Fort 280 Series User Manual

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5.5 SETTING AT REST
Incaseyouforeseealongperiodofinactivityforthe
machine,itisnecessary:
- Tocleanthoroughlyalldirtonthemachine.
- Tocheckthecorrecttighteningofthescrews.
- Tocheckandreplace,ifnecessary,thedamaged
orwornparts.
- Tocoattheruinedorabradedpartswithanantitrust
varnish.
- Tolubricate/greaseallpartssubjecttowear.
- Toemptythefueltankandthecarburetorcom-
pletely.
- Tocoverthemachinewithaclothandputitinside,
awayfrombadweathers,freezingandhumidity.
5.6 MACHINE DISMANTLING
Incaseyoudecidetodismantlethemachine,youshall
separateitscomponentsinequalpartswhichmust
bedisposedonebyoneincompliancewiththelocal
regulationsconcerningwastedisposal.
Disposetheexhaustedlubricantsandthe several
detergents,accordingtotheirdifferentstructure.
WARNING
FOR THE DISPOSAL OF THE SEVERAL COMPO-
NENTS, CONTACT EXCLUSIVELY LEGALLY AUTHOR-
IZED COMPANIES THAT MAY ISSUE A REGULAR
RECEIPT OF THE DISPOSAL.
5.7 SPARE PARTS
Thesparepartsoftheengineunitmustbedirectly
requestedtotheenginemanufactureroritsdealer.
Inordertorequestthesparepartsofthemachine,
contactthelocalDealeroftheManufacturer.
WenallyremindyouthattheManufacturerisalways
atyourdisposalincaseyouneedafter-saleservice
and/orspareparts.
5.8 TROUBLESHOOTING
A) The engine does not start at all:checkwhatfol-
lows:
1) thefuellevelreachesatleastthehalfofthefuel
tank;
2)thefuelcapisopen(ifany);
3)theacceleratorisinSTARTposition(endof
stroke),thecontrolcableisnotreleasedorbroken
andtherichmixturecontrolisworking(«air»-
primer);
ENGLISH
4) thattheelectricalcableplacedintheaccelerator
toshutoffthemotorisnotgrounded,evenwhen
theleverisinposition;
5) thefuelreachesthecarburetorortheinjector;
6) theventonthefuelcapisnotclogged;
7) thelteronthecarburetorinletisclean(ifany);
8) thecarburetorjetisclean.Inordertocheckit,
unscrewitandifdirty,cleanitbymeansofanair
jet;
9) thesparkplugmakessparks(gasolineengines).
Inordertocarryoutthischeck,disassemblethe
plug,connectitagaintothecurrentcable,leanthe
metallicgroundpartandpullslowlytheropeofthe
enginerecoilstarter,asifyouwantedtostartit.
 Ifthereisnosparkbetweenthetwoelectrodes,try
tochecktheconnectionsbetweenthesparkplug
cableandifthecurrentdoesnotarriveyet,replace
thesparkplug.Ifalsothisgivesnoresults,the
problemconcernstheelectricsystem,andatthis
pointweadviceyoutocontacttheclosestservice
centeroraspecializedrepairshop.
10) that has not loosened the cord off the motor
connectedtothelever(16Fig1),andfordiesel
engines.
11)andleveroff(16Fig.1)isinthedownposition
(wherepresent).
B) The engine has no power:
1) checkiftheairlterisclean;incaseitisdirty,
removethedirtbymeansof acompressedair
jet;
2) replacethelterincaseitisdirtywithoil,above
allduringthetransportation;
3) enoughgasoil(Dieselengine)arrivestotheinjec-
tor.
C) The machine moves forward with difculty or the
PTO does not work well:
1) Checktheclearancebetweenthescrewandthe
levercontrol,possiblyrecordedasdescribedat
thepoint5.3.1.
2) Checkthattheaccessoryiswellinsertedintothe
PTOquickcoupling.
3) Makesurethattheclutchisnotwornordamaged;
tocheckthisandeventuallychangetheclutch,call
thenearestService.
D) The speeds or the PTO are engaged with dif-
culty:
1) Checkthattheclutchcontrollever(8Fig.1)is
verticalwhenreleased.
2)FacilitatetheengagementofgearsorthePTOby
slowlyloweringtheclutchcontrollever(8Fig.1)
alittle.

Fort 280 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Fort
Model	280 Series
Category	Tiller
Language	English