ServicingtheCuttingBlades.............................44
MowerDeckLeveling.......................................46
InspectingtheBelts..........................................48
ReplacingtheMowerBelt.................................48
RemovingtheMower........................................49
InstallingtheMowerDeck.................................50
ReplacingtheGrassDeector..........................51
Cleaning..............................................................52
WashingtheUndersideoftheMower................52
WasteDisposal.................................................53
Storage...................................................................53
CleaningandStorage.......................................53
Troubleshooting......................................................55
Schematics.............................................................57
Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororowner
canresultininjury.T oreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeans
Caution,Warning,orDanger-"personalsafety
instruction."Failuretocomplywiththeinstructionmay
resultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriousinjuryordeath.
Thisproductisdesignedforcuttingandrecycling
grassor,whenequippedwithagrassbagger,for
catchingcutgrass.Anyuseforpurposesotherthan
thesecouldprovedangeroustouserandbystanders.
SafeOperatingPractices
ThefollowinginstructionsareadaptedfromANSI
standardB71.4-2012.
Training
•ReadtheOperator'sManualandothertraining
material.Iftheoperator(s)ormechanic(s)can
notreadEnglishitistheowner'sresponsibilityto
explainthismaterialtothem.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Alloperatorsandmechanicsshouldbetrained.
Theownerisresponsiblefortrainingtheusers.
•Neverletchildrenoruntrainedpeopleoperateor
servicetheequipment.Localregulationsmay
restricttheageoftheoperator.
•Theowner/usercanpreventandisresponsible
foraccidentsorinjuriesoccurringtopeopleor
damagetoproperty.
Preparation
•Evaluatetheterraintodeterminewhataccessories
andattachmentsareneededtoproperlyand
safelyperformthejob.Onlyuseaccessoriesand
attachmentsapprovedbythemanufacturer.
•Wearappropriateclothingincludinghardhat,
safetyglassesandhearingprotection.Long
hair,looseclothingorjewelrymaygettangledin
movingparts.
•Inspecttheareawheretheequipmentistobe
usedandremoveallobjectssuchasrocks,toys
andwirewhichcanbethrownbythemachine.
•Checkthatoperator'spresencecontrols,safety
switchesandshieldsareattachedandfunctioning
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