Snapper HZT21481BV Maintenance, 4.6DECK REMOVAL, Continued On Next Page

Contents Safety Instructions & Operators Manual for MID-MOUNT ZERO TURNING HYDRO DRIVE SERIESMODELS HZT21481BVPROTECTION FOR CHILDREN IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSPROTECTION AGAINST TIPOVERS PREPARATIONOPERATION SAFE HANDLING OF GASOLINETOWING MAINTENANCETABLE OF CONTENTS 1.2 NOMENCLATURE Section 1 - FAMILIARIZATION1.1 INTRODUCTION CATCHER MUST BE INSTALLED WEAR HEARING PROTECTION Section 2 - SAFETY MESSAGES AND SYMBOLSDANGER ! ROTATING PARTS KEEP AWAY FROM MOVING PARTSCONTROL PANEL IDENTIFICATION IGNITION SWITCHDANGER! ROTATING BLADES KEEP CHILDREN AND OTHERS OUT OF MOWING AREA3.1PRE-STARTCHECK LIST Section 3 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS3.2.1. STARTING ENGINE 3.2.2. STOPPING ENGINE 3.4.1. DRIVING MACHINE 3.3CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT3.4 OPERATION- MOTION CONTROLS 3.4.2. STOPPING MACHINE 4.2SERVICE - AFTER FIRST 5 HOURS Section 4 - MAINTENANCE4.1INTRODUCTION 4.2.2. CHECK MOWER BLADEFIGURE Deck shown with discharge raised 4.3AFTER EVERY 25 OPERATING HOURS 4.3.1. ENGINE4.3.2.MOWER COMPONENTS 1. Mower Drive Belt 4.5ANNUALLY END OF EACH SEASON 4.4BEFORE OPERATING MACHINE4.5.1. ENGINE FIGURE Continued on next PageContinued On Next Page 4.6DECK REMOVALSection 4 - MAINTENANCE FIGURE Continued On Next Page Section 5 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR5.1NEUTRAL POSITION ADJUSTMENTS 5.2.1. MOWER DECK ADJUSTMENT LEVELNESS 5.2 MOWER DECK & COMPONENT ADJUSTMENTSSIDE to SIDE and FRONT to REAR FIGURE FIGURE5.3PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT 5.3 TRACTION BELT TENSION 5.4TRACTION BELT REPLACEMENTFIGURE 5.6TRACKING ADJUSTMENT 5.7.2. BELT REPLACEMENT 5.9.2. BLADE SHARPENING 5.8ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR5.10BATTERY 5.10.1. BATTERY REMOVAL Battery Condition Chart 5.11HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, PURGING PROBLEM TROUBLESHOOTINGPROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTIONMachine Will Not Move Battery Will Not ChargeLoss Of Traction Blades Not CuttingMAINTENANCE/REPLACEMENT PARTS SERVICE SCHEDULE2 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PRIMARY MAINTENANCE PRIMARY MAINTENANCE PRIMARY MAINTENANCE PRIMARY MAINTENANCE Call the Snapper Customer Relations Center at SNAPPER PRODUCT REGISTRATION FORMPage Page Page MANUAL No. 700079 I.R. 5/27/2005 Snapper products are built using engines that meet or exceed all applicable emissions requirements on the date manufactured. The labels on those engines contain very important emissions information and critical safety warnings. Read, Understand, and Follow all warnings and instructions in this manual, the engine manual, and on the machine, engine and attachments. If you have any questions about your Snapper product, contact your local authorized Snapper dealer or contact Snapper Customer Service at Snapper, McDonough, GA. 30253. Phone