Bolens 134-585A - Manual (Page 7)

Operation
CAUTION
1 Keep al
place.
shields and guards in
2 Before leaving operators posi­
tion;
Shift transmission into neutral
Set the parking brake
Disengage the blade engage­
ment lever
Shut off all motors
Remove ignition key
3 Wait for all movement to stop,
remove the ground v\/ire to the
battery before servicing the
machine.
4 Keep people and pets a safe
distance away from the ma­
chine.
Main Key Switch
Turn the key to the START position
to start the traction motor. The
taction motor operates the drive to
the rear wheels. Once the motor
is running, release the key. The
switch will return to.the ON posi­
tion. To stop the motor, turn the
key to the OFF position. This switch
must be in the ON position before
the blades can be operated. (See
figure 7.)
Caution; Remove the key from the
riding mower when the mower is
not in use to prevent accidental
starting.
Mower Blade Switch
Raise the switch to the START
position. After the motors are
running, release the switch and it
will return to the ON position. Move
the switch to the OFF position to
stop the blades. The traction motor
fnust be running before the mower
blades can operate. Turning off the
main key switch will shut off both
the traction motor and the blade
motors. (See figure 7.)
Mother
Blade
Switch
Figure 7
Gear Shift Lever
The gear shift lever is used to shift
into FORWARD, NEUTRAL or RE­
VERSE. (See figure 8.)
EJrake Pedal
The brake pedal is located on the
right side of the mower and is
operated by depressing it with your
right foot. When coming to a com­
plete stop it is necessary to depress
both the clutch and the brake.(See
figure 9.)
Etrake Lock
The brake lock is located on the
right side of the mower. To lock
the brake, depress the brake pedal
and lift up the lock button. The
pedal will stay depressed. To re­
lease, depress the pedal. (See fig­
ure 9.)
Figure 9
Clutch Pedal
The clutch pedal is used to dis­
engage the drive mechanism.
Depressing the clutch pedal at any
time will slow you down or, if
depressed all the way, will stop the
mower. (See figure 10.)
Figure 8