Operator's Manual

CheckingtheFuelLinesand
Connections..................................................44
ElectricalSystemMaintenance...........................45
ElectricalSystemSafety...................................45
ServicingtheBattery.........................................45
ServicingtheFuses..........................................47
DriveSystemMaintenance..................................48
ReleasingtheDriveWheelRelease
Valves...........................................................48
AdjustingtheTracking......................................48
CheckingtheTirePressure...............................49
CheckingtheWheelLugNuts...........................49
AdjustingtheCaster-PivotBearing...................50
ServicingtheGearbox......................................50
CoolingSystemMaintenance..............................51
CoolingSystemSafety.....................................51
CheckingtheCoolingSystem...........................51
CleaningtheRadiator.......................................52
ChangingtheEngineCoolant...........................52
BrakeMaintenance.............................................53
AdjustingtheParkingBrake..............................53
BeltMaintenance................................................54
InspectingtheBelts..........................................54
ReplacingtheMowerBelts...............................54
CheckingtheAlternator-BeltTension................56
ControlsSystemMaintenance.............................56
AdjustingtheControl-HandlePosition..............56
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlLinkage...............57
AdjustingtheMotion-ControlDamper...............58
HydraulicSystemMaintenance...........................58
HydraulicSystemSafety...................................58
ServicingtheHydraulicSystem........................58
MowerDeckMaintenance....................................60
LevelingtheMowerDeck..................................60
ServicingtheCuttingBlades.............................63
Cleaning..............................................................65
CleaningtheEngineandExhaustSystem
Area..............................................................65
CleaningtheMachineandMower
Deck..............................................................65
DisposingofWaste...........................................65
Storage...................................................................65
StorageSafety..................................................65
CleaningandStoringtheMachine....................65
Troubleshooting......................................................67
Schematics.............................................................69
Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ANSIB71.4-2012.
SafetyAlertSymbol
ThisSafetyAlertSymbol(Figure2)isusedbothin
thismanualandonthemachinetoidentifyimportant
safetymessageswhichmustbefollowedtoavoid
accidents.
Thissymbolmeans:ATTENTION!BECOMEALERT!
YOURSAFETYISINVOLVED!
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SafetyAlertSymbol
Thesafetyalertsymbolappearsaboveinformation
whichalertsyoutounsafeactionsorsituationsand
willbefollowedbythewordDANGER,WARNING,or
CAUTION.
DANGER:Indicatesanimminentlyhazardous
situationwhich,ifnotavoided,Willresultindeathor
seriousinjury.
WARNING:Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,Couldresultindeathorserious
injury.
CAUTION:Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,Mayresultinminorormoderate
injury.
Thismanualusestwootherwordstohighlight
information.Importantcallsattentiontospecial
mechanicalinformationandNoteemphasizesgeneral
informationworthyofspecialattention.
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