Toro 30326, 30327 Operator's Manual

Form No. 3354-442 Rev A

Mid-Size, T-bar, Gear, 15hp or 17hp with 44in Side Discharge Mower

Model No. 30326 —Serial No. 260000001 and Up Model No. 30327 —Serial No. 260000001 and Up

Warning

CALIFORNIA

Pr oposition 65 W ar ning

T he engine exhaust fr om this pr oduct contains chemicals kno wn to the State of Calif or nia to cause cancer , bir th defects, or other r epr oducti v e har m.

T his spark ignition system complies with Canadian ICES-002

Important: T his engine is not equipped with a spar k ar r ester muf ﬂer . It is a violation of Calif or nia Public R esource Code Section 4442 to use or operate the engine on an y f or est-co v er ed, br ush-co v er ed, or g rass-co v er ed land. Other states or federal ar eas may ha v e similar la ws.

T he enclosed Engine Owner’ s Man ual is supplied f or inf or mation r egarding the US En vir onmental Pr otection Agency (EP A) and the Calif or nia Emission Contr ol R egulation of emission systems, maintenance, and w ar ranty . R eplacements may be order ed thr ough the engine man uf actur er .

Introduction

Figure 1

1. Model and serial number location

Model No.

Serial No.

T his man ual identiﬁes potential hazards and has safety messag es identiﬁed b y the safety aler t symbol ( Figure 2 ), whic h signals a hazard that ma y cause serious injur y or death if y ou do not follo w the recommended precautions .

R ead this infor mation carefully to lear n ho w to operate and maintain y our product properly and to a v oid injur y and product damag e . Y ou are responsible for operating the product properly and safely .

Y ou ma y contact T oro directly at www .T oro .com for product and accessor y infor mation, help ﬁnding a dealer , or to register y our product.

W henev er y ou need ser vice , g en uine T oro par ts , or additional infor mation, contact an A uthorized Ser vice Dealer or T oro Customer Ser vice and ha v e the model and serial n umbers of y our product ready . Figure 1 identiﬁes the location of the model and serial n umbers on the product. W rite the n umbers in the space pro vided.

Figure 2

1. Safety alert symbol

T his man ual uses 2 other w ords to highlight infor mation. Impor tant calls attention to special mec hanical infor mation and Note emphasizes g eneral infor mation w or th y of special attention.

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Safe Operating Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

T oro Mo w er Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Slope Char t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Safety and Instr uctional Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1 R emo ving the Shipping

Brac k et and Shipping

W ashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 Installing the Handle

Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3 Installing the Fuel T ank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4 Chec king and Adjusting the Shift

Lev er Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

5 Installing the Control R ods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

6 Installing the Hair pin Cotter Pins

and Spacers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

7 R eading the Man ual and Viewing

the Safety Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Product Ov er view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

R ecommended Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chec king the Engine Oil Lev el . . . . . . . . . . . 20

T hink Safety First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the P arking Brak e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Star ting and Stopping the

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Operating the Mo w er P o w er T ak e

Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

T he Safety Interloc k System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Dri ving F orw ard or Bac kw ard . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the Lo w er Control Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Stopping the Mac hine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

T ranspor ting Mac hines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Side Disc harging or Mulc hing the

Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Adjusting the Height-of-Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Adjusting the Gag e W heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Adjusting the Handle Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

R ecommended Maintenance

Sc hedule(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Ho w to Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Lubricating the Caster and W heel

Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Greasing the T ransmission

Couplers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Greasing the PTO Dri v e Belt Idler

and Dec k Belt Idler . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Engine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Ser vicing the Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Ser vicing the Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Ser vicing the Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Fuel System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Draining the Fuel T ank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

R e placing the Fuel Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Electrical System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Ser vicing the Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Dri v e System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Chec king the Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

R e placing the Caster W heel F ork

Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Ser vicing the Caster W heel and

Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Adjusting the Electric Clutc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Cooling System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Cleaning the Air Intak e Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Brak e Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ser vicing the Brak es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Belt Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

R e placing the T raction Dri v e

Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

R e placing the T ransmission

Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

R e placing the Mo w er Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

R e placing the PTO Dri v e Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Mo w er Dec k Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Ser vicing the Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Cor recting the Mo w er Quality of

Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Adjusting the F rame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Chec king the Mo w er Dec k

F ront-to-R ear Pitc h . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Changing the Dec k F ront-to-R ear

Pitc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Chec king the Dec k Side-to-Side

Lev eling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Changing the Side-to-Side

Lev eling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Matc hing Height of Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

R e placing the Grass Deﬂector . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Cleaning and Storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Sc hematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Safety

Note: T he addition of attac hments made b y

other man ufacturers that do not meet American National Standards Institute cer tiﬁcation will cause noncompliance of this mac hine .

Improper use or maintenance b y the operator or o wner can result in injur y . T o reduce the potential for injur y , comply with these safety instr uctions and alw a ys pa y attention to the safety aler t symbol

, whic h means CA UTION , W ARNING , or D ANGER-“personal safety instr uction." F ailure to comply with the instr uction ma y result in personal injur y or death.

Safe Operating Practices

T he follo wing instr uctions are from ANSI standard B71.4-2004.

• Use extra care when handling g asoline and other fuels . T hey are ﬂammable and v apors are explosi v e .

– Use only an appro v ed container

– Nev er remo v e g as cap or add fuel with

engine r unning . Allo w engine to cool before refueling . Do not smok e .

– Nev er refuel or drain the mac hine indoors .

• Chec k that operator’ s presence controls , safety switc hes and shields are attac hed and functioning properly . Do not operate unless they are functioning properly .

Operation

• Nev er r un an engine in an enclosed area.

• Only operate in g ood light, k ee ping a w a y from

holes and hidden hazards .

Training

• R ead the Operator’ s Man ual and other training material. If the operator(s) or mec hanic(s) can not read English it is the o wner’ s responsibility to explain this material to them.

• Become familiar with the safe operation of the equipment, operator controls , and safety signs .

• All operators and mec hanics should be trained. T he o wner is responsible for training the users .

• Nev er let c hildren or untrained people operate or ser vice the equipment. Local regulations ma y restrict the ag e of the operator .

• T he o wner/user can prev ent and is responsible for accidents or injuries occur ring to himself or herself , other people or proper ty .

Preparation

• Ev aluate the ter rain to deter mine what accessories and attac hments are needed to properly and safely perfor m the job . Only use accessories and attac hments appro v ed b y the man ufacturer .

• W ear appropriate clothing including hard hat, safety glasses and hearing protection. Long hair , loose clothing or jew elr y ma y g et tangled in mo ving par ts .

• Inspect the area where the equipment is to be used and remo v e all objects suc h as roc ks , to ys and wire whic h can be thro wn b y the mac hine .

• Be sure all dri v es are in neutral and parking brak e is eng ag ed before star ting engine . Only star t engine from the operator’ s position.

• Be sure of y our footing while using this mac hine , especially when bac king up . W alk, don ’ t r un. Nev er operate on w et g rass . R educed footing could cause slipping .

• Slo w do wn and use extra care on hillsides . Be sure to tra v el side to side on hillsides . T urf conditions can affect the mac hine’ s stability . Use caution while operating near drop-offs .

• Slo w do wn and use caution when making tur ns and when c hanging directions on slopes .

• Nev er raise dec k with the blades r unning .

• Nev er operate with the PTO shield, or other

guards not securely in place . Be sure all interloc ks are attac hed, adjusted properly , and functioning properly .

• Nev er operate with the disc harg e deﬂector raised, remo v ed or altered, unless using a g rass catc her .

• Do not c hang e the engine g o v er nor setting or o v erspeed the engine .

• Stop on lev el g round, diseng ag e dri v es , eng ag e parking brak e (if pro vided), shut off engine before lea ving the operator’ s position for any reason including emptying the catc hers or unclog ging the c hute .

• Stop equipment and inspect blades after striking objects or if an abnor mal vibration occurs . Mak e necessar y re pairs before resuming operations .

• K ee p hands and feet a w a y from the cutting unit.

• Look behind and do wn before bac king up to be sure of a clear path.

• K ee p pets and b ystanders a w a y .

• Slo w do wn and use caution when making tur ns

and crossing roads and sidew alks . Stop blades if not mo wing .

• Be a w are of the mo w er disc harg e direction and do not point it at any one .

• Do not operate the mo w er under the inﬂuence of alcohol or dr ugs .

• Use care when loading or unloading the mac hine into or from a trailer or tr uc k.

• Use care when approac hing blind cor ners , shr ubs , trees , or other objects that ma y obscure vision.

ser vicing them. Only re place blades . Nev er straighten or w eld them.

• K ee p hands and feet a w a y from mo ving par ts . If possible , do not mak e adjustments with the engine r unning .

• K ee p all par ts in g ood w orking condition and all hardw are tightened. R e place all w or n or damag ed decals .

Toro Mower Safety

T he follo wing list contains safety infor mation speciﬁc to T oro products and other safety infor mation y ou m ust kno w .

T his product is capable of amputating hands and feet and thro wing objects . Alw a ys follo w all safety instr uctions to a v oid serious injur y or death.

T his product is designed for cutting and recycling g rass or , when equipped with a g rass bag g er , for catc hing cut g rass . Any use for pur poses other than these could pro v e dang erous to user and b ystanders .

Maintenance and storage

• Diseng ag e dri v es , set parking brak e , stop engine and remo v e k ey or disconnect spark plug wire . W ait for all mo v ement to stop before adjusting, cleaning or re pairing .

• Clean g rass and debris from cutting unit, dri v es , m ufﬂers , and engine to help prev ent ﬁres . Clean up oil or fuel spillag e .

• Let engine cool before storing and do not store near ﬂame .

• Shut off fuel while storing or transpor ting . Do not store fuel near ﬂames or drain indoors .

• P ark mac hine on lev el g round. Set parking brak e . Nev er allo w untrained personnel to ser vice mac hine .

• Use jac k stands to suppor t components when required.

• Carefully release pressure from components with stored energ y .

• Disconnect the batter y or remo v e spark plug wire before making any re pairs . Disconnect the neg ati v e ter minal ﬁrst and the positi v e last. R econnect the positi v e ﬁrst and neg ati v e last.

General Operation

• Be sure the area is clear of other people before mo wing . Stop the mac hine if any one enters the area.

• Do not touc h equipment or attac hment par ts whic h ma y be hot from operation. Allo w to cool before attempting to maintain, adjust or ser vice .

• Use only T oro appro v ed attac hments . W ar ranty ma y be v oided if used with unappro v ed attac hments .

• Chec k carefully for o v erhead clearances (i.e . branc hes , doorw a ys , electrical wires) before operating under any objects and do not contact them.

Slope Operation

All slopes and ramps require extra caution. If y ou feel uneasy on a slope , do not mo w it.

• R emo v e obstacles suc h as roc ks , tree limbs , etc . from the mo wing area.

• W atc h for holes , r uts or bumps . T all g rass can hide obstacles .

• Use care when c hec king blades . W rap the blade(s) or w ear glo v es , and use caution when

• Use caution near drop-offs , ditc hes , or embankments . T he mac hine could suddenly

tur n o v er if a wheel g oes o v er the edg e of a cliff or ditc h, or if an edg e ca v es in.

• Use extra care with g rass catc hers or other attac hments . T hese can c hang e the stability of the mac hine .

• K ee p all mo v ement on slopes slo w and g radual. Do not mak e sudden c hang es in speed or direction.

• Mo w slopes side to side .

• Do not mo w slopes g reater than 15 deg rees .

Service

• Nev er store the mac hine or fuel container inside where there is an open ﬂame , suc h as near a w ater heater or fur nace .

• K ee p n uts and bolts tight, especially the blade attac hment bolts . K ee p equipment in g ood condition.

• Nev er tamper with safety devices . Chec k safety systems for proper operation before eac h use .

• Use only g en uine re placement par ts to ensure that original standards are maintained.

• Chec k brak e operation frequently . Adjust and ser vice as required.

Slope Chart

Safety and Instructional Decals

82- 2280

REVERSE  TRACTION DRIVE

Safety decals and instr uctions are easily visible to the operator and are located near any area of potential dang er . R e place any decal that is damag ed or lost.

43-8480

66-1340

67-5360

68-8340

82-2280

52-2010

82-2290

104-8186

93-1122

95-2814

106-0699

98-0776

1. Warning—wear hearing protection.

98-3256

98-4387

106-5505

106-5532

105-0884

106-0635

106-5499

Setup

Loose Parts

Use the chart below to verify that all parts have been shipped.

Step

1 2

No parts required

Handle assembly Flanged bolt, (3/8 x 1 inch) Flange nut, (3/8 inch) Fuel tank with studs installed Bolt, (5/16 x 7/8 inch) Lock nut, (5/16 inch) Washer, (5/16 inch) Hose clamp Lock washer, (5/16 inch) Spring

No parts required

Control rods Cotter pin Clevis Pin Washer Hairpin cotter pin Hairpin cotter pin Spacers 6 Operator’s Manual Engine Operator’s Manual Parts Catalog Safety Video Registration Card Oil drain hose

Description

Qty.

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1 4 4 1 2 2 4 1 2 2

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2 2 2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1 1 1

Remove the shipping bracket and shipping washers.

Install the handle assembly.

Install the fuel tank.

Check and adjust the shift lever plate.

Install the control rods.

Install the hairpin cotter pins and spacers.

Read the Operator’s Manual and watch the video before operating the machine.

Use

Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the mac hine from the nor mal operating position.

Step

Removing the Shipping Bracket and Shipping Washers

No Parts Required

Procedure

1. R emo v e the center g ag e wheel n ut, 2 larg e w ashers , angle brac k et and 1 small w asher ( Figure 3 ). Discard the 2 larg e w ashers and the angle brac k et.

1. Center Gage Wheels and Spacer

2. Nut 5. Spacer

3. Bolt

Step

Installing the Handle

Figure 4

4. Washer

Figure 3

1. Center Gage Wheels and Spacer

2. Nut

3. Large washer-discard

2. Install the center g ag e wheels with the previously remo v ed bolt, spacer , small w asher , and n ut ( Figure 4 ).

4. Angle bracket-discard

5. Small washer

Assembly

Parts needed for this step:

Handle assembly

Flanged bolt, (3/8 x 1 inch)

Flange nut, (3/8 inch)

Procedure

1. Align handle with upper mounting holes in rear frame ( Figure 5 ).

2. Secure the handle at eac h upper mounting hole with a ﬂang e bolt (3/8 x 1 inc h) and ﬂang e n ut ( Figure 5 ).

3. Select the lo w position for the lo w er mounting hole ( Figure 5 ).

4. Secure the handle at eac h lo w er mounting hole with a ﬂang e bolt (3/8 x 1 inc h) and ﬂang e n ut ( Figure 5 ).

Note: T he handle position can be adjusted to matc h the operator’ s height preference .

Figure 5

1. Upper handle 5. Upper mounting hole

2. Rear frame 6. Lower mounting holes

3. Flange nut, (3/8 inch)

4. Flange bolt, (3/8 x 1 inch)

7. Low position

8. High position

Note: Handle assembly m ust be installed before fuel tank is installed.

Step

Installing the Fuel Tank

Note: Tighten left side of the fuel tank until

it is completely tight and then unscrew loc kn ut one full tur n. T his will allo w the spring to w ork.

Figure 6

1. Bolt, 5/16 x 7/8 inch 4. Stud

2. Lock washer, (5/16 inch)

3. Washer, (5/16 inch)

5. Spring

6. Locknut

Note: R emo v e the plastic cap from the fuel ﬁtting before installing the fuel line .

4. Slide the hose clamp onto the fuel line ( Figure 7 ).

5. Push the fuel line onto the fuel tank connection and secure it with a hose clamp ( Figure 7 ).

Parts needed for this step:

Fuel tank with studs installed

Bolt, (5/16 x 7/8 inch)

Lock nut, (5/16 inch)

Washer, (5/16 inch)

Hose clamp

Lock washer, (5/16 inch)

Spring

Procedure

1. Align fuel tank with the top of the rear frame ( Figure 6 ).

2. Secure the right side of the fuel tank to the rear frame with 2 bolts (5/16 x 7/8 inc h), loc k w ashers (5/16 inc h) and w ashers (5/16 inc h) ( Figure 6 ).

3. Secure the left side of the fuel tank to the rear frame with 2 studs , w ashers (5/16 inc h), springs and loc kn uts (5/16 inc h) ( Figure 6 ).

Figure 7

1. Fuel line 3. Fuel tting

2. Hose clamp

Step

Checking and Adjusting the Shift Lever Plate

No Parts Required

Procedure

1. Shift lev er to second g ear and c hec k alignment of lev er in slot of shift lev er plate . T he clearance betw een top and bottom of the shift lev er should be equal ( Figure 8 ).

Figure 9

1. Shift lever in 2nd gear 3. Shift lever in neutral position

2. Shift lever plate 4. Equal distance

Figure 8

1. Shift lever 4. Square hole washer

2. Shift lever plate 5. Spring washer

3. Rubber seal washer 6. Locknut, 3/8 inch

2. If clearance is not cor rect, remo v e lev er and bend it slightly to adjust ( Figure 8 ).

Note: Do not bend lev er while it is attac hed to the transmission shaft or damag e ma y occur .

3. Shift lev er to neutral and c hec k alignment of lev er in slot of shift lev er plate . T he clearance on the sides of shift lev er should be equal ( Figure 8 ).

4. If clearance is not cor rect, loosen shift lev er plate and adjust it side-to-side . Tighten the shift lev er plate .

Step

Installing the Control Rods

Parts needed for this step:

Control rods

Cotter pin

Clevis Pin

Washer

Hairpin cotter pin

Procedure

1. Install the control rods into the upper control bar and the blade control bail. Secure the control rods with 2 cotter pins ( Figure 10 ).

Figure 10

1. Control rod 3. Blade control bail

2. Upper control bar

4. Cotter pin

2. Mak e sure the rod ﬁttings are equal distance onto eac h control rod. T he rod ﬁttings should be appro ximately 3-1/2 inc h (89 mm) from the star t of the threads for the handles lo w est position ( Figure 11 ).

3. Slide clevis pins through rod ﬁttings and mounting holes in idler brac k ets (from outside) ( Figure 11 ). Secure with w ashers and hair pin cotters ( Figure 11 ).

Note: T he upper control bar and ﬁx ed bar m ust be parallel when the upper control bar is in the eng ag ed, dri v e , neutral, or brak e positions .

5. Chec k the operation. If adjustment is required, remo v e hair pin cotter , w asher and clevis pin securing control rod ﬁtting to idler brac k et.

6. T hread ﬁtting up or do wn on rod until proper position is attained and install the ﬁtting into the idler brac k et with clevis pin, w asher and hair pin cotter .

Note: Mak e sure brak e rod is installed in front (F) mounting hole in idler brac k et.

Figure 11

1. Control rod and tting 5. Washer

2. 3-1/2 inch (89 mm)

3. Idler bracket 7. Rod tting

4. Clevis pin 8. Hole F

6. Hairpin cotter pin

4. Chec k the g ap betw een upper control bar and ﬁx ed bar with wheel dri v e fully eng ag ed. Gap should be appro ximately 1 to 1-1/4 inc h (25-32 mm) ( Figure 12 ).

Figure 12

1. Control rod 4. Upper control bar

2. Fixed control bar

3. Parking brake lever

5. 1 to 1-1/4 inch (25-32mm) gap

6. Fitting

7. Chec k the parking brak e adjustment. R efer to Chec king the Brak es in the Brak e Maintenance , pag e 36 .

Step

Installing the Hairpin Cotter Pins and Spacers

Parts needed for this step:

Hairpin cotter pin

6 Spacers

Procedure

Un used height-of-cut spacers ma y be stored on posts and retained b y a hair pin cotter .

Note: Mak e sure there is at least one spacer used on eac h height-of-cut post.

1. Hairpin cotter

2. Unused spacers

Step

Figure 14

3. Height-of-cut post (front shown)

1. R emo v e the existing rear hair pin cotter pins from the rear height-of-cut posts ( Figure 13 ).

2. Install a spacer onto both rear height-of-cut posts and install the hair pin cotter pins ( Figure 13 ).

Figure 13

1. Hairpin cotter

2. Spacer

3. Install a spacer onto both front height-of-cut posts and install the hair pin cotter pins .

3. Height-of-cut post (rear shown)

Reading the Manual and Viewing the Safety Video

Parts needed for this step:

Operator’s Manual

Engine Operator’s Manual

Parts Catalog

Safety Video

Registration Card

Oil drain hose

Procedure

• R ead the Operator’ s Man ual.

• View the safety video .

• Fill out the registration card and mail it in or

• Use the oil drain hose when c hanging the engine oil.

4. On the opposite side of the m ufﬂer , install un used spacers onto front and rear height-of-cut pins and inser t the hair pin cotter pins ( Figure 14 ).

Product Overview

Figure 15

1. Side discharge chute 5. Controls

2. Mower deck 6. Handle

3. Recoil starter 7. Caster wheel

4. Gas tank

Controls

Become familiar with all the controls ( Figure 16 ) before y ou star t the engine and operate the mac hine .

Figure 16

1. Power take off switch (PTO)

2. Parking brake lever-released position

3. Upper handle 9. Throttle control

4. Blade control bail 10. Gear shift lever

5. Upper control bar 11. Fuel shut-off valve

6. Lower handle

7. Lower control bar

8. Ignition switch

Throttle Control

T he throttle control has three positions: Chok e , F ast and Slo w .

Blade Control Bail

T he bail is used in conjunction with the po w er tak e off switc h (PTO) to eng ag e the clutc h to dri v e the mo w er blades . R elease the mo w er control bail to diseng ag e the mo w er blades .

Power Take Off Switch (PTO)

T his pull switc h is used in conjunction with the blade control bail to eng ag e the clutc h to dri v e the mo w er blades .

Gear Shift Lever

T he transmission has ﬁv e forw ard speeds , neutral and rev erse , and has an in-line shift patter n.

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