Exmark SAR481KA30 User Manual

Operation
TinesGroundEngagementFoot
Switch
Keephandsandfeetawayfromthetines.Make
surethetinesareaisclearofanyobstructions
beforeloweringit.
Locatedontheoperatorplatform(seeFigure5).
Tolowerthetinesintotheground,standonthe
tinegroundengagementswitch.Toraisethetines,
removeyourfootfromtheswitch.
TineDownPressureControl
Locatedontheleftsideofthecontrolconsole(see
Figure5).
Rotatethecontrolcounterclockwisetodecreasethe
pressureandthelengthoftheaerationplug;rotate
clockwisetoincreasepressureandincreasethelength
oftheaerationplug.
TineDownPressureGauge
Locatedinthemiddleofthecontrolconsole(see
Figure5).
Thegaugedisplaysthetinedownpressurewhen
aerating.
Pre-Start
Fillfueltankonlevelground.SeeFuel
RecommendationsintheSpecicationssectionfor
additionalgasolineinformation.
DoNotaddoiltogasoline.
DoNotoverllfueltank.Fillthefueltanktothe
bottomofthellerneck.Theemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsgasolinetoexpand.Overllingmayresult
infuelleakageordamagetotheengineoremission
system.
Makesureyouunderstandthecontrols,their
locations,theirfunctions,andtheirsafety
requirements.
RefertotheMaintenancesectionandperformallthe
necessaryinspectionandmaintenancesteps.
OperatingInstructions
OpentheFuelShut-OffValve
Rotatethevalveandalignwiththefuellinetoopen.
StartingtheEngine
1.Leavethemotioncontrolleversinneutraland
engagetheparkingbrake.
2.Placethethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
3.Onacoldengine,pushthechokeleverforward
intothe“ON”position.Onawarmengine,leave
thechokeinthe“OFF”position.
4.Turnignitionswitchtothe“START”position.
Releasetheswitchassoonastheenginestarts.
Important:DoNotcranktheengine
continuouslyformorethantensecondsata
time.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,allowa60
secondcool-downperiodbetweenstarting
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseguidelines
canburnoutthestartermotor
5.Ifthechokeisinthe“ON”position,gradually
returnchoketothe“OFF”positionastheengine
warmsup.
LoweringtheTines
DANGER
Therotatingtinesundertheenginedeckare
dangerous.Tinecontactcancauseseriousinjury
orkillyou.
DoNotputhandsorfeetundertheunitwhen
theengineisrunning.
1.Setthrottleto“MIDWAY”position.
2.Steponthetinegroundengagementfootswitch
tolowerthetines.Standontheswitchandmove
themotioncontrolleversforwardtoaerate.
3.Adjustthethrottlefortheworkingconditions.
AdjustingtheTineDownPressure
Adjusttheplugdepthbyrotatingthetinedown
pressurecontrol.Rotatethecontrolcounterclockwise
todecreasethehydraulicdownpressuretoremovea
shorterplug.Rotateclockwisetoincreasepressure
andpullalongerplug.
Firsttimeuse:setthepressureto350psi(24bar).
Idealplugdepthis3-4inches(7.6–10cm).Rotatethe
plugdepthcontroltoadapttothesoilconditions.
Keepthedrivetiresonthegroundatalltimes.
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General

Brand	Exmark
Model	SAR481KA30
Category	Lawn and Garden Equipment
Language	English