CAUTION: Avoid the possibility of personal injury or death:

Start engine ONLY from the operator seat. NEVER start engine while standing on ground.

Do not start engine by shorting across starter terminals. Tractor will start in gear if normal circuitry is bypassed.

Put transmission only in the PARK or NEUTRAL position and reverser lever in NEUTRAL, if equipped.

Make sure SCV levers are in the NEUTRAL position and PTO is disengaged.

Pull hand throttle all the way back to the slow idle position.

Turn key switch to engage starter and release key when engine starts.

IMPORTANT: To avoid damage to the starter, do not operate more than 30 seconds. If engine does not start, wait at least two minutes before trying again.

Use cold weather starting aids at temperatures below 5°C (40°F), if necessary.

Do not put the tractor under full load until engine is warmed up. To assure adequate lubrication, operate engine at approximately 850 rpm with no load for one to two minutes. Extend this period when operating at temperatures below freezing.

Rated continuous power is obtained at 2100 rpm. Working speeds down to 1500 rpm are suitable at reduced throttle.

Under full throttle and full load conditions, engine should not run continuously below 1800 rpm.

Avoid unnecessary engine idling. Minimum engine speed should be 1200 rpm, if engine must idle more than three or four minutes.

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CAUTION: Avoid possible injury or death from tractor runaway. If the engine starts with the shift lever in gear, there is a malfunction of the starting circuit. Repairs should be made immediately by your John Deere Dealer.

The engine should only start with the transmission lever in the PARK (A) or NEUTRAL (B) position and with left-hand reverser lever in NEUTRAL, if equipped. If engine starts with transmission in gear, lever will have to be returned to NEUTRAL before transmission will operate.

NOTE: If transmission lever is moved too quickly to a gear during initial start-up, the transmission will not operate. Move the lever to the NEUTRAL position to allow the transmission to operate.

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