Product Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Safety
- Practices & Laws
- Emission Control System
- Required Operator Training
- Safety Alert Symbol
- Signal Words
- Safety Decals
- Safety Rules
- Assembly
- Required Tools
- Unpack Unit
- Assemble Steering Levers
- Secure Seat Cable
- Secure Operator Presence Cable
- Install Deck Lift Pedal
- Install Trailer Hitch
- Prepare Unit for Operation
- Controls and Features
- Ignition Key
- Choke Control Knob
- Throttle Control Lever
- Power-Take-Off (PTO) Knob
- Hour Meter
- Height-of-Cut Dial
- Deck Lift Pedal
- Seat Adjustment Lever
- Parking Brake Lever
- Safety Interlock System
- Steering Levers
- Transaxle Bypass Levers
- Anti-scalp Wheels
- Operation
- Emergency Stopping
- Before Operating Unit
- Start the Engine
- Operate Unit
- Stop the Engine
- Move Unit Manually
- Transport Unit
- Maintenance
- Maintenance Schedule
- Service Parts
- Hour / Maintenance Meter
- Check Safety Interlock System
- Check Parking Brake
- Check Engine Oil
- Check Tire Pressure
- Check Carbon Canister Filter
- Check Fasteners
- Lubricate Unit
- Maintenance Preparation
- Check Mower Blades
- Check Battery
- Check Mower Belts
- Hydraulic Fluid
- Adjustments
- Adjust Seat
- Adjust Steering Levers
- Adjust Unit to Track Straight
- Adjust Parking Brake Lever
- Remove and Install Mower Deck
- Adjust Mower Deck
- Storage
- Short-Term Storage
- Long-Term Storage
- Start-of-Season Preparation
- Accessories
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Warr anty
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Adjust Steering Lever Reach
See Figure 38.
1. Loosen hardware securing steering lever
to upper control arm.
2. Pivot steering lever to desired position.
Ensure levers are aligned with each
other.
3. Tighten hardware.
ADJUST UNIT TO TRACK
STRAIGHT
NOTICE: Reverse travel can only be
adjusted by your Ariens dealer.
Check Tire Pressure
1. Check pressure of both tires. If needed,
adjust pressure to recommendation on
tire sidewall.
2. Recheck unit tracking. If unit still does not
track straight, note which side the unit
pulls toward and increase the tire
pressure on that side.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT exceed maximum tire
pressure listed on tire sidewall.
If increasing tire pressure on one side does
not correct tracking problem, adjust the
steering levers.
Adjust Steering Levers
See Figure 39.
If adjusting tire pressure did not correct
tracking problem:
1. Loosen jam nut on adjustment bolt of
steering lever that needs adjustment.
2. Adjust drive wheel speed.
• Turn adjustment bolt counterclockwise
to increase steering lever travel and
drive wheel speed.
• Turn adjustment bolt clockwise to
decrease steering lever travel and drive
wheel speed.
3. Tighten jam nut.
IMPORTANT: Adjustment bolt must contact
steering lever. DO NOT turn adjustment bolt
too far counterclockwise.
ADJUST PARKING BRAKE
LEVER
1. Park unit a flat, level surface and chock
wheels so unit cannot roll.
2. Tip seat forward.
See Figure 40.
3. Loosen upper jam nut and adjust lower
nut up or down until brake lever functions
correctly.
4. Tighten upper jam nut against lower nut.
5. Return seat to operating position.
Figure 38
1. Steering Lever
2. Upper Control Arm
3. Hardware
1
2
3
Figure 39
1. Steering Control Arm
2. Jam Nut
3. Adjustment Bolt
1
2
3