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Part No. 500264

Form No. F101001A

Page 1 of 12

Operator Owner's Manual

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Specifications

The Powerful  BC2401

 

SELF-PROPELLED BRUSH CUTTER

UNIT SIZE:

OVERALL LENGTH:  82.5"(2.09 m)

      OVERALL WIDTH   32.0" (0.81m)    OVERALL HEIGHT43" (1.09m)

ACCESSORIES

NUT REPLACEMENT KIT

P/N 500208.

To replace stripped or

damaged insert nuts in

engine base.

BLADE BC2401

P/N 500210.

Original Equipment Blade

for replacement.

BELT TRACTION DRIVE

P/N 500119.

Traction Drive Belt

for BC2401

BELT BLADE DRIVE

P/N 500237.

Blade Drive Belt

for BC2401

BC2401IC, BC2401H, BC2401HE

BC2401IC

BC2401H

BC2401HE

ENGINE: H.P.

10.5 (7.83 kW)

11 (8.20 kW)

11 (8.20 kW)

ENGINE: TYPE

B&S

HONDA

HONDA

ENGINE MODEL NO:

28B702118-E1

GXV340K1DX3

GXV340K1DE33

ENGINE: FUEL CAP.

3.0 qt. (2.84 L)

2.3 qt. (2.18 L)

2.3 qt. (2.18 L)

ENGINE: OIL CAP.

1.34 qt. (1.41 L)

1.20 qt. (1.13 L)

1.20 qt. (1.13 L)

WEIGHT: UNIT

282# (128.5 kg)

278# (126.1 kg)

282# (127.9 kg)

WEIGHT: SHIPPING

310# (141.3 kg)

306# (138.8 kg)

310# (140.6 kg)

ENGINE WEIGHT:

66.0# (30.0 kg)

70.5# (32.0 kg)

72.5# (32.9 kg)

MAX. OPERATING SLOPE

15

°

20

°

20

°

2

BLADE HIGH LIFT

BC2401

P/N 500102.

Optional blade for

replacement

Summary of Contents for BC2401H

Page 1: ...P N 500119 Traction Drive Belt for BC2401 BELT BLADE DRIVE P N 500237 Blade Drive Belt for BC2401 BC2401IC BC2401H BC2401HE BC2401IC BC2401H BC2401HE ENGINE H P 10 5 7 83 kW 11 8 20 kW 11 8 20 kW ENGINE TYPE B S HONDA HONDA ENGINE MODEL NO 28B702118 E1 GXV340K1DX3 GXV340K1DE33 ENGINE FUELCAP 3 0 qt 2 84 L 2 3 qt 2 18 L 2 3 qt 2 18 L ENGINE OIL CAP 1 34 qt 1 41 L 1 20 qt 1 13 L 1 20 qt 1 13 L WEIGH...

Page 2: ...Y LIT BAG CONTROLS LABELS OPERATION MAINTENANCE PARTS DRAWING LIST TROUBLESHOOTING WARRANTY PROCEDURE Page 2 of 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS 10 12 12 12 6 8 4 4 3 3 2 OPERATOR VIBRATION SOUNDTESTS VIBRATION LEVEL 1 1g Vibration levels at the operators handles were measured in the vertical lateral and longitudinal directions using calibrated vibration test equipment Tests were performed on 05 19 95 under t...

Page 3: ...front guard bar Literature Assy Literature Assy 500263 Per Model PACKING CHECKLIST 9 10 11 Briggs Stratton 1 REMOVE unit from carton and allow upper handle item 40 to lay on ground behind unit Set guard bar Item 31 to the side for now 2 REMOVE hardware items 115 117 141 143 144 from temporary storage positions on lower handle items 51 52 3 ATTACHupper handle to lower as shown below and securely ti...

Page 4: ...185 Part No 900327 Label Ear Eye Breathing Item No 188 Part No 890254 Label Chock Wheels Item No 189 Part No 500168 Label Clutch Drive Item 191 Part No 500176 Briggs engines have a choke type carburetor that is operated by moving the throttle control to the full start position See STARTING section see page 5 Label Clutch Blade Item 192 Part No 500177 Briggs Stratton Read Owner s Manual Before Oper...

Page 5: ...blade bolt loose blade adapter key loose engine or lodged foreign objects Note See parts list for proper blade bolt torque specifications See trouble shooting section on page 12 The Brush Cutter blade clutch is controlled by an operator presence control To engage the blade depress the operator s left hand control lever against operator s handle The blade is disengaged by releasing this lever See F...

Page 6: ...Part No 500264 Form No F101001A Page 6 of 12 PARTS DRAWING 18 BC2401HE BC2401H BC2401IC ...

Page 7: ...50237 2 850237 2 34 Spindle WA BC2400 500174 1 500174 1 500174 1 35 Bearing 7 8 ID Sealed Press 500101 2 500101 2 500101 2 36 Shaft Drive Blade 500107 1 500107 1 500107 1 37 Spacer Spindle Bearing 500115 1 500115 1 500115 1 38 Pulley 7 OD x 7 8 BORE 500253 1 500253 1 500253 1 39 Lever Control Blade 500312 1 500312 1 500312 1 40 Handle Upper BC2400 500243 1 500243 1 500243 1 41 Grip Handle 1 ID x 7...

Page 8: ...171003 27 8171003 27 8171003 23 142 Bracket Clutch Cable Guard 500321 1 500321 1 500321 1 143 Screw Cap 5 16 18 x 1 3 4 8041031 7 8041031 7 8041031 9 144 Screw Cap 5 16 18 x 2 1 2 8041034 1 8041034 1 8041034 1 145 Guide Rope 830533 2 830533 2 830533 2 146 Grip Lever 500181 2 500181 2 500181 2 147 Label Start Stop Toggle 500329 1 148 Spacer Engine Honda SP VQ 830113 1 830113 1 830113 1 149 Guide Be...

Page 9: ... gear shift lever at the rear of the machine See Fig 2 or by changing the engine rpm To shift the Brush Cutter into reverse release all controls and rotate the shift lever to the left when the lever stops lift it up and continue to turn it to the left until it stops again Under most conditions cutting should be done in first or second gear Third gear should be reserved for conditions where weeds a...

Page 10: ...Note Unit is heavy Be sure support is adequate to prevent personal injury 3 Remove the two screws 103 and washers 141 holding the engine base door 7 and remove the door 4 Loosen but do not remove the two nuts 116 holding the plate mount idler item 26 in place This will release the tension on the blade drive belt 29 NOTE It may be necessary to apply some force to the pulley to slide it over from it...

Page 11: ... slip the blade drive belt 29 out of the groove on the drive pulley and down past the pulley Note It is necessary to remove the transaxle drive belt 10 from its groove to allow removal of the blade drive belt 7 Pull the belt back through the hole in the top of the engine base and remove it from the machine NOTE Removal of the belt from the blade drive pulley requires some force to walk the belt pa...

Page 12: ...ch brake wears adjustments may be required to maintain proper control cable tension and clutch engagement If the clutch brake begins slipping or squealing during normal operation it may require an adjustment to increase the clutch cable tension A properly adjusted blade clutch should require a minimum of 10 lbs of force to completely depress the end of the clutch lever See Fig 4 Adjust by tighteni...

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