking brake.THROTTLE CONTROL (D)By moving the throttle lever forward towards theengine, the engine speed is increased until themaximum governed rpm is obtained. By moving thethrottle lever fully back, the engine will Idle down.An integrated choke is located after high idle.SPEED ADJUSTMENT KNOB (E)The speed adjustment knob on the side of the controlpanel sets the maximum forward speed. The furtherthe stop bar (F) is moved forward, the faster themaximum forward speed. Speed changes can bemade on the go.CHOKE (G)Pull to close choke. When cold starting, push toopen choke.KEYSWITCH (H)Recoil models: Turn to right to allow engine to bestarted. Turn key to left to stop engine.Electric start models: Turn key to right and hold untilmachine starts. When machine starts, let go of keyand it will return to run position. Turn key to left tostop engine.REVERSE ASSIST BRACKET (J)Used to steady hands while backing up.