Toro Commercial Walk-Behind Mower, 15HP T-Bar Gear Drive User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: Commercial Walk-Behind Mower, 15HP T-Bar Gear Drive

Category: Lawnmowers

Type: User manual

Form No. 3356-471 Rev A

Commercial Walk-Behind

Mower

For Floating Deck, T-Bar, Gear with 91cm

TURBO FORCE® Cutting Unit

Model No. 30031 —Serial No. 270000001 and Up

Warning

CALIFORNIA

Pr oposition 65 W ar ning

T he engine exhaust fr om this pr oduct

contains chemicals kno wn to the State of

Calif or nia to cause cancer , bir th defects, or

other r epr oducti v e har m.

T his spark ignition system complies with Canadian

ICES-002

Important: T his engine is not equipped

with a spar k ar r ester muf ﬂer . It is a

violation of Calif or nia Public R esource Code

Section 4442 to use or operate the engine

on an y f or est-co v er ed, br ush-co v er ed, or

g rass-co v er ed land. Other states or federal

ar eas may ha v e similar la ws.

T he enclosed Engine Owner’ s Man ual is

supplied f or inf or mation r egarding the US

En vir onmental Pr otection Agency (EP A) and

the Calif or nia Emission Contr ol R egulation of

emission systems, maintenance, and w ar ranty .

R eplacements may be order ed thr ough the

engine man uf actur er .

Introduction

R ead this infor mation carefully to lear n ho w to

operate and maintain y our product properly and

to a v oid injur y and product damag e . Y ou are

responsible for operating the product properly

and safely .

Y ou ma y contact T oro directly at www .T oro .com

for product and accessor y infor mation, help

ﬁnding a dealer , or to register y our product.

W henev er y ou need ser vice , g en uine T oro par ts ,

or additional infor mation, contact an A uthorized

Ser vice Dealer or T oro Customer Ser vice and ha v e

the model and serial n umbers of y our product

ready . Figure 1 identiﬁes the location of the model

and serial n umbers on the product. W rite the

n umbers in the space pro vided.

Figure 1

1. Model and serial number location

Model No.

Serial No.

T his man ual identiﬁes potential hazards and has

safety messag es identiﬁed b y the safety aler t

symbol ( Figure 2 ), whic h signals a hazard that ma y

cause serious injur y or death if y ou do not follo w

the recommended precautions .

Figure 2

1. Safety alert symbol

T his man ual uses 2 other w ords to highlight

infor mation. Impor tant calls attention to special

mec hanical infor mation and Note emphasizes

g eneral infor mation w or th y of special attention.

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

General La wn Mo w er Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Sound Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Sound P o w er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Vibration, Hand/ar m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Slope Char t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

8111 Lyndale Avenue South

Bloomington, MN 55420

Printed in the USA.

Safety and Instr uctional Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Product Ov er view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Speciﬁcations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adding Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chec king the Engine Oil Lev el . . . . . . . . . . . 14

T hink Safety First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the P arking Brak e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Star ting and Stopping the

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Operating the Mo w er P o w er T ak e

Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

T he Safety Interloc k System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Dri ving F orw ard or Bac kw ard . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the Lo w er Control Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Stopping the Mac hine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

T ranspor ting Mac hines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Side Disc harging or Mulc hing the

Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Adjusting the Height-of-Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Adjusting the Anti-Scalp

R ollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Adjusting the Handle Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Adjusting the Flo w Bafﬂe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

P ositioning the Flo w Bafﬂe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using the Mid-Size W eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

R ecommended Maintenance

Sc hedule(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ho w to Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Lubricating the Caster and W heel

Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Greasing the T ransmission

Couplers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Greasing the PTO Dri v e Belt Idler

and Mo w er Dec k Belt

Idler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Engine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Ser vicing the Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Ser vicing the Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Ser vicing the Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Fuel System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Draining the Fuel T ank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

R e placing the Fuel Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Electrical System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Ser vicing the Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Dri v e System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Adjusting the Control Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Chec king the Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

R e placing the Caster W heel F ork

Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Ser vicing the Caster W heel and

Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Adjusting the Electric Clutc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Cooling System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Cleaning the Air Intak e Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Brak e Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Ser vicing the Brak es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Belt Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

R e placing the T raction Dri v e

Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

R e placing the T ransmission

Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

R e placing the Mo w er Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

R e placing the PTO Dri v e Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Adjusting the PTO Dri v e Belt Idler

Spring Anc hor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Mo w er Dec k Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ser vicing the Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Cor recting the Mo w er Quality of

Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

F rame Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Chec king the Mo w er Dec k

F ront-to-R ear Pitc h . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Changing the Mo w er Dec k

F ront-to-R ear Pitc h . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chec king the Mo w er Dec k

Side-to-Side Height . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Changing the Mo w er Dec k

Side-to-Side Height . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Matc hing Height of Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

R e placing the Grass Deﬂector . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Cleaning and Storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Sc hematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Safety

Impr oper l y using or maintaining this mo w er

can r esult in injur y . T o r educe the potential f or

injur y , compl y with these safety instr uctions.

T oro designed and tested this mo w er for

reasonably safe ser vice; ho w ev er , failure to comply

with the follo wing instr uctions ma y result in

personal injur y .

T o ensur e maximum safety , best perf or mance,

and to gain kno wledge of the pr oduct, it is

essential that y ou and an y other operator

of the mo w er r ead and under stand the

contents of this man ual bef or e the engine is

ev er star ted. P ay par ticular attention to the

safety aler t symbol ( Figur e 2 ) which means

Caution, W ar ning , or Danger—“per sonal

safety instr uction.” R ead and under stand the

instr uction because it has to do with safety .

F ailur e to compl y with the instr uction may

r esult in per sonal injur y .

General Lawn Mower Safety

T he follo wing instr uctions ha v e been adapted

from the ISO standard 5395.

T his cutting mac hine is capable of amputating

hands and feet and thro wing objects . F ailure to

obser v e the follo wing safety instr uctions could

result in serious injur y or death.

Training

• R ead the instr uctions carefully . Be familiar

with the controls and the proper use of the

equipment.

• Nev er allo w c hildren or people unfamiliar with

these instr uctions to use the mo w er . Local

regulations can restrict the ag e of the operator .

• K ee p in mind that the operator or user is

responsible for accidents or hazards occur ring

to other people or their proper ty .

• Understand explanations for all pictog rams

used on the mo w er or in the instr uctions .

Gasoline

W ARNING -Gasoline is highly ﬂammable . T ak e

the follo wing precautions .

• Store fuel in containers speciﬁcally designed

for this pur pose .

• R efuel outdoors only and do not smok e while

refueling .

• Add fuel before star ting the engine . Nev er

remo v e the cap of the fuel tank or ad g asoline

while the engine is r unning or when the engine

is hot.

• If g asoline is spilled, do not attempt to star t the

engine but mo v e the mo w er a w a y from the area

of spillag e and a v oid creating any source of

ignition until g asoline v apors ha v e dissipated.

• R e place all fuel tank and container caps

securely .

Preparation

• W hile mo wing, alw a ys w ear substantial

footw ear and long trousers . Do not operate

the equipment when barefoot or w earing open

sandals .

• T horoughly inspect the area where the

equipment is to be used and remo v e all stones ,

stic ks , wires , bones and other foreign objects .

• Before using, alw a ys visually inspect to see that

guards , and safety devices , suc h as deﬂectors

and/or g rass catc hers , are in place and w orking

cor rectly .

• Before using, alw a ys visually inspect to see that

the blades , blade bolts and cutter assembly

are not w or n or damag ed. R e place w or n or

damag ed blades and bolts in sets to preser v e

balance .

Starting

• Diseng ag e all blade and dri v e clutc hes and shift

into neutral before star ting the engine .

• Do not tilt mo w er when star ting the engine or

switc hing on the motor , unless the mo w er has

to be tilted for star ting . In this case , do not tilt

it more than absolutely necessar y and lift only

the par t, whic h is a w a y from the operator .

• Star t the engine or switc h on the motor

carefully according to instr uctions and with

feet w ell a w a y from the blade(s) and not in

front of the disc harg e c hute .

Operation

• Nev er mo w while people , especially c hildren,

or pets are nearb y .

• Mo w only in da ylight or in g ood ar tiﬁcial light.

• A v oid operating the la wn mo w er in w et g rass ,

where feasible .

• Sta y aler t for holes in the ter rain and other

hidden hazards .

• Nev er direct disc harg e of material to w ards

b ystanders .

• Do not put hands or feet near or under rotating

par ts . K ee p clear of the disc harg e opening at

all times .

• Nev er pic k up or car r y a la wn mo w er while the

engine is r unning .

• Use extreme caution when rev ersing or pulling

a pedestrian controlled la wn mo w er to w ards

y ou.

• W alk, nev er r un.

• Slopes:

– Do not mo w ex cessi v ely stee p slopes .

– Ex ercise extreme caution when on slopes .

– Mo w across the face of slopes , nev er up

and do wn and ex ercise extreme caution

when c hanging direction on slopes .

– Alw a ys be sure of y our footing on slopes .

• Use lo w throttle settings when eng aging the

traction-clutc h, especially in high g ears . R educe

speed on slopes and in shar p tur ns to prev ent

o v er tur ning or loss of control.

• Stop the blade if the la wn mo w er has to be

tilted for transpor tation when crossing surfaces

other than g rass and when transpor ting the

la wn mo w er to and from the area to be mo w ed.

• Do not operate the engine in a conﬁned space

where dang erous carbon mono xide fumes can

collect.

• Stop the engine

– whenev er y ou lea v e the la wn mo w er .

– before refueling .

– before remo ving the g rass catc her .

– before making height adjustment unless

adjustment can be made from the operator’ s

position.

• Stop the engine and disconnect the spark-plug

wire or tur n off and remo v e the k ey .

– before clearing bloc kag es or unclog ging

c hute .

– before c hec king, cleaning or w orking on

the la wn mo w er .

– after striking a foreign object, inspect the

la wn mo w er for damag e and mak e re pairs

before restar ting and operating the la wn

mo w er .

– if la wn mo w er star ts to vibrate abnor mally

(c hec k immediately).

• Use care when using sulkies , and

– use only appro v ed dra wbar hitc h points .

– limit loads to those y ou can safely control.

– do not tur n shar ply: use care when

rev ersing .

– do not car r y passeng ers .

• W atc h out for trafﬁc when crossing or near

roadw a ys .

• Before lea ving the operator’ s position

– diseng ag e the po w er tak e-off and lo w er the

attac hments .

– c hang e into neutral and set the parking

brak e .

– stop the engine and remo v e the k ey .

Maintenance and Storage

• K ee p all n uts , bolts and screws tight to be sure

the equipment is in safe w orking condition.

• Do not use pressure cleaning equipment on

mac hine .

• Nev er store the equipment with g asoline in the

tank and inside a building where fumes can

reac h an open ﬂame or spark.

• Allo w the engine to cool before storing in any

enclosure .

• T o reduce the ﬁre hazard, k ee p the engine ,

silencer , batter y compar tment and g asoline

storag e are free of g rass , lea v es , or ex cessi v e

g rease .

• Chec k g rass catc her components and the

disc harg e guard frequently and re place with

man ufacturer’ s recommended par ts , when

necessar y .

• R e place w or n or damag ed par ts for safety .

• R e place faulty silencers .

• If the fuel tank has to be drained, do this

out-doors .

• Do not c hang e the engine g o v er nor settings

or o v erspeed the engine . Operating an engine

at ex cessi v e speed can increase the hazard of

personal injur y .

• On m ultibladed la wn mo w ers , tak e care as

rotating one blade ma y cause others to rotate .

• Be careful during adjustment of the la wn

mo w er to prev ent entrapment of the ﬁng ers

betw een mo ving blades and ﬁx ed par ts of the

la wn mo w er .

• T o ensur e the best perf or mance and safety ,

purchase onl y gen uine T or o r eplacement

par ts and accessories. Do not use will ﬁt

par ts and accessories; they may cause a

safety hazard.

Sound Pressure

T his unit has an equi v alent contin uous A-w eighted

sound pressure lev el at the operator ear of 87 dB A,

based on measurements of identical mac hines per

EN 11094 and EN 836.

Sound Power

T his unit has an equi v alent contin uous A-w eighted

sound po w er lev el of 100 dB A, based on

measurements of identical mac hines per EN

11094.

Vibration, Hand/arm

T his unit does not ex ceed a hand/ar m vibration

lev el of 2.0 m/s

, based on measurements of

identical mac hines per EN 1033.

Slope Chart

Safety and Instructional

Decals

Safety decals and instr uctions are easily visible to the operator and are located near any

area of potential dang er . R e place any decal that is damag ed or lost.

93-9353

1. Shut off fuel valve before transporting, rotate knob clockwise

until it stops.

93-7010

1. Thrown object hazard—keep bystanders a safe distance from

the machine.

2. Thrown object hazard, mower—keep the deector in place.

3. Cutting/dismemberment of hand or foot—stay away from

moving parts.

93-7298

1. Traction drive—forward

2. Pull to brake

93-7299

1. Traction drive—reverse

93-7442

1. Parking brake

93-7818

1. Warning—read the Operator’s Manual for instructions on

torquing the blade bolt/nut to 115-149 N•m (85-110 ft-lb).

93-7824

1. Thrown object hazard—keep bystanders a safe distance from

the machine.

2. Thrown object hazard, mower—keep the deector in place.

3. Cutting/dismemberment of hand or foot—stay away from

moving parts.

93-7828

1. Thrown object hazard, mower—keep the deector in place.

2. Cutting/dismemberment of hand or foot—stay away from

moving parts.

98-1977

1. Entanglement hazard, belt—stay away from moving parts.

98-3264

1. Read the Operator’s Manual .

98-4387

1. Warning—wear hearing protection.

99-8939

1. Read the Operator’s

Manual .

3. Remove the ignition key

and read the instructions

before servicing or

performing maintenance.

2. Height of cut

Manufacturer’s Mark

1. Indicates the blade is identied as a part from the original

machine manufacturer.

104-8185

106-0636

1. Height-of-cut

3. Read the Operator’s Manual

for more information.

2. Warning—power

106-5517

1. Warning—do not touch the hot surface.

110-2067

110-2068

1. Read the Operator’s Manual .

110-4972

1. Fast

3. Slow

5. Engine—Start

7. Choke

2. Continuous variable setting

4. Engine—stop

6. Engage bale then pull out

on the PTO to engage the

blade.

Product Overview

Figure 3

1. Side discharge chute 5. Controls

2. Mower deck 6. Handle

3. Recoil starter 7. Caster wheel

4. Gas tank

Controls

Become familiar with all the controls ( Figure 4 )

before y ou star t the engine and operate the

mac hine .

Figure 4

1. Gear shift lever 7. Blade control bail

2. Power take off switch (PTO)

8. Upper control bar

3. Choke control 9. Upper handle

4. Lower handle 10. Throttle control

5. Lower control bar 11. Ignition switch

6. Parking brake

lever-released position

12. Fuel shut-off valve

Throttle Control

T he throttle control has tw o positions: F ast and

Slo w .

Choke

Use the c hok e to star t a cold engine .

Blade Control Bail

T he bail is used in conjunction with the po w er

tak e off switc h (PTO) to eng ag e the clutc h to dri v e

the mo w er blades . R elease the mo w er control bail

to diseng ag e the mo w er blades .

Power Take Off Switch (PTO)

T his pull switc h is used in conjunction with the

blade control bail to eng ag e the clutc h to dri v e the

mo w er blades .

Gear Shift Lever

T he transmission has ﬁv e forw ard speeds , neutral

and rev erse , and has an in-line shift patter n.

Important: Do not shift while unit is

mo ving , as transmission dama ge may occur .

Upper Control Bar

Shift to the desired g ear and push forw ard

on the upper control bar to eng ag e forw ard

traction operation and pull bac k to brak e forw ard

mo v ement. Pull bac k on right side of upper

control bar to tur n right and left side to tur n left.

Lower Control Bar

Shift transmission to rev erse and squeeze the

lo w er control bar and handle tog ether to eng ag e

rearw ard traction assist operation.

Parking Brake Lever

Pull bac k on upper control bar and swing brak e

lev er up ag ainst the upper handle ( Figure 4 ).

Ignition Switch

T his switc h is used in conjunction with recoil

star ter and has tw o positions: R un and Of f .

Recoil Starter

Pull recoil star ter handle to star t engine (not

sho wn in Figure 4 ).

Fuel Shut-off Valve

Close the fuel shut-off v alv e when transpor ting

or storing mo w er .

Specications

Note: Speciﬁcations and design are subject to

c hang e without notice .

Width with deector down

51–1/8 inches (130 cm)

Length

82–3/4 inches (210 cm)

Height with handle in

lowest position

41–3/16 inches (105 cm)

Weight

598 lb (271 kg)

Attachments/Accessories

A selection of T oro appro v ed attac hments and

accessories are a v ailable for use with the mac hine

to enhance and expand its capabilities . Contact

y our A uthorized Ser vice Dealer or Distributor or

g o to www .T oro .com for a list of all appro v ed

attac hments and accessories .

Operation

Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the

mac hine from the nor mal operating position.

Adding Fuel

Use unleaded regular g asoline suitable for

automoti v e use (85 pump octane minim um).

Leaded regular g asoline ma y be used if unleaded

regular is not a v ailable .

Important: Nev er use methanol, gasoline

containing methanol, or gasohol containing

mor e than 10% ethanol because the fuel

system could be dama ged. Do not mix oil

with gasoline.

In cer tain conditions, gasoline is extr emel y

ﬂamma ble and highl y explosi v e. A ﬁr e or

explosion fr om gasoline can bur n y ou and

other s and can dama ge pr oper ty .

• Fill the fuel tank outdoor s, in an open

ar ea, when the engine is cold. W ipe up

an y gasoline that spills.

• Nev er ﬁll the fuel tank inside an enclosed

trailer .

• Do not ﬁll the fuel tank completel y full.

Add gasoline to the fuel tank until the

lev el is 1/4 to 1/2 inch (6 to 13 mm)

belo w the bottom of the ﬁller neck. T his

empty space in the tank allo ws gasoline

to expand.

• Nev er smok e when handling gasoline,

and stay a w ay fr om an open ﬂame or

wher e gasoline fumes may be ignited by

a spar k.

• Stor e gasoline in an appr o v ed container

and k eep it out of the r each of childr en.

Nev er buy mor e than a 30-day suppl y of

gasoline.

• Do not operate without entir e exhaust

system in place and in pr oper w or king

condition.

In cer tain conditions during fueling , static

electricity can be r eleased causing a spar k

which can ignite the gasoline v apor s. A ﬁr e

or explosion fr om gasoline can bur n y ou and

other s and can dama ge pr oper ty .

• Al w ays place gasoline container s on the

g r ound a w ay fr om y our v ehicle bef or e

ﬁlling .

• Do not ﬁll gasoline container s inside

a v ehicle or on a tr uck or trailer bed

because interior car pets or plastic tr uck

bed liner s may insulate the container and

slo w the loss of an y static charge.

• W hen practical, r emo v e gas-po w er ed

equipment fr om the tr uck or trailer and

r efuel the equipment with its wheels on

the g r ound.

• If this is not possible, then r efuel such

equipment on a tr uck or trailer fr om a

por ta ble container , rather than fr om a

gasoline dispenser nozzle.

• If a gasoline dispenser nozzle must be

used, k eep the nozzle in contact with the

rim of the fuel tank or container opening

at all times until fueling is complete.

Gasoline is har mful or f atal if s w allo w ed.

Long-ter m exposur e to v apor s can cause

serious injur y and illness.

• A v oid pr olonged br eathing of v apor s.

• K eep f ace a w ay fr om nozzle and gas tank

or conditioner opening .

• K eep gas a w ay fr om ey es and skin.

Using Stabilizer/Conditioner

Use a fuel stabilizer/conditioner in the mac hine to

pro vide the follo wing beneﬁts:

• K ee ps g asoline fresh during storag e of 90 da ys

or less . F or long er storag e it is recommended

that the fuel tank be drained.

• Cleans the engine while it r uns

• Eliminates gum-lik e v ar nish buildup in the fuel

system, whic h causes hard star ting

Important: Do not use fuel additi v es

containing methanol or ethanol.

Add the cor rect amount of g as

stabilizer/conditioner to the g as .

Note: A fuel stabilizer/conditioner is most

effecti v e when mix ed with fresh g asoline . T o

minimize the c hance of v ar nish de posits in the fuel

system, use fuel stabilizer at all times .

Filling the Fuel Tank

1. Shut the engine off and set the parking brak e .

2. Clean around eac h fuel tank cap and remo v e

the cap .

3. Add unleaded regular g asoline to both fuel

tanks , until the lev el is 1/4 to 1/2 inc h (6 mm

to 13 mm) belo w the bottom of the ﬁller nec k.

T his space in the tank allo ws g asoline to

expand. Do not ﬁll the fuel tanks completely

full.

4. Install fuel tank caps securely .

5. Wipe up any g asoline that ma y ha v e spilled.

Checking the Engine Oil

Level

Before y ou star t the engine and use the mac hine ,

c hec k the oil lev el in the engine crankcase; refer

to Chec king Oil Lev el in Engine Maintenance ,

pag e 25

Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the

mac hine from the nor mal operating position.

Think Safety First

Carefully read all the safety instr uctions and decals

in the safety section. Kno wing this infor mation

could help y ou or any b ystanders a v oid injur y .

T he use of protecti v e equipment for eyes , hearing,

feet and head is recommended.

T his machine pr oduces sound lev els in

ex cess of 85 dB A at the operator’ s ear and

can cause hearing loss thr ough extended

periods of exposur e.

W ear hearing pr otection when operating

this machine.

Figure 5

1. Warning—wear hearing protection.

Using the Parking Brake

Stop on lev el g round, diseng ag e dri v es , eng ag e

parking brak e , shut off engine and remo v e k ey .

Alw a ys set the parking brak e when y ou stop the

mac hine or lea v e it unattended.

Setting the Parking Brake

1. Pull the upper control bar ( Figure 6 ) rearw ard

and hold it in this position.

2. Lift the parking brak e loc k ( Figure 6 ) up and

g radually release the upper control bar . T he

brak e loc k should sta y in the set (loc k ed)

position.

Figure 6

1. Upper control bar 3. Fixed bar

2. Parking brake lever-set

position

Releasing the Parking Brake

1. Pull rearw ard on the upper control bar . Lo w er

the parking brak e loc k to the released position.

2. Gradually release the upper control bar .

Starting and Stopping the

Engine

Starting the Engine

1. Mak e sure spark plug wire(s) are installed on

spark plug(s) and fuel v alv e is open.

2. Mo v e the shift lev er to neutral, set the parking

brak e and tur n ignition k ey to r un.

3. Mo v e the throttle control to fast and mo v e the

c hok e lev er to the on position before star ting a

cold engine .

Note: A w ar m or hot engine usually does not

require any c hoking . T o star t a w ar m engine ,

mo v e throttle control to the fast position.

4. Grasp recoil star ter handle ﬁr mly and pull out

until positi v e eng ag ement results; then pull

handle vig orously to star t engine and allo w

rope to recoil slo wly .

Important: Do not pull r ecoil r ope to its

limit or let go of the star ter handle when

r ope is pulled out because r ope may br eak

or r ecoil assembl y may be dama ged.

Stopping the Engine

1. Mo v e the throttle lev er to the slo w position

( Figure 7 ).

2. Let engine idle for 30 to 60 seconds before

tur ning the ignition k ey to of f .

3. T ur n the ignition k ey to of f ( Figure 7 ).

Figure 7

1. Throttle lever 2. Ignition key

4. Set the parking brak e and remo v e k ey .

5. Pull wire off spark plug(s) to prev ent possibility

of accidental star ting before storing mac hine .

6. Close the fuel shut off v alv e before storing

mac hine .

Important: Mak e sur e fuel shut of f v alv e

is closed bef or e transpor ting or storing

machine, as fuel leaka ge may occur .

Operating the Mower Power

Take Off (PTO)

T he po w er tak e off switc h (PTO) in conjunction

with the blade control bail eng ag es and diseng ag es

po w er to the electric clutc h and mo w er blades .

Engaging the Mower Blades (PTO)

1. R elease the upper control bar to stop the

mac hine ( Figure 8 ).

2. T o eng ag e blade , squeeze blade control bail

ag ainst the upper control bar ( Figure 8 ).

3. Pull the po w er tak e off switc h (PTO) up and

release . Hold the blade control bail ag ainst the

upper control bar while operating .

4. R e peat the procedure to eng ag e the mo w er

blades if the blade control bail is released.

Figure 8

1. Upper control bar

3. Power take off switch (PTO)

2. Blade control bail

Disengaging the Mower Blades (PTO)

R elease the blade control bail to diseng ag e the

blades ( Figure 8 ).

The Safety Interlock System

If safety inter lock s witches ar e disconnected

or dama ged the machine could operate

unexpectedl y causing per sonal injur y .

• Do not tamper with the inter lock

s witches.

• Check the operation of the inter lock

s witches dail y and r eplace an y dama ged

s witches bef or e operating the machine.

Understanding the Safety Interlock

System

T he safety interloc k system is designed to prev ent

the mo w er blades from rotating unless:

• T he control bail is de pressed.

• T he po w er tak e off switc h (PTO) is pulled on .

T he safety interloc k system is designed to

stop the mo w er blades if y ou release the blade

control bail.

Testing the Safety Interlock System

T est the safety interloc k system before y ou use the

mac hine eac h time .

Note: If the safety system does not operate

as described belo w , ha v e an A uthorized Ser vice

Dealer re pair the safety system immediately .

1. Set the parking brak e and star t the engine; refer

to Star ting and Stopping the Engine .

2. Squeeze the blade control bail ag ainst upper

control bar . T he blades should not r otate.

3. T hen contin ue holding the blade control bail

and pull up on the blade control switc h and

release . T he clutc h should eng ag e and the

mo w er blades begin rotating .

4. R elease the blade control bail. T he blades

should stop r otating .

5. With the engine r unning, pull up the po w er

tak e off switc h (PTO) and release without

holding the blade control bail. T he blades

should not r otate.

Driving Forward or

Backward

T he throttle control regulates the engine speed as

measured in RPM (rev olutions per min ute). Place

the throttle control in the f ast position for best

mo wing perfor mance .

Driving Forward

1. T o g o forw ard, mo v e the shift lev er to a

forw ard g ear ( Figure 9 ).

2. R elease the parking brak e; refer to R eleasing

the P arking Brak e in Brak e Maintenance ,

pag e 33 .

3. Slo wly press on the upper control bar to mo v e

forw ard ( Figure 9 ).

T o g o straight, apply equal pressure to both

ends of the upper control bar ( Figure 9 ).

T o tur n, release pressure on the upper control

bar side in the direction y ou w ant to tur n

( Figure 9 ).

Figure 9

1. Upper control bar 3. Shift lever

2. Lower control bar

Driving Backward

1. T o g o bac kw ard, mo v e the shift lev er to rev erse

g ear .

2. R elease the parking brak e; refer to R eleasing

the P arking Brak e .

3. Slo wly squeeze the lo w er control bar and lo w er

handle tog ether to mo v e rearw ard ( Figure 9 ).

Using the Lower Control Bar

T his procedure is for dri ving up a curb . T his can

be perfor med while dri ving forw ard or bac kw ard.

Note: Some curbs do not allo w the rear dri v e

tires to contact the curb . If this happens , dri v e the

mac hine up the curb at an angle .

A blade can be bent or dama ged when

dri ving up a curb . Pieces of blade that may

be thr o wn could seriousl y injur e or kill y ou

or bystander s.

Do not r un blades while dri ving up a curb

f orw ard or backw ard.

Driving Forward Up a Curb

1. Diseng ag e the mo w er blades .

2. Select ﬁrst g ear to dri v e the mac hine .

3. Dri v e mac hine until the castor wheels contact

curb ( Figure 10 ).

4. Lift the front of the mac hine b y pushing do wn

on the lo w er handle ( Figure 10 ).

5. Dri v e the mac hine until dri v e wheels contact

the curb ( Figure 10 ).

6. Lo w er the front of the mac hine ( Figure 10 ).

Note: Both dri v e wheels should contact the

curb and caster wheels straight.

7. At the same time eng ag e the lo w er control bar

and lift up on the lo w er handle to dri v e o v er

the curb ( Figure 9 and Figure 10 ).

Note: Lifting up on the lo w er handle will

assist dri ving the mac hine up a curb and not

spin the dri v e wheels .

Figure 10

1. Lower Control Bar engaged

and mower in reverse.

3. Lower Control Bar engaged

and mower going forward.

2. Pull up to assist machine

Driving Backward Up a Curb

1. Diseng ag e the mo w er blades .

2. Select rev erse to dri v e mac hine .

3. Dri v e the mac hine until dri v e wheels contact

curb ( Figure 10 ).

Note: Both dri v e wheels should contact the

curb and caster wheels straight.

4. At the same time eng ag e lo w er control bar

and lift up on the lo w er handle ( Figure 9 and

Figure 10 ).

Note: Lifting up on the lo w er handle will

assist dri ving the mac hine up a curb and not

spin the dri v e wheels .

Stopping the Machine

T o stop the mac hine , pull bac k on the upper

control bar , release the blade control bail, and

tur n the ignition k ey to off . Also set the parking

brak e if y ou lea v e the mac hine unattended; refer to

Setting the P arking Brak e in Operation , pag e 13 .

R emember to remo v e the k ey from the ignition

switc h.

Childr en or bystander s may be injur ed if

they mo v e or attempt to operate the machine

while it is unattended.

Al w ays r emo v e the ignition k ey and set the

par king brak e when lea ving the machine

unattended, ev en if just f or a few min utes.

Transporting Machines

Use a hea vy-duty trailer or tr uc k to transpor t the

mac hine . Ensure that the trailer or tr uc k has

all necessar y brak es , lighting, and marking as

required b y la w . Please carefully read all the safety

instr uctions . Kno wing this infor mation could help

y ou, y our family , pets or b ystanders a v oid injur y .

T o transpor t the mac hine:

1. If using a trailer , connect it to the to wing

v ehicle and connect the safety c hains .

2. If applicable , connect the trailer brak es .

3. Load the mac hine onto the trailer or tr uc k.

4. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , set the brak e ,

and close the fuel v alv e .

5. Use the metal tie do wn loops on the mac hine

to securely fasten the mac hine to the trailer

or tr uc k with straps , c hains , cable , or ropes

( Figure 11 ).

Figure 11

1. Traction unit tie down loop

Side Discharging or

Mulching the Grass

T his mo w er has a hing ed g rass deﬂector that

disperses clippings to the side and do wn to w ard

the turf .

W ithout the g rass deﬂector , discharge

co v er , or complete g rass catcher assembl y

mounted in place, y ou and other s ar e

exposed to blade contact and thr o wn de bris.

Contact with r otating mo w er blade(s) and

thr o wn de bris will cause injur y or death.

• Nev er r emo v e the g rass deﬂector fr om

the mo w er because the g rass deﬂector

r outes material do wn to w ard the turf.

If the g rass deﬂector is ev er dama ged,

r eplace it immediatel y .

• Nev er put y our hands or feet under the

mo w er .

• Nev er tr y to clear discharge ar ea or

mo w er blades unless y ou r elease the

bail and the po w er tak e of f (PT O) is

of f. R otate the ignition k ey to Of f. Also

r emo v e the k ey and pull the wir e(s) of f

the spar k plug(s).

Adjusting the Height-of-Cut

T he height-of-cut can be adjusted from 1 to

4-1/2 inc h (25 to 114 mm) in 1/4 inc h (6 mm)

increments . Adjustment is done b y relocating four

hair pin cotter pins in different hole location and

b y adding or remo ving spacers .

Note: All height-of-cut pins need at least one

spacer or damag e can occur to bushing if none

are used.

Note: All height-of-cut pins can use tw o spacers

maxim um.

1. Select hole in height-of-cut post and n umber

of spacers cor responding to the height-of-cut

desired ( Figure 12 ).

2. Using the lift handle , raise side of dec k and

remo v e hair pin cotter ( Figure 12 ).

3. Add or remo v e spacers if needed and then

align holes and inser t hair pin cotter ( Figure 12 ).

Note: Spare height-of-cut spacers ma y be

stored on posts and retained b y a hair pin cotter .

Important: All f our hair pin cotter pins

must be in the same hole location and with

the cor r ect n umber of spacer s f or a lev el

cut.

Figure 12

1. Carrier Frame

4. Spacers

2. Hairpin Cotter

5. Front height-of-cut post

3. Back height-of-cut post

Adjusting the Anti-Scalp

Rollers

T he anti-scalp rollers need to be adjusted in

the proper hole location for eac h height-of-cut

position. T here needs to be 3/8 inc h (10 mm)

minim um clearance abo v e the g round.

Note: If the anit-scalp rollers are adjusted too

lo w can cause ex cess w ear of the rollers .

1. After adjusting height-of-cut, c hec k the

anti-scalp rollers so that there is a minim um of

3/8 inc h (10 mm) clearance abo v e the g round

( Figure 13 ).

2. If adjustment is needed, remo v e the bolt,

w ashers and n ut ( Figure 13 ).

3. Select a hole position so the anti-scalp rollers

are a minim um of 3/8 inc h (10 mm) off the

g round ( Figure 13 ).

4. Install the bolt and n ut ( Figure 13 ).

Figure 13

1. Mower deck 4. Anti-Scalp Rollers

2. Bolt

5. Nut

3. Spacer

Adjusting the Handle Height

T he handle position can be adjusted to matc h the

operator’ s height preference .

1. R emo v e hair pin cotter , w asher and clevis pin

securing control rod ﬁtting to idler brac k et

( Figure 14 ).

Figure 14

1. Control rod and tting 4. Washer

2. Idler bracket

5. Hairpin cotter pin

3. Clevis pin 6. Rod tting

2. Loosen the upper ﬂang e bolts (3/8 x 1 inc h)

and ﬂang e n ut securing handle to rear frame

( Figure 15 ).

Figure 15

1. Upper handle 5. Upper mounting hole

2. Rear frame 6. Lower mounting holes

3. Flange nut, (3/8 inch)

7. Low position

4. Flange bolt, (3/8 x 1 inch)

8. High position

3. R emo v e the lo w er ﬂang e bolts (3/8 x 1 inc h)

and ﬂang e n uts securing handle to rear frame

( Figure 15 ).

4. Pi v ot handle to desired operating position and

install lo w er ﬂang e bolts (3/8 x 1 inc h) and

ﬂang e n uts into mounting holes . Tighten all

ﬂang e bolts .

5. Chec k the control bar for cor rect adjustment.

R efer to Adjusting the Control Bar in the

maintenance section.

6. Chec k the parking brak e adjustment. R efer

to Chec king the Brak es in the maintenance

section.

Adjusting the Flow Bafe

T he mo w er disc harg e ﬂo w can be adjusted for

different types of mo wing conditions . P osition the

cam loc k and bafﬂe to gi v e the best quality of cut.

1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control

lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and set

the parking brak e .

2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for

all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the

operating position.

3. T o adjust the cam loc k, swing the lev er up to

loosen the cam loc k ( Figure 16 ).

4. Adjust the bafﬂe and cam loc k in the slot to

the desired disc harg e ﬂo w .

5. Swing the lev er bac k o v er to tighten the bafﬂe

and cam loc k ( Figure 16 ).

6. If the cam does not loc k the bafﬂe into place

or it is too tight, loosen the lev er and then

rotate the cam loc k. Adjust the cam loc k until

the desired loc king pressure is ac hiev ed.

Figure 16

1. Cam lock 4. Slot

2. Lever

5. Rotate the lever to release

or lock the cam

3. Rotate cam to increase or

decrease locking pressure

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