Rover 50, 60 Grass catcher assembly, Folding handles, Clean away any possible contaminants, Fuel

Rover Mowers Limited ENGLISH 1. SETTING UP

1.1 Grass catcher assembly

1.Locate the catcher handle and align its front lugs with the slots in the top of the catcher and press firmly into position. Figure 1.

2.Position the catcher top over the catcher bottom, aligning the barbs on the top with the slots in the bottom. Figure 1.

3.Press firmly down on the catcher top to lock the barbs into slots. Figure 1.

4.Secure with two screws provided.

2.BEFORE OPERATING

2.1	Folding handles
					CAUTION
l.	Locking knobs- By turning these knobs the handle bars can be either
				Avoid premature engine failure by using a clean funnel
	locked in the operating position or folded for storage.
2.			and clean away any possible contaminants.
	Locking lever- Lift the lever to release the handle bars for folding
	or push the lever closed to lock handle bars in the operating position.	2.4 Fuel
	Adjust the tension by turning the lock nut with a 1/2" AF
	spanner.	1.		Position the mower on a level surface in a well ventilated area and
2.2 Handle bar height		2.		clean around the fuel tank cap.
				Using a clean funnel fill the fuel tank with unleaded petrol.
1.	Loosen the two nuts (A) at the base of the handle bars on both sides	3. Replace the fuel tank cap and clean away any spilt petrol.
	of the mower using a 1/2" AF spanner. Figure 2.	2.5		Controls
2.	Move the handle bars to the required position and tighten the handle
	bars nuts.	Throttle Control
					(slow)	(fast) positions. Figure 3.
2.3 Engine lubrication		Marked for O (off)
		Operator Presense Control
The engine oil level must be checked before attempting to start the engine.		Handle moved towards the handle bars (I). Engine and blades are free to
Refer to the engine manufacturer's instructions.		rotate. Handle released (0) engine and blades stop rotating. Figure 4.
1.	Position the mower on a level surface and clean around the dip stick	Self Propelled Drive Control
2.	or oil plug.	Moved towards 1 (on) turns the clutch on and drives the mower forward.
	Remove the dip stick or oil plug.	Moved towards O (off) turns the clutch off and stops the mower driving.
3.	Using a clean funnel slowly add oil in accordance with the engine	Figure 5.
4.	manufacturer's instructions.	Powerstart
	Check the oil level by screwing in the dip stick or oil plug and	Turn the key to on (I) position to engage the electric starter. release the key
	removing again. When oil level is correct replace the dip stick.	when the engine starts and allow to return to the off (0) position. Figure
		16.
						3. OPERATION
3.1 Grass catcher
Installing the grass catcher					CAUTION
				With powerstart mowers if the engine fails to start after 3
1.	Raise the rear flap of the mower.			seconds of continuous cranking release the ignition key and
2.	Grasp the grass catcher by the top handle and position the grass			wait 10 seconds before trying to restart the engine. If the engine
	catcher against the rear of the mower. Figure 6.			still fails to start check the fuel level, battery connections, and
3.	Lower the rear flap so that the back edge of the flap hooks over the			battery condition. If the engine is cranking slowly the battery
	grass catcher.			may need charging, refer to section 6.3 for battery charging.
Removing the grass catcher
		3.4 To stop the engine

1.Grasp the grass catcher top handle and lift up.

2.Raise the rear flap of the mower to release grass catcher.

3.Lift the grass catcher clear of the mower and lower the rear flap.

3.2 Adjusting the height of cut

1.Grasp the height of cut lever (A) and apply an outward pressure to release the lever from the rack (B). Figure 7.

2.Move the lever while holding out to the required height of cut position and engage the lever in the rack by releasing the lever.

3.3 To start the engine

1.Move the Throttle Control lever to the fast position.

2.Press the primer bulb firmly 5 times.

3.Grasp the 'Operator presence control handle' and hold against the handle bars. Refer engine manufacturers instructions. Fig. 4.

4.Grasp the starter handle and pull, or turn the ignition key on Powerstart mowers.

5.After engine starts, move the Throttle Control to the slow position.

1.Move the throttle control lever to the stop position. O

2.Release the “Operator presence control handle”.

3.Turn the fuel tap off where fitted.

4.Remove the ignition key on Powerstart mowers.

3.5 Drive engagement - Self propelled mowers

1.Start the engine and set the engine speed to the required grass cutting speed.

2.Push forward on the clutch engagement lever to engage the self- propelled drive to the rear wheels. Fig. 5.

3.To disengage the self-propelled drive release the engagement lever and allow it to return to the disengaged position.

CAUTION

Do not hold the engagement lever in a semi-engaged position to slip the clutch as this will lead to excessive clutch wear.

3.6 Blade Brake Control

The mower engine is fitted with a blade brake system. When the “Operator Presence Control” is held against the handle bars the brake is off (0). When the Operator presence control is released the blade brake is on (I).

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