Swisher VRC30 User manual

8/22/2019

Versa

Commercial Pro 30

”

Brush Cutter

OWNER’S MANUAL

STARTING SERIAL # L119-001001

SWISHER ACQUISITION INC.

1602 Corporate Drive, Warrensburg Missouri 64093

Phone: 660-747-8183 FAX: 660-747-8650

Toll Free: 1-800-222-8183

Manufacturing quality lawn care equipment since 1945,

Celebrating over 70 years of innovation

21780 REV 19-001

Model #: VRC30

Description: 30” Rough Cut Attachment

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This manual is a valuable document. Following the instructions for use, service, maintenance,

etc. can greatly increase the performance and life of your machine.

General:

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Read Before Operating:

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DANGER: Indicates an IMMINENTLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION! If not avoided, WILL

RESULT in death or serious injury.

WARNING: Indicates a POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION! If not avoided, COULD

RESULT in death or serious injury.

CAUTION: Indicates a POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION! If not avoided, MAY

RESULT in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe

practices.

THIS SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL IDENTIFIES AN IMPORTANT SAFETY MESSAGE

IN THIS MANUAL THAT HELPS YOU AND OTHERS AVOID PERSONAL INJURY

OR EVEN DEATH. DANGER, WARNING, AND CAUTION ARE SIGNAL WORDS

USED TO IDENTIFY THE LEVEL OF HAZARD. HOWEVER, REGARDLESS OF THE

HAZARD, BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL.

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These instructions are for your safety. Read them thoroughly & carefully.

This Safety Alert Symbol indicates important messages in this manual. When you see this

symbol, carefully read the message that follows and be alert to the possibility of personal

injury.

Remember: The operator is responsible for

avoiding dangers or accidents.

WARNING

When using the machine, approved personal

protective equipment shall be used. Personal

protective equipment cannot eliminate the risk of

injury, but it will reduce the degree of injury if an

accident does occur. Ask your retailer for help in

choosing the right equipment.

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Safety instructions continued on next page.

General Use:

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 DO NOT use this machine without the tractor in

place and both machines properly connected.

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 DO NOT use this machine without the Guards or

Belt Covers in place.

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These instructions are for your safety. Read them thoroughly & carefully.

This Safety Alert Symbol indicates important messages in this manual. When you see this

symbol, carefully read the message that follows and be alert to the possibility of personal

injury.

Children:

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Slope Operation:

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Mowing Safety:

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Maintenance & Storage:

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Training:

All users should seek and obtain

professional and practical instruction.

Such instruction should emphasize:

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Operation Safety:

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This Safety Alert Symbol indicates important messages in this manual. When you see this

symbol, carefully read the message that follows and be alert to the possibility of personal

injury.

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To remove the VRC30 from the crate:

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 Read all operating instructions, safety instructions, and

customer responsibilities before operating this machinery.

Connecting and Disconnecting Implements

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D ,=<.2,./8;0.4?6./?=<0;:/7:4:/;+.4/,66D

Disconnecting

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Operator Presence System:

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6,204,<829//,23,?#3+,$7:<</93,/;.;,D

Tires:

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93+,4+.H.4?63+.3-.82.06,3:4,?.-.;,D

Blade Maintenance:

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:/634023:9/6D

V-Belts:

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CAUTION

Stop engine, apply brakes, and

remove ignition key for safety.

Disconnect spark plug wires. Wear

heavy, thick gloves when holding onto

blade. Avoid the sharp edge of the

blade.

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Overall Unit Care:

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Driving & Transport on Public Roads:

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WARNING

When it is necessary to tilt the mower

for any repair or service, use safety

chains and/or jack stands to provide

adequate support. DO NOT rely on

hydraulic or mechanical jacks.

WARNING

STOP THE ENGINE AND

DISCONNECT THE SPARK PLUGS

BEFORE MAKING ANY

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE MACHINE!

WARNING

Do not overinflate the tires. Serious

injury can occur if the tire explodes

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Carbon Monoxide. A running engine gives

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that can kill you. Do not operate the

engine in an enclosed area. Only operate

in a well ventilated area.

Operating the Brush Mower

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34,,67:<<1.<<693+,8?9/931.<<9/39=91890K

 /6=,233+,.4,.39C,20319403:<:3:,6#492@6#1,/2,6#

1,/2,=963694./893+,49CF,236890?9/93:/3,/?39

20394:3290<?2.06,?.-.;,393+,C406+-97,4D

 ,194,.==49.2+:/;3+,.4,.39C,203#,/;.;,3+,

C<.?,6./?-.@,604,3+,8.4,0=392033:/;6=,,?D

 3:6C,6339,/;.;,3+,$?4:E,:/.4,.63+.3+.E,

C,,/203.<4,.?894?9/9329/3.:/3.<<;4.66,6./?

7,,?6D+039113+,:;/:3:9/./?4,-9E,3+,6=.4@=<0;

7:4,6C,194,2<,.4:/;?,C4:674.==,?9/3+,$6+.13D

9/939=,4.3,0/3:<3+,?,C4:6+.6C,,/4,-9E,?39

=4,E,/3?.-.;,393+,6+.13D

 13+,C<.?,6=,,?6<976?97/7+:<,2033:/;#6<97?97/

890434.E,<6=,,?./?.<<973+,C<.?,6394,;.:/3+,

=49=,4493.3:/;6=,,?D

Starting

 ,194,63.43:/;3+,34.2394#C,604,3+,.4,.:62<,.4

91./8=,9=<,94./:-.<6D

 9/349<+./?<,6-063C,:/3+,/,034.<<92@903

=96:3:9/D

 $67:32+-063C,:/3+,?:6,/;.;,?

=96:3:9/A=06+,??97/BD

 04/:;/:3:9/@,80/3:<,/;:/,63.436D13+,

,/;:/,6340;;<,63963.43#,/;.;,3+,2+9@,

0/3:<3+,,/;:/,1:4,6#3+,/?:6,/;.;,3+,

2+9@,C,194,9=,4.3:/;D

 /2,63.43,?#:/24,.6,3+,,/;:/,$39?,6:4,?

6=,,?D

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Deck Belt Routing & Replacement

944,=<.2,-,/3C,<3=.43/0-C,44,1,439,=<.2,-,/3$.436J0:2@,1,4,/2,+.43:/3+:6-./0.<D

?<,4?F063-,/3

,<3903:/;

Removal

 ==<8=.4@:/;C4.@,D

 04/911-.2+:/,./??:629//,236=.4@=<0;7:4,6D

 ,<,.6,3+,3,/6:9/:/;:?<,4C8<996,/:/;3+,/039/3+,

:?<,4.66,-C<8C9<3D

 /2,<996,#4,-9E,3+,C,<3149-3+,?,2@D

Replacement

 /63.<</,7C,<3C8=<.2:/;:3.490/?.<<=0<<,86D,1,439

4903:/;?:.;4.-C,<97D

 +,C,<36+90<?C,<996,.33+:63:-,D

 ,304/3,/6:9/393+,C,<3C83:;+3,/:/;3+,:?<,40/3:<

6=4:/;C,;:/63929-=4,66./?C,<3+.66011:2:,/3

3,/6:9/DD

 ,29//,233+,6=.4@=<0;6D

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PTO Shaft

 ,194,,E,4806,#2+,2@39-.@,604,3+,$6+.13:6

6,204,<8.33.2+,?39C93+3+,34.2394./?.33.2+-,/3

;,.4C9G,6D

 ,194,,E,4806,#2+,2@3+,$6+.130F9:/3639-.@,

604,3+,8.4,/93?.-.;,?94794/D:-=<8<:130=./?

?97/9/3+,6+.137+,/:3:66,204,<829//,23,?39C93+

=:,2,691,I0:=-,/3D13+,4,:6,G2,66:E,-9E,-,/3

3+,/3+,$6+.13-.8/,,?39C,4,=<.2,?D

 13+,4,:6,G2,66:E,E:C4.3:9/?04:/;9=,4.3:9/#

?:6,/;.;,3+,$67:32+#6,33+,C4.@,#639=3+,

,/;:/,#4,-9E,3+,:;/:3:9/@,8./??:629//,233+,

6=.4@=<0;7:4,A6B./?:--,?:.3,<8:/6=,233+,$

6+.13D,1,439490C<,6+993:/;6,23:9/D

 3:64,29--,/?,?39;4,.6,.<<$+.13F9:/36,E,48

+9046A +9046194,G3,/?,?:/3,4E.<6BD

 0C4:2.3,.<<1:33:/;67:3+.;99?I0.<:38<:3+:0-69.=

29-=.3:C<,$;4,.6,-,,3:/;3+,DDDD

6=,2:1:2.3:9/./?29/3.:/:/;/9-94,3+./[

9<8C?,/0-:60<1:?,D

 /$;4,.6,-,,3:/;3+,DDDD6=,2:1:2.3:9/./?

29/3.:/:/;[9<8C?,/0-:60<1:?,-.8C,

60C63:303,?:/3+,3,<,629=:/;-,-C,469/<8D

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D ,<,629=:/;+.134,.6,$9:/3

D &9:/34,.6,$9:/3A6B

D <:?:/;92@:/;9<<.4

Gearbox

 +,;,.4C9G,6.4,<0C4:2.3,?./?6,.<,?29-=9/,/36D

106,?./?-.:/3.:/,?=49=,4<8#3+,6,;,.4C9G,6?9

/934,I0:4,<0C4:2.3:9/2+./;,6D

 13+,4,.4,:/3,4/.<29-=9/,/31.:<04,67:3+:/3+,

;,.4C9G#:3:64,29--,/?,?394,=<.2,3+,,/3:4,

;,.4C9GD

 "97,E,4#:13+,1.:<,?:/3,4/.<29-=9/,/36.4,6,4E:2,?

./?)944,=<.2,?3+,//,7<0C4:2.3:9/:64,I0:4,?D

 +:6;,.4C9G4,I0:4,69HD91,/39/:3,;4,.6,D

4,29--,/?,?C4./?:6499@6,/.<,/,$$D

Mower Blades

Sharpening and Replacement

WEAR HEAVY GLOVES

 +,C<.?,?:62.66,-C<82./C,4,-9E,?149-3+,

@,8,?6=:/?<,6+.13C84,-9E:/;3+,2,/3,4WV C9<3#

7.6+,4./?\V @,8D

 <3,4/.3:E,<83+,C<.?,?:62.66,-C<82./C,<,139/3+,

6=:/?<,./?3+,:/?:E:?0.<C<.?,62./C,4,-9E,?C8

4,-9E:/;3+,UV C9<36149-3+,39=6:?,913+,?:623+.3

+9<?3+,C<.?,/036D

 +,C<.?,66+90<?C,=491,66:9/.<<86+.4=,/,?,I0.<<8

:/6,3639-.:/3.:/C.<./2,D

 +,C<.?,6.4,C:?:4,23:9/.<./?2./C,304/,?9E,439

3+,0/06,?6:?,C,37,,/6+.4=,/:/;D

 ,:/63.<<3+,C9<36./?7.6+,46:/3+,4,E,46,94?,4

3+,87,4,4,-9E,?944,1,439=.;,194.66,-C<8

94?,4D

 13+,,/3:4,C<.?,?:62.66,-C<87.64,-9E,?:3:6

4,29--,/?,?3906,.3+4,.?<92@:/;29-=90/?9/3+,

2,/3,4WV C9<3?04:/;4,.66,-C<8D

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CorrectionCauseProblem

D 063C,./9=,4.394.33+,9=,4.394

=96:3:9/D

D /604,3+,$6+.13:629//,23,?39

3+,4.2394;,.4C9GD

D ,=<.2,$6+.13D

D :;+3,/944,=<.2,?,2@C,<3D

D :;+3,/944,=<.2,,/;:/,39;,.4C9G

C,<3D

!D /604,2<032+7:4:/;:6=49=,4<8

29//,23,?392<032+./?+.4/,66D

D ,=<.2,2<032+D

D =,4.394=4,6,/2,/93,/;.;,?D

D $6+.13/9329//,23,?394.2394

,.4C9GD

D ,/394.-.;,?$6+.13D

D 996,94?.-.;,??,2@C,<3D

D 996,94?.-.;,?,/;:/,39

;,.4C9GC,<3A4.2394BD

!D 996,941.0<382<032+7:4:/;+.4/,66D

D .0<382<032+D

No Power To

Blades

D ,=<.2,C<.?,A6B]:;+3,/C<.?,C9<3D

D <,./0/?,46:?,91-97,4?,2@D

D ,=<.2,C<.?,?4:E,4.66,-C<894

29-=9/,/36D

D 94/#C,/394<996,C<.?,A6BD

D 0:<?0=91?,C4:60/?,4?,2@D

D .0<38)?.-.;,?C<.?,?4:E,4

.66,-C<89429-=9/,/36D

Poor Cutting

Performance

D ,=<.2,1.0<38106,D

D /604,7:4,+.4/,66:629//,23,?D

D .0<38106,D

D :4,+.4/,66/9310<<829//,23,?D

Loss of Power

To Engine

D ,=<.2,C<.?,A6B]:;+3,/C<.?,C9<3D

D ,=<.2,C<.?,?4:E,494

29-=9/,/3A6BD

D :;+3,/<996,=.43A6B./?)94

+.4?7.4,]+,2@194?.-.;,D

D ,=<.2,C<.?,?4:E,4.66,-C<8D

D ,=<.2,943:;+3,/$6+.13./?

./8.6692:.3,?+.4?7.4,D

D 94/#C,/394<996,C<.?,A6BD

D ,/394?.-.;,?C<.?,?4:E,4

29-=9/,/3A6BD

D 996,=.43A6B./?)941.63,/,4

+.4?7.4,D

D .0<38C<.?,?4:E,4.66,-C<8D

D .-.;,?94<996,$+.13D

Excessive

Vibration

D .@,604,29/349<<,E,46.4,:/3+,

-:??<,913+,:434.E,<D

D +.4;,944,=<.2,3+,C.33,48D

D ,6,32:420:3C4,.@,4.3,/;:/,D

D 9/349<<,E,46/93://,034.<=96:3:9/D

D .33,48:60/?,42+.4;,?941.:<:/;D

D :420:3C4,.@,49/,/;:/,34:==,?D

Engine Will Not

Turn Over

Note: Refer to the tractor manual for more troubleshooting tips that may include other

symptoms or causes not included in this list.

着

Mower Identification

.2+-97,4+.6:3697/-9?,</0-C,4./?

6,4:.</0-C,4D+,/0-C,41943+,.33.2+-,/3

2./C,190/?9/3+,C.2@6:?,913+,0==,4C,<3

604490/?A4,1,4398-C9<6%,2.<6,23:9/194

4,1,4,/2,BD<<-97,4=.436<:63,?+,4,:/-.8

C,94?,4,??:4,23<8149-7:6+,4948904

/,.4,637:6+,4?,.<,4D

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