RotatingtheMowerDeckintotheMowing
Position.........................................................71
ServicingtheBlades.........................................72
DisconnectingtheDriveshaftfromthe
Mower-DeckGearbox...................................75
ConnectingtheDriveshafttothe
Mower-DeckGearbox...................................75
RemovingtheMowerDeck...............................75
InstallingtheMowerDeck.................................76
RemovingtheBeltCover..................................77
InstallingtheBeltCover....................................77
RemovingthePulleyCover..............................77
InstallingthePulleyCover................................77
ChangingtheOilintheMower-Deck
Gearbox........................................................77
LevelingtheMowerDeck..................................79
CheckingtheMowerDeckBeltTension............82
ReplacingtheMowerDeckBelt........................82
SwitchingtheSkids..........................................83
MaintainingtheHopper........................................84
AligningtheHoppertotheChuteSeal...............84
Cleaning..............................................................85
CleaningUndertheMowerDeckBelt
Cover............................................................85
CleaningUndertheMowerDeck......................85
CleaningtheHopperScreen.............................85
CleaningtheRearSlotsintheHopper
Door..............................................................86
DisposingofWaste...........................................86
Storage...................................................................87
StorageSafety..................................................87
StoringtheBattery............................................87
PreparingtheMachine......................................87
PreparingtheEngine........................................87
Troubleshooting......................................................88
Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ANSIB71.4-2017(whenyoucompletethesetup
procedures)andENISO5395.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjury.
•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
Operator’sManualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
functioningproperlyonthemachine.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromrotating
parts.Keepclearofthedischargeopening.
•Keepbystandersandchildrenoutoftheoperating
area.Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovementtostopbeforeyouleavethe
operator’sposition,Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.T oreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
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