Briggs & Stratton MC 2300 manual Garaging, Troubleshooting, Rules for a Correct USE of the Machine

SpA MC 2300

17 -GARAGING

Before garaging the machine:

!Wash it carefull y with Diesel fuel, change the engine oil, gear box and milling unit .

!Empty the fuel tank and wash or change the air-filter.

!Oil and lubricate ever y joints and mechanism.

!Change or repair eventual damaged parts.

!Park the machine i n a dr y room, putting its wheels on wooden boards or, even better, lifted from the ground.

18 - TROUBLESHOOTING

Eventual troubles which can be sol ved by the operator ( wor ker) :

ENGINE :

The engine doesn’t start; contr ol that:

!Fuel in the tank reaches half of the tank itself .

!The fuel cock is open.

!The starter must be engaged if the engine is cold.

!Fuel arrives to the carburettor.

!The vent cap on the tank is not clogged.

!The car burettor castings are open; other wise clean them with compressed air.

!The ignition spark wor ks: to test this, unscrew the spark plug, r econnect it to the electric cable, lean the metallic part of the spar k pl ug to mass ( wor king cylinder) and turn the engine pulley as for the starti ng . If the ignition spar k does not spar k among the electrodes, control the joints of the electric cable. Other wise change the spark pl ug with another one . If even this attempt fails, the br eakdown has to be attributed to the lighting set (poi nts, capacitor, coils etc.). In this case we suggest to appl y to the nearest ser vice rel ating the engine mounted on the machi ne.

GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE :

!Regulate the clutch by unscrewing the r egister screw (Ref. “B” Picture 6) till you obtain a good clutch disengagement.

!Pay attention: do not elimi nate totall y the freeplay.

!The clutch wire must not be completely engaged.

19 – RULES FOR A CORRECT USE OF THE MACHINE

!Make a good r unni ng in period to the engine and the machine (for at l east 10 hours do not get over 70 % of the engine capacity ).

!Always use the clutch before oper ating any levers.

!Do not leave the cl utch disengaged for a l ong time.

! Never force the speed sel ector levers and PTO, if they do not engage l eave gradually the clutch.

!Keep the steering col umn joint and the handlebar cleaned and oiled.

!Never force the engine; when smoke comes out from the exhausting pipe, it means that the engine is under stress .

!Do not wor k for long periods of ti me at full speed, in particular during war m periods.

!Periodicall y control the tyre pressure ( Atm. 1,3)

!During the mounting of the different tools do not damage the dowels (Ref. ”D” Picture 8) and the splines, control that screws and the fastening spine of the tools are well locked, especiall y screws of the mill hoes and the fastening screws of the cutterbar.

!Do not leave the machine under the rain.

20 – ACCIDENT-PREVENTION RULES

ATTENTION, IT IS DANGEROUS:

!To leave the engine r unning in closed rooms; exhaust gases are highly toxic.

!To refuel with the engine running or overheated.

!To accel erate going to reverse; the engine must be at mi nimum speed.

!To make tests, to clean and to r epair tools ( milling cutter, cutterbar, lawn mower etc.) with the engine running.

!To touch the just switched off engine (some parts may burn).

!To move with the cutter bar without protection.

!To execute the operations of transport, mai ntenance, r epair and lubricati on with the engine not switched off and without all the protecti ons mounted.

!On means of transport the machine must be well fastened with proper locking.

!The cutter protections must be adj usted accordi ng to the depth of the work , so that the part of the tool which cuts the ground remains uncovered; never make hoeing oper ations without the back hood panel on the machine.

!Keep al ways efficient the safety disposals ( above all the automatic engine stop ) and the protections of the rotating elements.

!Befor e starti ng to wor k make sur e there are not persons or obstacles i n the machine range of action inferior to 5 meters.

!Wear proper shoes and clothes, do not wear large or fluttering clothes (scarf or foulard).

!Never wor k in slopi ng grounds without havi ng assured the machi ne stability. Attention! Do not wor k in grounds with a more than 50 % slope.

!Keep the fuel i n proper tanks .

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