Table of Contents
General Information ________________ 1
HIGHLIGHTED INFORMATION _____________ 1
GLOSSARY ____________________________ 1
IDENTIFYING NUMBER LOCATIONS ________ 1
ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION _______ 2
SERVICING OF ENGINE AND
DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS ______________ 2
Speciî‚¿cations ________________________ 3
ENGINE ________________________________ 3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ___________________ 3
TRANSMISSION _________________________ 3
BLADE DRIVE __________________________ 4
TIRE SIZE ______________________________ 4
TIRE PRESSURE ________________________ 4
MOWER DECK __________________________ 4
DIMENSIONS ___________________________ 5
DRIVE BELTS ___________________________ 5
SEAT __________________________________ 5
FRAME/BODY CONSTRUCTION ____________ 5
Component Identiî‚¿cation ___________ 6
Safety Instructions __________________ 9
BEFORE OPERATING ____________________ 9
OPERATING ___________________________ 11
MAINTENANCE ________________________ 13
SAFETY, CONTROL, AND
INSTRUCTION DECALS _________________ 14
Assembly Instructions ______________ 17
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS __________________ 17
Battery Service _______________________ 17
Wet Battery Service __________________ 17
Dry Battery Service ___________________ 17
Battery Charging _____________________ 18
Mower Deck Assembly _________________ 18
Deck Caster Wheels Installation _________ 18
Deck Discharge Deector
Shield Installation ____________________ 19
PTO Shaft Guard Installation ___________ 19
Tilt-Up Roller Wheel Installation _________ 19
Mower Deck Installation on Tractor _______ 20
Deck Installation _____________________ 20
Deck Leveling _______________________ 22
PREOPERATING CHECKLIST _____________ 23
Operating Instructions _____________ 25
CONTROL IDENTIFICATION,
LOCATION, AND FUNCTION _____________ 25
Ignition Switch _______________________ 25
Engine Choke ________________________ 26
Engine Throttle _______________________ 26
Forward Speed Control (FSC) ___________ 26
Steering Levers_______________________ 26
Blade Clutch (PTO) ____________________ 26
Circuit Breaker _______________________ 26
Parking Brake ________________________ 27
Transaxle Lockout Arms _______________ 27
Body Latch __________________________ 28
Hourmeter ___________________________ 28
STARTING THE ENGINE _________________ 30
ADJUSTING GROUND
SPEED AND STEERING __________________ 30
ENGAGING THE BLADE DRIVE ___________ 32
STOPPING THE MACHINE _______________ 33
ADJUSTING CUTTING HEIGHT ____________ 34
TRANSAXLE LOCKOUT _________________ 35
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MOWING ______ 36
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TILT-UP DECK
OPERATION/TRANSPORT _______________ 37
Maintenance Instructions __________ 38
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE CHART _______ 38
IMPORTANT TIPS FOR CARE OF THE
KOHLER ENGINE _______________________ 39
Fuel System _________________________ 39
Starting/Stopping _____________________ 39
Cooling System ______________________ 39
Air Cleaner System ____________________ 39
Oil__________________________________ 39
LUBRICATION _________________________ 40
Engine Oil ___________________________ 40
Engine Break-In Oil ___________________ 40
Checking Engine Crankcase Oil Level ____ 40
Changing Engine Crankcase Oil/Oil Filter __ 41
Mower Deck Gearbox Lubrication ________ 42
DS52 Mower Deck Lubrication __________ 43
Mower Deck Spindle Lubrication ________ 43
Transaxle Fluid Level __________________ 43
Grease Fitting and Oil Point Lubrication __ 43
Transaxle Oil and Filter Change _________ 46