Operator's Manual

operatethemachine,reviewthesiteconditionsto
determinewhetheryoucanoperatethemachine
intheconditionsonthatdayandatthatsite.
Changesintheterraincanresultinachangein
slopeoperationforthemachine.
–Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onslopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesin
speedordirection.Maketurnsslowlyand
gradually.
–Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisin
question.
–Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhidden
hazards.Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.
–Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycause
themachinetolosetraction.
–Useextremecautionwhenoperating
themachineneardrop-offs,ditches,
embankments,waterhazards,orother
hazards.Themachinecouldsuddenlyrollover
ifawheelgoesovertheedgeortheedge
cavesin.Establishasafetyareabetweenthe
machineandanyhazard.
AfterOperationSafety
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface;shutoff
theengine,removethekey,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andallowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,repairing,cleaning,orstoring
themachine.
•Onlydisconnectthemachinefromthetractionunit
whileonalevelsurface.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened.
•Replaceallworn,damaged,ormissingdecals.
AdjustingtheBlower
NozzleHeight
Theblowernozzlecanbeoperatedataheightrange
from114to216mm(4.5to8.5inches).T oadjust
theblowernozzleheight,positionthecastorwheel
axlesintheupperorlowerholesofthecastorforks
andaddorremoveanequalnumberofspacersfrom
thecastorforks.
1.Starttheengineandraisetheblowerofftheoor
sothatyoucanchangethecastorwheels.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
3.Positionthecastorwheelaxlesinthesame
holesinbothcastorforks(Figure20).
Note:Usethelowercastorforkaxlemounting
holestoattainahigherblowernozzleheight.
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Figure20
1.Tensioningcap4.Axlemountingholes
2.Spacers5.Castorwheel
3.Shims
4.Removethetensioningcapfromthespindle
shaft(Figure20)andslidethespindleoutofthe
castorarm.
5.Putthe2shims(1/8inch)ontothespindleshaft
astheywereoriginallyinstalled.
Note:Theseshimsarerequiredtoachievea
levelacrosstheentirewidthoftheblower.
6.Slidetheappropriatenumberof1/2-inchspacers
ontothespindleshafttogetthedesiredheight;
thenslidethewasherontotheshaft.
7.Pushthecastorspindlethroughthecastorarm.
8.Installtheshims(astheywereoriginally
installed)andtheremainingspacersontothe
spindleshaft.
9.Installthetensioningcaptosecuretheassembly.
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