Operation Manual

TransportingtheMachine........................................28
LoadingtheMachine..............................................29
OperatingTips......................................................30
Maintenance.................................................................31
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)......................31
PremaintenanceProcedures........................................32
RaisingtheSeat......................................................32
ReleasingtheMower-DeckCurtain...........................32
RaisingtheFrontoftheMachine..............................32
Lubrication...............................................................33
GreasingtheBearings.............................................33
EngineMaintenance..................................................33
ServicingtheAirCleaner.........................................33
ServicingtheEngineOil..........................................34
ServicingtheSparkPlug..........................................37
CleaningtheCoolingSystem....................................38
FuelSystemMaintenance...........................................38
ReplacingtheIn-LineFuelFilter...............................38
ElectricalSystemMaintenance....................................39
ChargingtheBattery...............................................39
ServicingtheFuses.................................................41
DriveSystemMaintenance.........................................41
CheckingtheTirePressure......................................41
ReleasingtheElectricBrake.....................................41
MowerMaintenance...................................................42
ServicingtheCuttingBlades.....................................42
LevelingtheMowerDeck........................................45
RemovingtheMowerDeck.....................................47
InstallingtheMowerDeck.......................................47
ReplacingtheGrassDeector..................................48
MowerBeltMaintenance............................................49
InspectingtheBelts................................................49
ReplacingtheMower-DeckBelt...............................49
Cleaning...................................................................50
CleaningundertheFrontoftheMachine...................50
WashingtheUndersideoftheMower........................50
Storage........................................................................51
CleaningandStorage..............................................51
Troubleshooting...........................................................53
Schematics...................................................................55
Safety
ThismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewithENISO
5395:2013.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismowercanresult
ininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,complywith
thesesafetyinstructions.
Torodesignedandtestedthismowerforreasonablysafe
service;however,failuretocomplywiththefollowing
instructionsmayresultinpersonalinjury.
Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,and
togainknowledgeoftheproduct,itisessentialthat
youandanyotheroperatorofthemowerreadand
understandthecontentsofthismanualbeforetheengine
iseverstarted.Payparticularattentiontothesafetyalert
symbol(Figure2)whichmeansCaution,Warning,or
Danger.Readandunderstandtheinstructionbecause
ithastodowithsafety.Failuretocomplywiththe
instructionmayresultinpersonalinjury.
SafeOperatingPractices
Training
•ReadtheOperator'sManualandothertrainingmaterial.
Note:Iftheoperator(s)ormechanic(s)cannotreadthe
manuallanguage,itistheowner'sresponsibilitytoexplain
thismaterialtothem.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationoftheequipment,
operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Alloperatorsandmechanicsshouldbetrained.The
ownerisresponsiblefortrainingtheusers.
•Neverletchildrenoruntrainedpeopleoperateorservice
theequipment.
Note:Localregulationsmayrestricttheageofthe
operator.
•Theowner/usercanpreventandisresponsiblefor
accidentsorinjuriesoccurringtohimselforherself,other
people,ordamagetoproperty.
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