Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Maintenance
witha1/2inchwrenchallowsnetuningadjustments
sothatthemachinedoesnotmoveinneutral.Any
adjustmentsshouldbemadeforneutralpositioning
only.
WARNING
Enginemustberunninganddrivewheelsmust
beturningsoadjustmentscanbeperformed.
Contactwithmovingpartsorhotsurfacesmay
causepersonalinjury.
Keepngers,hands,andclothingclearof
rotatingcomponentsandhotsurfaces.
1.Priortostartingtheengine,pushthedecklift
pedalandremovetheheightofcutpin.Lower
decktotheground.
2.Raisetherearofmachineupandsupportwith
jackstands(orequivalentsupport)justhigh
enoughtoallowdrivewheelstoturnfreely.
3.Removetheelectricalconnectionfromtheseat
safetyswitch,locatedunderthebottomcushion
oftheseat.Theswitchisapartoftheseat
assembly.
4.Temporarilyinstallajumperwireacrossthe
terminalsintheconnectorofthemainwiring
harness.
5.Startengine.Brakemustbeengagedand
motioncontrolleversouttostartengine.
Operatordoesnothavetobeintheseat.Run
engineatfullthrottleandreleasebrake.
6.Runtheunitatleast5minuteswiththedrive
leversatfullforwardspeedtobringhydraulicoil
uptooperatingtemperature.
Note:Themotioncontrolleverneedstobein
neutralwhilemakinganynecessaryadjustments.
7.Bringthemotioncontrolleversintotheneutral
position.Thecontrolplatetabsshouldtouchthe
returntoneutralplatesonthehydros.Adjust
pumpcontrolrodlengthsbylooseningthenuts
androtatingtheturnbuckleintheappropriate
directionuntilthewheelsslightlycreepinreverse
(
Figure31).Movethemotioncontrolleverstothe
reversepositionandwhileapplyingslightpressure
totheleverallowthereverseindicatorspringsto
bringtheleversbacktoneutral.Thewheelsmust
stopturningorslightlycreepinreverse.
Figure31
1.Nut
4.Controlplate
2.Turnbuckle5.Returntoneutralplate
3.Stationaryplate
6.Tabstouchingreturnto
neutralplate
8.Tightennuts.
9.Shutoffunit.Removejumperwirefromwire
harnessandplugconnectorintoseatswitch.
10.Removethejackstands.
11.Raisethedeckandre-installtheheightofcutpin.
12.Checkthatthemachinedoesnotcreepinneutral
withtheparkbrakedisengaged.
AdjustingtheSeatRide
Suspension
Thenumberofseatspringscanbechangedto
maximizeridercomfort.Morespringsshouldbeused
withheavieroperatorsandonroughterrain.Fewer
springsshouldbeusedwithlighteroperatorsand
whenmowingsmooth,wellestablishedlawns.Always
keepthenumberofspringsontheleftandrightside
thesamewhenaddingandremovingsprings.
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