Bolens 1208 - Manual (Page 5)

CONTROLS
Your Cub Cadet rear engine lawn tractor has been safe­
ty engineered. Thoroughly acquaint yourself with all the
controls before attempting to start or operate the lawn
tractor.
NOTE: LEFT and RIGHT indicate the left and right sides
of the fractor when facing forward in the driver’s seat.
THROTTLE CONTROL
The throttle control is located beside the seat on the
right side of the rear engine lawn tractor. See figure
1. The throttle control controls the speed of the engine.
When using attachments operated by the power take­
off, best performance is achieved with the throttle con­
trol in the FAST position.
'Turtle” This symbol shows SLOW position.
'Rabbit” This symbol shows FAST position.
CHOKE CONTROL
The choke control is located above the throttle control
on the right side of the rear engine lawn tractor. The
choke control is operated manually. Pull choke knob
out to choke engine. Push knob in to open choke. See
figure
1 .
IGNITION/LIGHT SWITCH
The combination ignition and light switch is a four-
position switch. It is located above the choke and throt­
tle control on the right side of the rear engine lawn
tractor.
Turn the ignition key all the way to the right to start the
engine. The key will return to the ON position when
released. Turn the key one more position to the left to
operate the tractor with the light illuminated. See figures
1 and 2 .
SHIFT LEVER
The shift lever is located on the left side of the console.
See figure 3. The shift lever is used to select one of
eight ( 8 ) forward speeds, neutral or reverse. The clutch-
brake pedal must be depressed and the lawn tractor
must not be moving when shifting from forward to
reverse gear. Do not force the shift lever.
SPEED CONTROL INDICATOR
The speed control indicator is located in front of the
shift lever. It can be used to preset the speed of the
lawn tractor. Press the speed control indicator outward,
move to desired speed setting and release. When the
shift lever is moved out of neutral into forward position,
the lawn tractor will automatically go to the preset
speed.
CLUTCH-BRAKE PEDAL
The clutch-brake pedal is located on the right side of
the rear engine lawn tractor. Depressing the ciutch-
brake pedal part way disengages the clutch. Pressing
the pedal all the way down disengages the clutch and
engages the disc brake to stop the lawn tractor. See
figure 3.
NOTE: The dutch-brake pedai must be depressed to
start the engine. Parking brake must be engaged if
operator leaves the seat with the engine running.
Speed Control
Indicator
Shift
Lever
PTO
Engagement
Lever
lutch-
Brake
Pedal