FuelSystemMaintenance...................................44
ServicingtheFuelFilterandWater
Seperator......................................................44
ServicingtheFuelT ank.....................................45
ElectricalSystemMaintenance...........................45
ElectricalSystemSafety...................................45
ServicingtheBattery.........................................45
ServicingtheFuses..........................................47
DriveSystemMaintenance..................................47
AdjustingtheTracking......................................47
CheckingtheTirePressure...............................48
CheckingtheWheel-HubSlottedNut................48
AdjustingtheCaster-PivotBearing...................48
ServicingtheGearbox......................................49
AdjustingtheElectricClutch.............................50
CoolingSystemMaintenance..............................51
ServicingtheCoolingSystem...........................51
BrakeMaintenance.............................................53
AdjustingtheParkingBrake..............................53
BeltMaintenance................................................53
InspectingtheBelts..........................................53
ReplacingtheMowerBelt.................................53
AdjustingtheMowerBeltTension.....................54
ReplacingthePTO-DriveBelt...........................55
ReplacingthePumpDriveBelt.........................56
ReplacingandT ensioningtheAlternator
Belt................................................................56
ControlsSystemMaintenance.............................58
AdjustingtheControlHandleNeutral
Position.........................................................58
HydraulicSystemMaintenance...........................59
HydraulicSystemSafety...................................59
ServicingtheHydraulicSystem........................59
SettingtheHydraulicPumpNeutral
Position.........................................................61
MowerDeckMaintenance....................................63
LevelingtheMowerat3Positions.....................63
ServicingtheCuttingBlades.............................66
ReplacingtheGrassDeector..........................68
Cleaning..............................................................69
CleaningundertheMowerDeck.......................69
DisposingofWaste...........................................69
Storage...................................................................70
StorageSafety..................................................70
CleaningandStorage.......................................70
Troubleshooting......................................................71
Schematics.............................................................73
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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