Operator's Manual

8.Starttheengineforapproximately1minute,
thenshutitoff.
9.Starttheengineandcheckforoilleaks.
Movethemotion-controlleverstothefullspeed
andrunforseveralminutes.
10.Shutdownthemachine.
11.Checkthehydraulic-uidlevel;refertoChecking
theHydraulic-FluidLevel(page63).
Addenoughuidtoputthelevelbetweenthe
twomarksonthedipstick.Itmaytake3.8to
4.7L(4to5USqt)dependinghowmuchuid
stayedinthecoolingloopwhiledraining.
12.Installthedipstickandcap.
MowerDeck
Maintenance
BladeSafety
•Inspectthebladesperiodicallyforwearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthe
bladesorweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingtheblades.Onlyreplaceorsharpenthe
blades;neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotating
onebladecancauseotherbladestorotate.
•Replacewornordamagedbladesandboltsinsets
topreservebalance.
ServicingtheCutting
Blades
Toensureasuperiorqualityofcut,keeptheblades
sharp.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,
keepextrabladesonhand.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure71).
2.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblade;refertoSharpeningthe
Blades(page67).
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallyinthecurvedarea.
4.Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,oraslotforming
inthisarea,immediatelyinstallanewblade
(Figure71).
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