OperatingTips...................................................22
Maintenance...............................................................24
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)................24
PremaintenanceProcedures....................................25
RaisingtheSeat..................................................25
AccessingtheBattery.........................................25
Lubrication.............................................................25
GreasingtheBearings.........................................25
EngineMaintenance...............................................26
ServicingtheAirCleaner....................................26
ServicingtheEngineOil.....................................27
ServicingtheSparkPlug.....................................29
CleaningtheCoolingSystem...............................30
FuelSystemMaintenance.......................................30
ReplacingtheFuelFilter.....................................30
ElectricalSystemMaintenance................................31
ChargingtheBattery...........................................31
ServicingtheFuses.............................................32
DriveSystemMaintenance.....................................33
CheckingtheTirePressure.................................33
MowerMaintenance...............................................33
ServicingtheCuttingBlades...............................33
LevelingtheMowerDeck...................................36
RemovingtheMower.........................................37
MowerBeltMaintenance....................................38
InstallingtheMower...........................................38
ReplacingtheGrassDeector.............................38
Cleaning.................................................................39
WashingtheUndersideoftheMower..................39
Storage.......................................................................40
CleaningandStorage..........................................40
Troubleshooting.........................................................42
Schematics.................................................................44
Safety
SafeOperationPractices
forRide-on(riding)Rotary
LawnmowerMachines
ThismachinemeetsorexceedsEuropeanStandardsin
effectatthetimeofproduction.However,improper
useormaintenancebytheoperatororownercan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeans
CAUTION,WARNING,orDANGER-“personal
safetyinstruction.”Failuretocomplywiththe
instructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
SafeOperatingPractices
ThefollowinginstructionsarefromtheENstandard
EN836:1997.
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriousinjuryordeath.
Training
•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe
controlsandtheproperuseoftheequipment.
•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwiththese
instructionstousethelawnmower.Localregulations
canrestricttheageoftheoperator.
•Nevermowwhilepeople,especiallychildren,orpets
arenearby.
•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuserisresponsible
foraccidentsorhazardsoccurringtootherpeopleor
theirproperty.
•Donotcarrypassengers.
•Alldriversshouldseekandobtainprofessional
andpracticalinstruction.Suchinstructionshould
emphasize:
–theneedforcareandconcentrationwhen
workingwithride-onmachines;
–controlofaride-onmachineslidingonaslope
willnotberegainedbytheapplicationofthe
brake.Themainreasonsforlossofcontrolare:
◊insufcientwheelgrip;
◊beingdriventoofast;
◊inadequatebraking;
◊thetypeofmachineisunsuitableforitstask;
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