Snapper 7800924 - Maintenance & Adjustment

Maintenance & Adjustments
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Maintenance
General Recommendations
• Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenperformingany
maintenance.
•
Thewarrantyonthislawnmowerdoesnotcoveritemsthat
havebeensubjectedtooperatorabuseornegligence.To
receivefullvaluefromwarranty,operatormustmaintain
thelawnmowerasinstructedhere.
• Changingofengine-governedspeedwillvoidengine
warranty.
•
Alladjustmentsshouldbecheckedatleastonceeach
season.
•
Periodicallycheckallfastenersandmakesuretheseare
tight.
WARNING: Alwaysstopengine,disconnectspark
plug,andgroundagainstenginebeforeperforming
anytypeofmaintenanceonyourmachine.
Emissions Control
Maintenance,replacement,orrepairoftheemissionscontrol
devicesandsystemsmaybeperformedbyanynon-roadengine
repairestablishmentorindividual.However,toobtain“no
charge”emissionscontrolservice,theworkmustbeperformed
byafactoryauthorizeddealer.SeetheEmissionsWarranty.
Lubrication
1. Lubricatepivotpointsonthebladecontrolatleastonce
aseasonwithlightoil.Thiscontrolmustoperatefreelyin
bothdirections.SeeFigure6-1.
Figure 6-1
2. Thetransmissionispre-lubricatedandsealedatthefactory
anddoesnotrequirelubrication.
3. RefertotheEngineCaresectionforlubricationschedule
andinstructionforenginelubrication.
Deck Wash
Yourmower’sdeckmaybeequippedwithawaterportonits
surfaceaspartofitsdeckwashsystem.
Usethedeckwashtorinsegrassclippingsfromthedeck’s
undersideandpreventthebuildupofcorrosivechemicals.
CompletethefollowingstepsAFTEREACHMOWING:
1. Pushthemowertoalevel,clearspotonyourlawn,near
enoughforyourgardenhosetoreach.
CAUTION: Makecertainthemower’sdischarge
chuteisdirectedAWAYfromyourhouse,garage,
parkedcars,etc.
2.
Threadthehosecoupler(packagedwithyourmower’s
Operator’sManual)ontotheendofyourgardenhose.
3. Attachthehosecouplertothewaterportonyourdeck’s
surface.SeeFigure6-2.
Figure 6-2
4. Turnthewateron.
5. StarttheengineasdescribedintheOperationsection.
6. Runtheengineforaminimumoftwominutes,allowing
theundersideofthecuttingdecktothoroughlyrinse.
7. Releasebladecontroltostoptheengineandblade.
8. Turnthewateroffanddetachthehosecouplerfromthe
waterportonyourdeck’ssurface.
Aftercleaningyourdeck,restartthemower.Keeptheengine
andbladerunningforaminimumoftwominutes,allowingthe
undersideofthecuttingdecktothoroughlydry.