Operator's Manual

16.Installtherubberclutchstraptothemower
framewiththe2previouslyremovedboltsand
nuts(Figure78).
17.Pulluponthespring-loadedidlerforthe
PTO-drivebeltandinstallitontotheclutch
pulley(Figure77).
18.Plugintheelectricconnectionfortheclutch
(Figure78).
19.Installthefrontenginepanelandtightenthe
knobs.
20.Lowerdowntheseat.
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Therotatingshaftandfancancausepersonal
injury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
coversinplace.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothing
clearofrotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Shutofftheengineandremovetheignition
keybeforeperformingmaintenance.
Checkingthe
Engine-CoolantLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours
FluidType:50/50mixofextendedlife
antifreeze/Dex-Cool®andwater
CoolingSystemCapacity:4.6L(156oz)
Note:Donotopentheradiatorcap.Doingthismay
induceairintothecoolingsystem.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Unlatchtheseatandtilttheseatup.
4.Withtheenginecool,checktheoverowbottle
level.Theuidneedstobeuptothebumpon
theoutsideoftheoverowbottle(Figure80).
5.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,adda50/50mixof
extendedlifeantifreeze/Dex-Cool®andwaterto
theoverowbottle(Figure80).
6.Addthe50/50coolantmixtotheoverowbottle
andllittotheindicatorlineonthebottle(Figure
80).
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