SPORT Commercial Mower Owner’s Manual For Sentar Sport serial #26077 and higher until superseded WARNING: READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING For your safety and for proper operation and maintenance read carefully and keep readily available for future reference. Revised 03/2006 Additional replacement owner’s manuals as well as illustrated parts lists are available from your authorized Wright Dealer for a nominal charge. Also check www.wrightmfg.com for the most up to date literature.
Foreword Welcome to the progressive group of mowing professionals who use Wright mowers. We are focused on giving you advanced engineering and quality construction in each mower we build. This manual explains the features and promotes safer use of the mower. Please read it in its entirety and follow the instructions carefully so that you can have many years of safe and productive operation with your Wright product.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE OF MOWER BY DEALER............................................................. 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS......................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 3 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................................................................................
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Pre-Delivery Service of Mower by Dealer WARNING If you are not completely familiar with the Safety Instruction Manual read it now before proceeding with the Pre-Delivery Service of the mower. Only your authorized Wright dealer should perform the Pre-Delivery Service of the mower. The Wright Sentar Sport is shipped completely assembled and has been adjusted and tested at the factory.
• • • • • • standing on the foot platform, release the parking brake. Now gradually close the manual bypass valves on top of each pump one at a time and see if the wheels start to move. If the wheels move when the hand controls are in neutral position, adjust the pump neutral adjustment allen screw. The manual bypass valves on side of each pump should now be firmly closed. (Do not tighten these bypass valves with a wrench. Only hand tighten).
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WRIGHT MOWER USERS & OWNERS: READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING PLEASE BE CAREFUL! WARNING CAUTION This symbol with the word “WARNING” indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. This symbol with the word “CAUTION” indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. Introduction This mower is built to the highest standards in the industry.
WARNING WARNING User Clothing Regular Mower Safety Maintenance DO NOT operate the mower while wearing sandals, tennis shoes, sneakers, or shorts. Always wear long non-baggy pants. Wear hightop leather steel-toed work boots with thick, textured tread, soft-rubber soled at all times. Hard or smooth soled shoes are too slippery for a good footing on mower platform. NEVER wear loose-fitting clothing or jacket pockets that can get caught on the handlebars or control levers of any mower you drive.
stop the mower. This could throw you off the mower or into and possibly over the handle bars causing serious injury or death. The faster you are moving the more potential there is for injury. Mow only in daylight or in good artificial light. Keep away from drop-offs, the edges of ponds, streams, pools, etc. especially at the bottom of slopes. Do not mow when children or others are around.
mower operates. Do not operate the mower faster than conditions allow. For example, hills, wet or bumpy ground, dim light or high grass are all conditions requiring slower speeds. Never operate the mower at the highest speed unless you are on level, wide, open areas of clearly visible ground or transporting on paved areas. Speeding with any mower is dangerous, and so is traveling faster than conditions should permit on this mower.
When crossing a slope sideways, your mower has the average amount of weight on the drive wheels versus the front wheels, similar to level ground. However, this angle leaves the least weight on the higher side drive wheel, tending to make it slip. This is the preferred angle for mowing large areas of gentle slopes. Recommendations for this angle: • Sit back, as far as you can on the seat. This adds weight to the rear drive wheels and will allow you to mow more quickly across the slope without sliding.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING If you are not completely familiar with the Safety Instruction Manual read it now before proceeding with the operation of the mower. REMEMBER THERE ARE CERTAIN PRECAUTIONS LISTED IN THIS MANUAL THAT YOU MUST NOW TAKE BEFORE STARTING THE MOWER. Inspect Mower Before Each Use Inspection of Mower: Do not use the mower if any parts are not maintained in good operating condition. Examine all moving parts prior to each use.
about half of the way from idle speed. Release the parking brake. The higher engine speed will make the controls much more responsive and the mower much quicker; Use caution if it is your first time. Now try moving the hand control levers, one at a time, very slightly, forward and backward. Gradually increase your speed until you are well acquainted with the operation of the hand controls and the mower’s behavior.
Changing the Speed/Sensitivity Adjustment The controls are initially set with the Speed/ Sensitivity Adjustment in the faster, more sensitive position. If an operator is not completely familiar with the mower operation the operator may desire to decrease the ground speed. The slower setting has a corresponding decrease in the sensitivity of the controls. In other words, a given amount of movement of the control levers will cause about a 25-30% change in the ground speed making the controls less sensitive.
¼” allen wrench at the Return-to-Neutral (RTN) mechanism, if necessary. It is normal to make these adjustments from time to time. How to Test/Use the Blade Clutch/Brake Switch Before testing the blade clutch/brake operation, make sure the area is clear and there is nothing vulnerable to thrown objects from under the mower. No one should be near the mower deck or in its line of discharge. The discharge chute deflector should be in the down position. The parking brake should now be applied.
oil fill tube. Use fully synthetic oil: Mobil1 15W50. Lift the mower so that the rear wheels are off the ground. Be careful to support the mower so that it will not fall or tip while the system is bled of air. With the bypass valves open and the engine running, slowly move the control levers back and forth five or six times. Now close the bypass valves and with the engine running, slowly move the control levers back and forth five or six times.
*3 *2 Engine *1 Engine *1 Engine Engine Engine Engine *1 *1 *1 *1 Engine *1 X X X X EVE R HO Y 25 URS EVE R HOUY 100 RS EVE RY HO 200 URS EVE R HO Y 300 URS ANN UAL LY DAI LY SEE N BEL OTE OW FIR S HO T 8 URS MAINTENANCE ITEM Inspect for cracks in frame, cutter deck or other steel parts Inspect all belts for wear, adjustment and alignment Check all bolts and nuts for tightness (tighten as necessary) Lubricate hand control lever pivot shafts with waterproof grease Check hydraulic oil reservoir
Maintenance Record Date 14 Maintenance/Service Performed Unit Hours Shop/Technician
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING, INC. POWER EQUIPMENT LIMITED WARRANTY THIS WARRANTY SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS ON UNITS WITH A RETAIL SALES DATE ON OR AFTER 04/01/05 Wright Manufacturing, Inc. (hereinafter: WMI) warrants to the original owner that the new WMI mower accompanying this document will be free from manufacturing defects in materials or workmanship subject to the following limitations and exclusions.
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