Operator's Manual
ServicingtheAirCleaner....................................24
ServicingtheEngineOil.....................................25
ServicingtheSparkPlug.....................................27
CleaningtheBlowerHousing..............................28
FuelSystemMaintenance.......................................28
ReplacingtheFuelFilter.....................................28
ElectricalSystemMaintenance................................29
ChargingtheBattery...........................................29
ServicingtheFuses.............................................30
DriveSystemMaintenance.....................................31
CheckingtheTirePressure.................................31
MowerMaintenance...............................................32
ServicingtheCuttingBlades...............................32
LevelingtheMowerfromSide-to-Side................33
AdjustingtheFront-to-RearBladeSlope.............34
RemovingtheMower.........................................35
MowerBeltMaintenance....................................36
InstallingtheMower...........................................36
ReplacingtheGrassDeector.............................37
Cleaning.................................................................38
WashingtheUndersideoftheMower..................38
Storage.......................................................................39
CleaningandStorage..........................................39
Troubleshooting.........................................................40
Schematics.................................................................42
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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