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Operation instructions – Dixon 25 KOH/968999580 User Manual

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OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

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TESTING OF SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEMS:

BLADE DRIVE SWITCH TEST:

a) Put parking brake in ON position.
b) Swing control levers to outward position.
c) Engage blade drive switch.
d) Turn ignition switch to START.

Engine should not turn over or attempt to start.

SEAT SWITCH TEST:

a) In a SAFE AREA away from bystanders, start the

engine.

b) Leave control levers in outward position and put

parking brake ON position.

c) Engage blade drive.
d) Raise slightly off seat.

ENGINE SHOULD STOP!

NOTE: If any safety check fails, do not operate the

mower until the system has been checked and repaired

by an Authorized Dixon® Dealer.

Failure to observe the following testing instructions

could result in serious injury or death.

The following tests should be performed at the start

of each mowing day.