Dixon 700 Series - Manual (Page 8)

12. Clean the air intake screen on the
engine if necessary.
13. Perform any other maintenance as it
becomes necessary. (See the
"Maintenance" section of this manual.)
IMPORTANT: Before cutting grass, clutch must be
broken-in as follows: With engine at full
RPM engage deck until blades come to full
speed and then disengage until blades
come to a complete stop. Repeat 10 times
to seat clutch properly.
OPERATION
1. MOVE STEERING CONTROL LEVERS TO
neutral "OUT position.
2. SET PARKING BRAKE. Pull up to set.
3. DISENGAGE MOWER BLADE CLUTCH by
moving clutch switch to "OFF" position.
4. PULL ENGINE CHOKE CONTROL to full
position for cold starts.
5. SET ENGINE THROTTLE TO 1/2
THROTTLE.
6. TURN IGNITION KEY to "START' position and
release to "RUN" as soon as engine starts.
NOTE: Prolonged cranking will damage
starter motor and shorten the battery life.
7. ADJUST ENGINE THROTTLE AND
CHOKE for desired engine smoothness and
speed.
NOTE: When mowing, always run engine at
full throttle.
8. RELEASE PARKING BRAKE. Push brake
lever down to release.
10. TO DRIVE: Move the Steering Control
Levers to the "IN" position. Move the
Steering Control Levers forward to move
forward. Increasing forward movement of
the Steering Control Levers will increase
the speed of travel. To reverse the
direction, pull the Steering Control Levers
slightly back. To turn, move one Steering
Control Lever slightly ahead of the other.
To turn on a zero radius axis, go slowly
and move one Steering Control Lever
forward and one Steering Control lever
rearward. (For a right hand turn the left
hand Steering Control lever will be ahead
of the right hand Steering Control. For a
left hand turn the right hand Steering
control will be ahead of the left hand
Steering Control.)
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