PAGE 24 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TROWEL• OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #2 (05/28/15)
OPERATION
STARTING THE ENGINE
1. With one foot on the ground and the other foot placed
on the trowel’s platform, grasp the grab handles lifting
yourself onto the trowel. Then sit down in the operator’s
seat.
2. This trowel is equipped with a Safety Bypass Switch.
The trowel will not move unless an operator is sitting in
the seat. While the engine can be started or continue
to run with the operator off the seat, the rotors will not
rotate. The weight of an operator activates a switch
within the seat allowing the rotors to turn.
WARNING
NEVER
operate the trowel in a confined
area or enclosed area structure that does
not provide ample free flow of air.
CAUTION
ALWAYS
wear approved eye and hearing
protection before operating the ride-on
power trowel.
CAUTION
NEVER
place hands or feet inside the guard rings while
the engine is running.
ALWAYS
shut the engine down
before performing any kind of maintenance service on
the trowel.
NOTICE
DO NOT
grab hold of the joysticks to lift yourself onto
the trowel. Pulling on the joysticks repeatedly will
weaken the units. ALWAYS use the grab handles to lift
yourself on the trowel.
WARNING
NEVER
disable or disconnect the Safety Bypass
Switch. It is provided for the operator's safety. Injury
may result if it is disabled, disconnected or improperly
maintained.
3. Insert the ignition key into the ignition switch (Figure 11).
Figure 11. Ignition Switch and Key
4. Turn the ignition key clockwise to the
ON
position.
Aux1
,
Aux 2
, Coolant Temp, Cruise, Pitch Mode Lights
will light for 10 seconds (Figure 12) and Charge Lamp
will remain on until engine starts. Coolant fan will run
for 10 seconds.
Figure 12. Indicator Lights
5. Turn the ignition key fully clockwise to the
START
position. Once the engine has started, release the
ignition key. The throttle speed defaults to idle to allow
the engine to warm to operating temperature.
6. Repeat this section a few times to get fully acquainted
with the engine starting procedure.
NOTICE
It is recommended that the operation of the Safety Stop
Switch is checked prior to performing any troweling
operations. Doing this will verify that the switch is
working properly contributing to safe operation of the
machine.
OFF ON
PREHEAT
(Unused)
ACC
(Unused)
START
NOTICE
If the hydraulic temperature is below 135° F during the
start process, the
AUX1
light will remain on to indicate
that the unit is in cold start mode. Refer to Cold Start
section for operation.
