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Ariens Apex 52 Owner's Manual

Ariens Apex 52
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WELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SAFETY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Practices & Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Emission Control System. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Required Operator Training . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Signal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Decals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Safety Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ASSEMBLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CONTROLS AND FEATURES . . . . . . . 13
Ignition Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Throttle Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power-Take-Off (PTO) Knob . . . . . . . . . 14
Hour Meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Height-of-Cut Adjustment System . . . . . 14
Transport Lock Release Lever. . . . . . . . 15
Deck Lift Pedal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat Adjustment Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Parking Brake Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Safety Interlock System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Steering Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Transaxle Bypass Levers. . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-scalp Rollers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emergency Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Before Operating Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Start the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Operate Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Stop the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Move Unit Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transport Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Release transport lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Service Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Service Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hour / Maintenance Meter . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Check Safety Interlock System . . . . . . . 20
Check Parking Brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Check Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Check Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Check Carbon Canister Filter. . . . . . . . . 21
Check Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lubricate Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Check Mower Blades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Battery Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Check Mower Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Check Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SERVICE & ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . 26
Adjust Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Adjust Unit to Drive Straight. . . . . . . . . . 27
Adjust Transaxles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Electrical Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replace Transaxle Drive Belt . . . . . . . . 31
Adjust Anti-Scalp Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Adjust Parking Brake Lever. . . . . . . . . . 33
Remove and Install Mower Deck. . . . . . 33
Level and Pitch Mower Deck . . . . . . . . . 35
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
STORAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Short-Term Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Long-Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Start-of-Season Preparation . . . . . . . . . 39
ACCESSORIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Ariens Apex 52 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Engine BrandKawasaki
Engine Power23 HP
Cutting Width52 inches
TransmissionHydrostatic
Deck Material10-gauge steel
Number of Blades3
EngineKawasaki FR691V
Engine Displacement726 cc
Speed8 mph forward/4 mph reverse
Cutting Height1.5 - 4.5 inches
Warranty3 years

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