ServicingtheEngineOil....................................40
FuelSystemMaintenance...................................44
ServicingtheFuelFilterandWater
Seperator......................................................44
ServicingtheFuelT ank.....................................45
ElectricalSystemMaintenance...........................46
ElectricalSystemSafety...................................46
ServicingtheBattery.........................................46
ServicingtheFuses..........................................47
DriveSystemMaintenance..................................48
AdjustingtheTracking......................................48
CheckingtheTirePressure...............................48
CheckingtheWheel-HubSlottedNut................49
AdjustingtheCaster-PivotBearing...................49
ServicingtheGearbox......................................49
AdjustingtheElectricClutch.............................50
CoolingSystemMaintenance..............................52
ServicingtheCoolingSystem...........................52
BrakeMaintenance.............................................53
AdjustingtheParkingBrake..............................53
BeltMaintenance................................................54
InspectingtheBelts..........................................54
ReplacingtheMowerBelt.................................54
AdjustingtheMowerBeltTension.....................55
ReplacingthePTO-DriveBelt...........................56
ReplacingthePumpDriveBelt.........................56
ReplacingandT ensioningtheAlternator
Belt................................................................57
ControlsSystemMaintenance.............................58
AdjustingtheControlHandleNeutral
Position.........................................................58
HydraulicSystemMaintenance...........................59
HydraulicSystemSafety...................................59
ServicingtheHydraulicSystem........................59
SettingtheHydraulicPumpNeutral
Position.........................................................62
MowerDeckMaintenance....................................64
LevelingtheMowerat3Positions.....................64
ServicingtheCuttingBlades.............................66
ReplacingtheGrassDeector..........................69
Cleaning..............................................................70
CleaningundertheMowerDeck.......................70
DisposingofWaste...........................................70
Storage...................................................................70
StorageSafety..................................................70
CleaningandStorage.......................................70
Troubleshooting......................................................72
Schematics.............................................................74
Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ANSIB71.4-2012.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjury.
Usingthisproductforpurposesotherthanitsintended
usecouldprovedangeroustoyouandbystanders.
•Alwayskeeptherollbarinthefullyraisedand
lockedpositionandusetheseatbelt.
•Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offs,
ditches,embankments,water,orotherhazards,or
onslopesgreaterthan15degrees.
•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
Operator’sManualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving
componentsofthemachine.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Keepchildrenandbystandersoutoftheoperating
area.Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
•Stopthemachine,shutofftheengine,andremove
thekeybeforeservicing,fueling,orunclogging
themachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafety-alertsymbol,whichmeans
Caution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Youcanndadditionalsafetyinformationwhere
neededthroughoutthismanual.
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