GreasingtheMowerDeckandBelt
Idlers..............................................................28
EngineMaintenance...............................................29
ServicingtheAirCleaner....................................29
ServicingtheEngineOil.....................................30
ServicingtheSparkPlugs....................................32
FuelSystemMaintenance.......................................33
ReplacingtheFuelFilter.....................................33
ServicingtheFuelTank......................................33
ElectricalSystemMaintenance................................34
ServicingtheBattery...........................................34
ServicingtheFuses.............................................35
DriveSystemMaintenance.....................................36
AdjustingtheTracking........................................36
CheckingtheTirePressure.................................36
CheckingtheWheelHubSlottedNut..................37
AdjustingtheCasterPivotBearing......................37
CoolingSystemMaintenance..................................38
CleaningtheAirIntakeScreen............................38
CleaningtheCoolingSystem...............................38
BrakeMaintenance.................................................39
AdjustingtheParkingBrake................................39
BeltMaintenance....................................................40
InspectingtheBelts............................................40
ReplacingtheMowerBelt...................................40
ReplacingthePumpDriveBelt...........................41
AdjustingthePushArms....................................41
ControlsSystemMaintenance.................................42
AdjustingtheControlHandleNeutral
Position..........................................................42
HydraulicSystemMaintenance...............................43
ServicingtheHydraulicSystem...........................43
SettingtheHydraulicPumpNeutral
Position..........................................................45
MowerDeckMaintenance......................................47
LevelingtheMoweratThreePositions................47
ServicingtheCuttingBlades...............................49
ReplacingtheGrassDeector.............................51
Cleaning.................................................................52
CleaningUndertheMower.................................52
WasteDisposal...................................................52
Storage.......................................................................52
Troubleshooting.........................................................54
Schematics.................................................................56
Safety
ThismachinemeetsorexceedsEuropeanStandardsin
effectatthetimeofproduction.However,improper
useormaintenancebytheoperatororownercan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeans
CAUTION,WARNING,orDANGER-"personalsafety
instruction."Failuretocomplywiththeinstructionmay
resultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
SafeOperatingPractices
ThefollowinginstructionsarefromtheCENstandard
EN836:1997.
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriousinjuryordeath.
Training
•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe
controlsandtheproperuseoftheequipment.
•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwiththese
instructionstousethelawnmower.Localregulations
canrestricttheageoftheoperator.
•Nevermowwhilepeople,especiallychildren,orpets
arenearby.
•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuserisresponsible
foraccidentsorhazardsoccurringtootherpeopleor
theirproperty.
•Donotcarrypassengers.
•Alldriversshouldseekandobtainprofessional
andpracticalinstruction.Suchinstructionshould
emphasize:
–theneedforcareandconcentrationwhen
workingwithride-onmachines;
–controlofaride-onmachineslidingonaslope
willnotberegainedbytheapplicationofthe
controllevers.Themainreasonsforlossof
controlare:
◊insufcientwheelgrip,especiallyonwet
grass;
◊beingdriventoofast;
◊inadequatebraking;
◊thetypeofmachineisunsuitableforitstask;
◊lackofawarenessoftheeffectofground
conditions,especiallyslopes;
◊incorrecthitchingandloaddistribution.
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