Troy-Bilt RZT 50 - Manual (Page 7)

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SAFETY DECALS AND LABELS
Keep product safety graphics clean. Replace any safety graphic that is damaged, destroyed, missing, painted over
or can no longer be read. Replacement safety graphics are available through your authorized Troy-Bilt dealer.
THROTTLE CONTROL
INDICATOR – LOCATED ON
LEFT CONSOLE
FAST
SLOW
GENERAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
– LOCATED ON RIGHT CONSOLE
ASIDE OPERATOR’S SEAT
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
– LOCATED ON LEFT CONSOLE
ASIDE OPERATOR’S SEAT
DECK HEIGHT
PARK BRAKE
ON
OFF
P A RK
BR AK E
P
• Start Off In A Flat, Open Area.
• Keep Bystanders Away.
• Set Throttle At A Low Speed. • Practice Maneuvering, (Forward, Reverse, Left, Right ) Without Deck Engaged.
• To START, PARK BRAKE m ust be set
• P. T. O. sw itch in OFF (dow n ) position • Lap bars in NEUTRAL and outw ard positions • Throttle set properly, CHOKE position if " cold" • Turn key to ON, then START, release w hen engine runs
START
NEUTRAL
F O R W A R D REVERSE
STARTI NG
I NSTRUCTI ONS
FOR FI RST- TI M E
OPERATORS
HOURS 1/10
PT O / BLADE P ARK BRAKE
OIL BATT.
S T A R T
N E U T R A L
FORWARD REV ERSE
NOTI CE
• PTO Automatically
Disengages When
Both Lap Bars Are
Moved Into Reverse.
• PTO Automatically
Reengages When
Levers Are Returned
To The Neutral
Or For ward Positions.
INDICATOR
INDICATOR
WARNING
WARNING
• Read The Operator's Manual.
• Go Across Slopes, Not Up And Down.
• If Machine Stops Going Uphill, Stop Blade And Back Down Slowly.
• Avoid Sudden Turns.
• Do Not Mow When Children Or Others Are Around.
• Never Carry Children Even With Blades Off.
• Look Down And Behind Before And While Backing.
• Keep Safety Devices (Guards, Shields, Switches, Etc.) In Place And Working.
• Remove Objects That Could Be Thrown By The Blade.
• Do Not Operate Unit Where It Could Slip Or Tip.
• Know Location And Function Of All Controls.
• Be Sure Blades And Engine Are Stopped Before Placing Hands Or Feet Near Blades.
• Before Leaving Operator Position, Disengage Blades, Place In Neutral,
Engage Parking Brake, Shut Off And Remove Key.
• When Using The Optional Grass Bagging Attachment, The Front Counter
Weight Included With Bagger Must Be Installed.
AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
• Do not add fuel while the engine is hot or running.
• Stop engine, disconnect spark plug before adjusting or servicing.
• Before leaving operator's position:
• DISENGAGE IMPLEMENT DRIVE.
• Place speed controls in neutral and set parking brake.
• Wait for all movement to stop.
• Do not allow operation by untrained personnel.
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING – LOCATED IN CENTER
OF SEAT BOX FRAME
TO R ED U CE TH E R IS K O F IN JU R Y, D O N O T
O PER ATE U N L ES S DIS CH AR G E CO VER OR
GRASS CATCH ER IS IN ITS PR O PER PL ACE.
IF D A M A G E D , R E P L A C E IM M E D IA T E L Y .
HANDS AND FEET
SAFETY GRAPHIC
MOWER DECK
SAFETY GRAPHIC