Stiga 45S Maintenance, Rear Wheel Drive, Cutting Height, Cleaning, Protective Grille, English

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2.If the lawn mower is left unattended to, remove the lead from the spark plug. Also remove the starter key (*).

If the start/stop loop no longer works, stop the engine by removing the lead from the spark plug. Immediately take the lawn mower to an authorised work- shop for repairs.

REAR WHEEL DRIVE (*)

Engage the drive by pressing coupling clamp I against the steering handle. Disengage the drive by releasing coupling clamp I (fig. 10).

CUTTING HEIGHT

Shut off the motor before adjusting the cutting height.

Do not set the cutting height so low that the blade/blades can hit uneven ground.

The mower is fitted with a single lever control for adjusting the cutting height. Pull the lever out- wards and adjust the cutting height to the position which is most suitable for your lawn (fig. 11).

NOTE! When the machine is used for "Multi- clip", the two lowest cutting heights must not be used. The "Multiclip" function does not work if the grass is cut too short.

MAINTENANCE

Neither the motor nor the lawn mower may be serviced before the ignition ca- ble is removed from the spark plug.

Stop the motor and remove the spark plug cable if the mower is to be lifted, e.g. with transportation.

If the lawn mower needs to be tilted it should be tilted so that the spark plug face upwards. Tilt the lawn mower when the fuel tank is empty.

CLEANING

After each time it is used the mower should be cleaned. This is particularly important on the un- derside of the mower casing. Wash out with the garden hose. The mower will then last longer and function better. Note! High pressure washing units should not be used.

If grass has dried on to the cutterhead casing it can be removed by scraping. If necessary, give the un- derside a touch of paint to prevent rusting.

Clean the silencer and the surrounding area regularly to remove grass, dirt and flammable waste products.

You should clean the inside of the drive wheels (*) once every season. Remove both wheels. Brush or blow-clean the gear and the wheels' gear ring from grass and dirt. Refit the wheels (fig. 12).

PROTECTIVE GRILLE

Clean the protective grille F to remove any grass and dirt after each time the machine is used to pre- vent the engine from becoming damaged as a re- sult of overheating (fig. 13, 14).

COOLING SYSTEM

The engine is air-cooled. Grass and dirt can easily clog the cooling system and damage the engine. The cooling system should be cleaned at least once a season or after every 100 hours of operation. Clean more often if you mow in dry grass.

Briggs & Stratton model. LS45:

Remove the three screws A (fig. 13) and lift away the fan housing. Clean the area inside the line (fig. 15).

On LS45 engines, the screws A can be more easily reached if the engine cover is removed first.

Briggs & Stratton model. ES40:

Remove the protective grille and clean the marked area (fig. 16).

LUBRICATING THE DRIVESHAFT (*)

You should grease the key on the driveshaft once every season. Remove the wheel (hub cap, screw and washer). Then remove the E-circlip and wash- er to enable the gear to be removed from the shaft. Grease the key with universal grease.

Refit the key (different key fitments on right- and left-hand sides, see fig. 17, 18). Install the gear so that the L mark will be facing outwards on the left- hand side, and the R mark facing outwards on the right-hand side (mower viewed from behind).

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