Use and Care Manual

Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst10hours
•Inspectthebagger.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Cleanthebagger.
Beforestorage
•Inspectthebagger.
•Cleanthebagger.
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriouslyinjure
youorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionanddisconnectthewirefromthesparkplugbeforeyoudoany
maintenance.Setthewireasidesothatitdoesnotaccidentallycontactthesparkplug.
DANGER
Anenginecanbecomehotwhileitoperates.Severeburnscanoccurfromcontactinghotsurfaces.
Allowtheengine,especiallythemufer,tocoolbeforetouchingit.
DANGER
Debris,suchasleaves,grass,orbrushcancatchre.Areintheengineareacancausepersonalinjury
andpropertydamage.
•Keeptheengineandmuferareafreeofdebrisaccumulation.
•Takecarewhenopeningthebaggercovertokeepdebrisfromfallingontotheengineandmuferarea.
•Allowthemachinetocoolbeforestoringit.
InspectingtheBagger
Attachment
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst10hours
Beforestorage
Inspectthebaggerattachmentaftertherst10hoursof
operation,andmonthlythereafter.
1.Checkthechute,dischargetube,andthebaggertop.
Replacethesepartsiftheyarecrackedorbroken.
2.Tightenallnuts,bolts,andscrews.
3.Inspectallfastenersandlatches;replaceanymissing
ordamaged.
4.Inspectthegrassbagsfordeterioration.
WARNING
Youorbystanderscouldbeseverelyinjuredby
yingdebrisorthrownobjectsthatmaypass
throughtorn,worn,ordeterioratedgrassbags.
•Checkthegrassbagsforholes,rips,wear,
andotherdeterioration.
•Donotwashthegrassbags.
•Ifthebaghasdeteriorated,installnew
grassbagssuppliedbythemanufacturer
ofthisbaggerattachment.
InspectingtheMowerBlades
Inspectthemowerbladesregularlyandwheneverablade
strikesaforeignobject.
Ifthebladesarebadlywornordamaged,installnewblades.
RefertoyourmowerormowerOperator'sManualforcomplete
blademaintenance.
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