Pre-Delivery Service of Mower by Dealer
If you are not completely familiar with the Safety Instruction
Manual read it now before proceeding with the Pre-Delivery
Service of the mower. Only your authorized Wright dealer
should perform the Pre-Delivery Service of the mower.
WARNING
The Wright Sentar is shipped completely
assembled and has been adjusted and tested at
the factory. However, due to jostling during the
shipping process and the delivery time lapse the
following items need to be repeated again before
starting the mower. After you have uncrated the
mower, follow these procedures in the order
indicated:
•
Remove spark plug wire from spark plug(s).
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Inspect the mower for any damage, unusual
conditions or missing parts.
•
Inspect the mower for all of its decals,
especially the warning decals. There
should be one blade warning decal on each
side of the deck, the “shield missing” under
the blade belt covers, and the dash decal.
•
Check (and fill if necessary) engine oil level
according to the engine manufacturer’s
recommendation.
•
Check (and fill if necessary) hydraulic fluid
level. The level should be about 4”-4.5”
below the top of the oil fill. Use synthetic
oil: Mobil1 15W-50.
•
Check rear tire pressure. 18 to 24 psi. is
recommended. It should be even on both
sides. Use the higher pressures for heavier
operators. Set the tire pressure in the front
caster tires between 30 and 40 psi. Higher
pressures will help keep the caster tires on
their rims when impacted from the side but
give a stiffer ride.
•
Check the battery to see that the cables are
tight and connected properly. The battery
is 12 volts and is a maintenance-free
battery. Only charge the battery if it will not
start the mower properly.
•
Remove the blade belt covers and inspect the
belt and idler arm for smooth operation.
Also grease the spindles and the idler arm.
•
Rotate the blade pulleys slightly to see if they
rotate freely and all turn together. There
will be resistance due to the clutch brake.
•
Replace the blade belt covers.
•
Check the cutter deck for proper adjustment.
The deck should be approximately ¼” lower
in the front than in the rear and the deck
should be level side-to-side. If the deck is
not adjusted properly, please adjust at this
time. See Deck adjustments section of this
manual for further instructions.
•
Lubricate all moving parts (see Maintenance
Items section of this manual).
•
Fill fuel tanks with regular unleaded gasoline.
Turn fuel valve under right side of dash
towards the gas tank you plan to use.
•
DO NOT START THE ENGINE AT THIS TIME.
FOLLOW THE NEXT PROCEDURE
BEFORE STARTING. The hydraulic
system MUST be checked for proper
operation before allowing wheels to operate
on the ground.
•
Set the rear of the machine on jack stands or
blocks to raise rear wheels off the ground
two or three inches and check to be sure
that the mower will not fall off the supports
you devise. (Do not support the mower’s
weight on any part of the foot platform.)
You must be able to stand on the mower.
The stand(s) must be able to secure the
mower from rolling off or away during the
next procedures. Check under the mower
deck for any debris or unusual conditions.
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With hand controls in the middle or neutral
position, apply the parking brake.
•
Open the manual bypass valves on top of each
pump a half-of-a-turn counterclockwise.
•
Reattach spark plug wires to spark plugs.
•
Before starting the engine be ready to stop it if
the wheels begin to turn with the brake on.
(If this happens, check that the manual
bypass valves on top of each pump are
open at least a half-of-a-turn
counterclockwise.)
•
Start the engine according to the engine
manufacturer’s recommendation. Let the
engine run at low RPM for several minutes
to get the hydraulic fluid circulating through
the pumps. While seated or standing on
