Exmark Frontrunner 720,000 & Higher Serial Nos. - Pre-Start; Operating Instructions

Operation
DriveWheelReleaseValves
Locatedonthetopleftfrontcornerofhydrostatic
pumps.
Drivewheelreleasevalvesareusedtoreleasethe
hydrostaticdrivesystemtoallowthemachinetobe
pushedwithouttheenginerunning.
Withawrench,turnbothvalvesoneturn
counterclockwisetoreleasedrivesystem.Turn
clockwisetoresetsystem.DoNotovertighten.Do
Nottowmachine.
•For27HPKohler&31HPBriggs&Stratton
Units:Usea5/8inchwrenchtoturnthevalves.
•For23HPKohlerUnits:Usea7/16inchwrench
toturnthevalves.
PTOEngagementSwitch
Locatedonrightfueltank.
Switchmustbepulledouttothe“ROTATE”
positiontoengagetheblades.Switchispushedinto
the“STOP”positiontostoptheblades.
HydraulicLiftSwitch
Locatedonrightfueltankconsole.
Thehydraulicliftswitchisusedtoraiseandlower
themowerdeck.
Pushthefrontportionofthehydraulicliftswitch
downtoraisethemowerdecktothedesiredheight.
Pushtherearportionofthehydraulicliftswitch
downtolowerthemowerdecktothedesiredheight.
Pre-Start
Fillfueltanks.Forbestresultsuseonlyclean,fresh
regulargradeunleadedgasolinewithanoctanerating
of87orhigher.Regulargradeleadedgasolinemay
alsobeused;however,combustionchamberand
cylinderheadwillrequiremorefrequentservice.See
EngineOwner’sManual.
DoNotaddoiltogasoline.
DoNotoverllfueltank.Neverllthefueltankso
thatthefuellevelrisesabovealevelthatis1/2inch
(13mm)belowthebottomofthellernecktoallow
forfuelexpansionandpreventfuelspillage.
Makesureyouunderstandthecontrols,their
locations,theirfunctions,andtheirsafety
requirements.
RefertotheMaintenancesectionandperformallthe
necessaryinspectionandmaintenancesteps.
OperatingInstructions
RaisetheRolloverProtectionSystem
(ROPS)
Important:Lowertherollbaronlywhen
absolutelynecessary.
1.Removethehairpincotterpinsandremovethe
tworollbarpins(Figure5).
2.Raisetherollbartotheuprightpositionand
installthetwopinsandsecurethemwiththe
hairpincotterpins(Figure5).
Important:Alwaysusetheseatbeltwiththe
rollbarintheraisedposition.Ensurethatthe
rearpartoftheseatissecuredwiththeseat
latch.
Figure5
1.Rollbar3.Pin
2.Raisedposition4.Hairpincotterpin
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