Operator's Manual

DisengagingtheHydrostaticDrive....................17
Maintenance...........................................................18
MaintenanceSafety..........................................18
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........18
Pre-MaintenanceProcedures..............................19
DisconnectingtheSpark-PlugWire..................19
Lubrication..........................................................19
LubricatingtheSlicer-ShaftBearings................19
EngineMaintenance...........................................20
EngineSafety...................................................20
ServicingtheAirCleaner..................................20
ServicingtheEngineOil....................................21
ServicingtheSparkPlug...................................22
FuelSystemMaintenance...................................23
DrainingtheFuelT ank......................................23
DriveSystemMaintenance..................................23
CheckingtheTirePressure...............................23
AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive.........................24
ChangingtheHydraulic-Transmission
Fluid..............................................................24
BeltMaintenance................................................25
RemovingtheBeltGuard..................................25
InstallingtheBeltGuard....................................25
CheckingtheConditionoftheBelts...................25
AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive-Belt
Tension.........................................................25
CuttingBladeMaintenance..................................26
CheckingandReplacingtheBlades..................26
SeedGateMaintenance.......................................28
CheckingtheSeedGate...................................28
AdjustingtheSeed-GateClosed
Position.........................................................28
Cleaning..............................................................29
WashingtheMachine.......................................29
CleaningtheEngineArea.................................29
CleaningtheBottomoftheMachine..................29
CleaningundertheBeltCover.........................29
CleaningtheSeedGate....................................29
Storage...................................................................30
StorageSafety..................................................30
StoringtheMachine..........................................30
RemovingtheMachinefromStorage................31
Troubleshooting......................................................32
Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ENISO5395.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofinjuringhandsandfeet
andofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjury.
Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
OperatorsManualbeforestartingtheengine.
Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving
componentsofthemachine.
Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
Keepchildrenandbystandersoutoftheoperating
area.Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
Stopthemachineandshutofftheenginebefore
servicing,fueling,oruncloggingthemachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.T oreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafety-alertsymbol(Figure2),which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
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