Dixon ZTR 700 Series, Operator'S Manual

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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