Snapper Rear Engine Riders manual Installing Steering Wheel

4.Installing Steering Wheel

(a)Slide steering wheel on steering shaft. Normally, the offset of the steering wheel should be towards operator’s seat.

NOTE: For more operator room, the steering wheel offset can be turned towards front of the Rear Engine Rider. The “SNAPPER” logo in the center of steering wheel can be snapped out and turned also.

(b)Support steering wheel and drive the 1/4” x 1- 1/2” roll pin into steering wheel and steering shaft. See Figure 4.

SUPPORT STEERING WHEEL

WHILE DRIVING ROLL PIN

STEERING

WHEEL WITH

OFFSET

TOWARDS

OPERATOR’S

SEAT

1/4” X 1-1/2”

ROLL PIN

FIGURE 4

B. MOWING DECK

1. Cutting Blade

(a) Check the torque of mowing blade(s)

mounting bolt(s). (30 to 40 ft. lbs. recommended

for single blade mowers & 40 to 50 ft. lbs.

recommended for double blade mowers).

(b) Check blade(s) straightness per operators

manual.

FUEL

FUELLINE

TANK

FUEL

FILTER

HOSE

CLAMPS

FIGURE 6

E.OPERATOR’S SEAT – NON-HINGED MODELS

1.Install seat switch into bottom of seat by pushing in and turning clockwise until switch locks into place. See Inset in Figure 7.

2.Lay forward edge of seat onto seat pan with seat switch protruding through opening in pedestal.

3.Connect seat switch wiring harness to male tabs of seat switch (under seat). See Figure 7.

4.Position operator’s seat onto seat bracket.

5.Install two 5/16-18 hex head flange patch lock screws into rear holes of seat.

6.Install two spacers onto the two adjusting knobs.

7.Install adjusting knobs through seat bracket and into the two front holes in operator’s seat.

8.Adjust seat to desired position. Partially tighten rear screws, allowing seat to slide front to back. Tighten adjusting knobs to secure seat in position. See Figure 7.

C. LUBRICATION
1.	Perform normal lubrication of the Rear Engine
Rider. Check differential and chain case for proper
lubricant levels. See Operator’s manual.
2.	After completing lubrication, carefully lower
Rear Engine Rider to floor to continue set-up.
D. FUEL SYSTEM
1.	Fuel Tank
	Place fuel tank in bracket behind seat bracket
	and push tank down until it snaps into position.
	See Figure 5.

PUSH

DOWN

FUEL TANK ORIENTATION

FIGURE 5

2. Fuel Line

Slide fuel line onto fuel tank hose barb and

move hose clamp above end of the fuel tank

INSET

SEAT

SWITCH

P.N. 2-9211

BOTTOM OF OPERATOR’S SEAT

SWITCH

MOUNTING

HOLE

ADJUSTING

KNOBS &

SPACERS

SEAT

SWITCH

WIRE

5/16-18 PATCH LOCK SCREW (DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN!)

TAB

LOCKS

TAB LOCK

ENGAGEMENT

SLOTS

INSERT SWITCH &

ROTATE 1/8” OF A

TURN CLOCKWISE

OPERATOR’S

SEAT

hose barb (approximately 1/8” from end of

hose). The fuel filter has been installed by the

engine manufacturer. See Figure 6.

FIGURE 7

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