Woods Equipment FZ25D manual Owner PRE-OPERATION Check List, Owners Responsibility

OWNER PRE-OPERATION CHECK LIST

(OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY)

___ Review and follow all safety rules and safety decal instructions on pages 5 through 10.

___ Check that all safety decals are installed and in good condition. Replace if damaged.

___ Check to make sure all shields and guards are properly installed and in good condition. Be sure that either the discharge shield or complete vac- uum attachment is installed.

___ Check that all hardware and cotter pins are prop- erly installed and secured.

___ Check that equipment is properly and securely attached to power unit.

___ Make sure driveline spring-activated locking pin or collar slides freely and is seated firmly in power unit PTO spline groove and in gearbox spline groove.

___ Check for grass wrap on PTO shaft. When mow- ing long grass, remove key and check for grass wrap around PTO shaft every 30 minutes of oper- ation.

___ Check to be sure engine is free of dirt and debris. Pay particular attention to the cooling fins, gover- nor parts and muffler.

___ Do not allow riders.

___ Inspect area and remove stones, branches or other hard objects that might be thrown, causing injury or damage.

___ Clean air intake screen. Check air cleaner; ser- vice if necessary.

___ Clean area around oil fill dipstick. Remove dip- stick and check to be sure oil is in operating range (between marks on dipstick). Add oil if nec- essary but Do Not Overfill. Install dipstick assembly firmly until cap bottoms out on tube. Dipstick assembly must always be secured into fill tube when engine is running. Avoid touching exhaust manifold if unit has been running.

___ Check all lubrication points and grease as instructed. See “Lubrication Service Intervals” on

	page 18.
___	Check hydrostatic fluid level (refer to Owner Ser-
	vice section). Check to be sure cooling fins on
	hydrostat are clean.
___	Perform a functional check of the safety interlock
	system each time you operate the unit. Place
	both steering levers outward, start engine,
	engage PTO and then rise up out of the seat; the
	engine should die. If it does not, do not operate
	unit until the safety interlock system has been
	repaired and operates properly.
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16 Operation MAN0646 (7/6/2007)