CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriouslyinjure
youorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionanddisconnectthesparkplugwiresfromthesparkplugsbeforeyoudo
anymaintenance.Setthewiresasidesothattheydonotaccidentallycontactthesparkplugs.
Premaintenance
Procedures
RaisingtheMowerforAccess
Thefrontofthemowercanberaisedandsupportedon
itsbackforaccessunderthemachineformaintenance.
1.Raisetheplatform.RefertoOperatingthePlatform
inOperation.
2.Removethebattery.
Figure32
1.Wingnut4.Positivebatterycable
2.Batterycover5.Battery
3.Negativebatterycable
3.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank.RefertoDraining
theFuelTankinMaintenance.
4.Removethecapofthehydraulictankandplace
apieceofplasticovertheopeningandinstallthe
hydrauliccap.Thiswillsealthehydraulictankand
preventitfromleakingout.
Figure33
1.Cap
3.Hydraulictank
2.Pieceofplastic
5.Withtwopeople,raisethefrontofthemowersoit
restsonthedrivetiresandtheplatformintheup
position.
6.Performanymaintenanceonthemachine.
7.Withtwopeople,lowerthefrontofthemowerto
theground.
8.Removetheplasticunderthehydraulictankcap.
9.Installthebatteryforthemachine.
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