Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance...............................................28
ServicingtheAirCleaner....................................28
ServicingtheEngineOil.....................................29
ServicingtheSparkPlug.....................................31
CleaningtheBlowerHousing..............................31
FuelSystemMaintenance.......................................32
ReplacingtheFuelFilter.....................................32
ElectricalSystemMaintenance................................33
ChargingtheBattery...........................................33
ServicingtheFuses.............................................34
DriveSystemMaintenance.....................................35
CheckingtheTirePressure.................................35
MowerMaintenance...............................................36
ServicingtheCuttingBlades...............................36
LevelingtheMowerDeck...................................38
RemovingtheMower.........................................40
MowerBeltMaintenance....................................41
InstallingtheMower...........................................42
ReplacingtheGrassDeector.............................42
Cleaning.................................................................43
WashingtheUndersideoftheMower..................43
Storage.......................................................................44
CleaningandStorage..........................................44
Troubleshooting.........................................................46
Schematics.................................................................48
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:
◊insufcientwheelgrip;
◊beingdriventoofast;
◊inadequatebraking;
◊thetypeofmachineisunsuitableforitstask;
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