Troy-Bilt PONY 664DM - Manual (Page 9)

? Features and Controls
A WARNING
Before operating your machine, care-
fuiiy read and understand aii safety,
controis and operating instructions in
this Manuai, the separate Engine
Owner’s Manuai, and on the decais on
the machine.
Faiiure to foiiow these instructions can
resuit in serious personai injury.
INTRODUCTION
This Section describes the iocation and
function of the controis on your tiiier.
Refer to the foiiowing section “Operation”
for detaiied operating instructions.
Practice using these controis, with the
engine shut off, untii you understand the
operation of the controis and feei confi­
dent with them.
iMPORTANT: Refer to the separate engine
manufacturer’s Engine Owner’s Manuai
for information about the controis on the
engine.
WHEEL GEAR LEVER
This iever (A, Figure 3-1) has two posi­
tions: ENGAGE and DISENGAGE.
In the ENGAGE position, the wheels will
start turning when either the Forward
Clutch Control or the Reverse Clutch
Control is engaged (the tines will also
start turning when either clutch is
engaged).
The DISENGAGE position places the
wheels in the freewheeling mode to allow
the unit to be moved without the engine
running. Use the DISENGAGE position
only when the engine is not running. See
“DANGER” statement that follows.
To shift to ENGAGE, gently (do not force)
move the lever forward while also rolling
the tiller a few inches forward or back­
ward. Moving the tiller helps to align the
shift mechanism with the transmission
wheel drive gears.
To shift to DISENGAGE (freewheel),
move the lever rearward, without rolling
the tiller. The wheels will roll freely
when the lever is properly set in the
DISENGAGE position.
A DANGER
Never place the Wheel Gear Lever In
DISENGAGE
(Freewheel) when the
engine is running.
Having the Wheel Gear Lever in
DISENGAGE and then engaging the
tines/wheels with either the Forward
Clutch Control or the Reverse Clutch
Control could allow the tines to propel
the tiller rapidly forward or backward.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or property
damage.
FORWARD CLUTCH CONTROL
The two interconnected levers (B, Figure
3-1) control the engagement of forward
drive to the wheels and tines.
To Operate the Forward Clutch Control:
1. Before engaging the Forward Clutch
Control, put the Wheel Gear Lever in the
ENGAGE position (see “WARNING”
below).
2. Pull up and hold one or both of the
levers against the handlebar grips to
engage the wheels and tines.
3. Release BOTH levers to disengage
(stop) the wheels and tines. All forward
motion will stop (the engine will continue
to run).
A WARNING
Never engage the wheels and tines with
the Forward Clutch Control or the
Reverse Clutch Control unless the
Wheel Gear Lever is in ENGAGE.
Engaging the Forward Clutch Control or
the Reverse Clutch Control when the
wheels are not engaged could allow the
tines to rapidly propel the tiller forward
or backward.
Failure to follow this warning could
result in personal injury or property
damage.