Use and Care Manual

Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst8hours
•Inspecttheblowerbelt.
•Inspectthebagger.
Aftereachuse
•Cleanthehoodscreen.
•Cleanthebagger.
Every25hours
•Inspecttheblowerbelt.
Every100hours
•Inspectthebagger.
WARNING
Ifyouleavethekeyinthekeyswitch,someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriouslyinjure
youorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyanddisconnectthewirefromthesparkplugbeforeyoudoanymaintenance.Setthewire
asidesothatitdoesnotaccidentallycontactthesparkplug.
WARNING
Enginescanbecomehotwhentheyareoperating.Severeburnscanoccurfromcontactinghotsurfaces.
Allowengines,especiallythemufer,tocoolbeforetouching.
WARNING
Debris,suchasleaves,grass,orbrushcancatchre.Areintheengineareacancausepersonalinjury
andpropertydamage.
•Keeptheengineandmuferareafreeofdebrisaccumulation.
•Takecarewhenopeningthebaggercovertokeepdebrisfromfallingontotheengineandmuferarea.
•Allowthemachinetocoolbeforestoringit.
PreparingforMaintenance
Dothefollowingstepsbeforepreformingmaintenanceon
themachine:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,andengagetheparking
brake.
3.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
4.Cleanthemowerofanydebrisonthedeckorrearpart
ofthemowertoeasemaintenance.
CleaningtheHoodScreen
ServiceInterval:Aftereachuse
1.Openthebaggerhood.
2.Cleanthedebrisfromthescreen.
3.Closethebaggerhood.
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