CONTENTS
SECTION 1 - FOREWORD
IMPORTANT ..................................................................... 3
PRODUCTION IDENTIFICATION..................................... 4
GUIDELINES FOR DISPOSAL SCRAP PRODUCTS....... 6
END OF SERVICE LIFE.................................................... 6
PARTS MANUAL............................................................... 7
KEY NUMBERS ................................................................ 7
SECTION 2 - SAFETY
HOW TO OPERATE SAFELY........................................... 9
SAFE OPERATION ........................................................... 9
PREPARATION................................................................. 9
OPERATION ................................................................... 10
ROPS AND CABIN.......................................................... 10
SAFE HANDLING OF FUELS ......................................... 11
MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE ................................... 11
WHEN YOU PUT THE MOWER ON TO TRAILER......... 12
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES ....................................... 13
SECTION 3 - SPECIFICATIONS
ENGINE SPECIFICATION .............................................. 16
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS............................................. 17
MACHINE SPECIFICATION ........................................... 18
VIBRATION LEVEL ......................................................... 19
NOISE LEVEL ................................................................. 20
SLOPES .......................................................................... 20
CUTTING UNIT SPECIFICATION................................... 21
CUTTING PERFORMANCE............................................ 22
RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS................................... 22
ACCESSORIES............................................................... 22
SECTION 4 - DECALS
DECALS .......................................................................... 24
INSTRUCTION DECALS................................................. 26
SECTION 5 - CONTROLS
OPERATOR WORKSTATION ......................................... 28
INSTRUMENT PANEL..................................................... 29
STARTER KEY SWITCH ................................................ 30
THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER ...................................... 30
CUTTING UNIT SWITCH (PTO) ..................................... 30
JOYSTICK ...................................................................... 31
WORKING LIGHTS ......................................................... 31
ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE ............................ 31
HOUR METER ............................................................... 31
BLOCKED HYDRAULIC FILTER WARNING LIGHT.......32
MULTIFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT..............................32
OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ................................32
MOW / TRANSPORT LEVER..........................................33
POWER OUTLET ............................................................33
HORN BUTTON...............................................................33
PARKING BRAKE............................................................34
TRACTION PEDAL..........................................................34
STEERING WHEEL.........................................................34
LIFT & LOWER RATE .....................................................35
FREE WHEEL.................................................................. 35
SECTION 6 - OPERATION
DAILY INSPECTION........................................................36
OPERATOR PRESENCE / SAFETY INTERLOCK ........ 36
OPERATING PROCEDURE............................................37
SETTING UP THE MACHINE..........................................39
MOUNTING THE CUTTING HEADS...............................40
REEL MOTOR MOUNTING.............................................41
CUTTING LIFT / LOWER RATE & SYNC ....................... 42
OPERATION OF THE MACHINE ....................................42
STARTING THE ENGINE................................................43
DRIVING ..........................................................................43
MOWING PROCEDURE ................................................ 43
HOW TO STOP THE ENGINE ........................................ 44
HOW TO REMOVE A BLOCKAGE FROM UNITS .......... 44
BACKLAPPING................................................................45
BACKLAPPING PROCEDURE........................................46
TRANSPORTING ON A TRAILER OR FLATBED........... 46
SLINGING AND JACKING THE MACHINE..................... 46
MOWING ON SLOPES....................................................47
SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE & LUBRICATION CHART..................... 50
FLUID REQUIREMENTS.................................................51
ENGINE ACCESS ...........................................................52
ENGINE LUBRICATION ..................................................53
AIR FILTER...................................................................... 54
ENGINE: FAN BELT ........................................................54
ENGINE COOLANT.........................................................55
AIR CLEANER .................................................................55
OIL COOLER AND RADIATOR.......................................56
PRIME THE FUEL SYSTEM ........................................... 56
REPLACING FUEL FILTERS ..........................................58
BATTERY ........................................................................59
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM .................................................... 60
HANDBRAKE...................................................................61
TYRES .............................................................................61