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QUICK START GUIDE

Ransomes Highway 3™ Ride on Reel Mower

STARTING THE ENGINE

SEAT ADJUSTMENT

CONTROLS

DRIVING

MOWING

VISUAL DISPLAY

Refer To The Safety, Operation And Maintenance Manual For Full Operating Instructions.

25057G-GB (rev.0)

RJL 100 June 2013

Summary of Contents for Highway 3

Page 1: ...DE Ransomes Highway 3 Ride on Reel Mower STARTING THE ENGINE SEAT ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS DRIVING MOWING VISUAL DISPLAY Refer To The Safety Operation And Maintenance Manual For Full Operating Instructions...

Page 2: ...ited reserves the right to make design changes without obligation to make these changes on units previously sold and the information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice 2013 R...

Page 3: ...t depends on the temperature of the coolant 4 When the engine starts release the key immediately The key returns to the RUN position 5 If the engine does not start return the key to the OFF position a...

Page 4: ...correct position Release the lever to engage in one of the preset positions C WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT To Adjust The position of the operator weight adjust lever C is on the front of the seat To change the...

Page 5: ...correct position to operate the traction pedal comfortably Push the small foot pedal A at the base of the steering column Tilt the column backward or forward to the correct position Release the small...

Page 6: ...ap G 4 WD in reverse switch H Light Switch Optional J Visual Display K Right hand Unit Lift Lower L Centre Unit Lift Lower M Left hand Unit Lift Lower N PTO engaged P Right hand cutting unit in cuttin...

Page 7: ...oward the operator to decrease the engine speed NOTE The engine must always be used at full speed PARKING BRAKE SWITCH When the engine is in operation the Parking brake is applied by depressing the sw...

Page 8: ...rection of cylinder rotation to allow backlapping Move back the orange button on the rocker switch on the control panel and depress the backlap switch When backlapping is complete return the switch to...

Page 9: ...orward reverse foot pedal to reach correct ground speed 4 To stop Carefully return the forward reverse foot pedal to the neutral position 5 To hold the vehicle stopped on a slope it can be necessary t...

Page 10: ...ve forward When the optional Stability Warning System is installed When the mower is driven on a slope of more than its safe limit a warning is shown on the visual display unit At 22deg the centre and...

Page 11: ...will be shown If the machine is fitted with the slope monitoring system the screen will display the logo TST Tilt Sensor Technology and maximum working slope symbol On the left hand side of the screen...

Page 12: ...REEN warning replaces the centre icons and flashes Press the button under the checkmark to remove warning The RED LED s will flash and the buzzer continues until the temperature has decreased to under...

Page 13: ...creen will display this warning that indicates that at 22deg the centre and upper unit will be raised 4 6 above the ground to improve stability and all units stop rotating An audible warning will also...

Page 14: ...erval is 250 hours DATA LOGGING MENU The last 50 Faults that the controller finds are recorded When 50 faults are recorded the next fault that occures will overwrite the oldest fault This information...

Page 15: ...is moved up and down the language does not change until button four is used to select and store the language At that point the title bar changes to the new selected language The options will always b...

Page 16: ...rica Ransomes Jacobsen Limited West Road Ransomes Europark Ipswich IP3 9TT English Company Registration No 1070731 www ransomesjacobsen com North South America Jacobsen A Textron Company 11108 Quality...