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MAINTENANCE & STORAGE
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Use extreme caution when reversing or pulling mower towards you.
• Do not carry passengers.
• Walk, never run.
• Slopes:
Do not mow excessively steep slopes.
Exercise extreme caution when on slopes.
For pedestrian controlled mowers, mow across the face of slopes, never up and down and exercise extreme
caution when changing direction on slopes.
• Use low throttle settings when engaging the ground drive, especially in high gears.
Reduce speed on slopes and in sharp turns to prevent overturning or loss of control.
• Stop the blades when crossing surfaces other than grass and when transporting the mower to and from the
area to be mowed.
• Do not operate the engine in a confined space where dangerous carbon monoxide fumes can collect.
• Stop the engine:
Whenever you leave the mower, even for an instant.
Before re-fuelling.
• Stop the engine and disconnect the spark-plug lead, or turn off and remove key:
Before clearing blockages or unclogging chute:
Before checking, cleaning or working on the mower:
After striking a foreign object, inspect the mower for damage and make repairs before restarting and operating
the mower:
If mower starts to vibrate abnormally stop the engine immediately.
• Watch out for traffic when crossing or near roadways.
• Before leaving the operator’s position:
Disengage the cutter engagement lever,
Change into neutral and set the parking brake,
Stop the engine and or remove key.
Do not modify mower in any way, or use the mower with out the shields and guards in
place, they are for your protection.
MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE:
• Keep all nuts, bolts and screws tight to be sure the equipment is in safe working condition.
• Do not use pressure-cleaning equipment.
• Never store the equipment with petrol in the tank inside a building where fumes can reach an open flame
or spark.
• Allow the engine to cool before storing in any enclosure.
• To reduce the fire hazard, keep the engine, silencer, battery compartment and petrol storage are free of grass,
leaves, or excessive grease.
• Replace worn or damaged parts for safety;
• Replace faulty silencers.
• If the fuel tank has to be drained, do this out-doors.
• Do not change the engine governor settings or over speed the engine. Operating an engine at excessive speed
can increase the hazard to personal injury.
• Be careful during adjustment of the mower to prevent entrapment of the fingers between moving blades and
fixed parts of the mower.
• Store fuel in a cool place in a container specifically designed for the purpose. In general, plastic containers
are unsuitable.
• When the mower is to be parked, stored or left unattended, lower the cutting deck.
SPECIFICATIONS:
ENGINE: Honda and Briggs and Stratton engines are used, see engine owner’s manual supplied with
the mower.
GEARBOX: Deutscher Gear box houses two forward gears and reverse, incorporating a differential gearbox in
an oil bath alloy housing.
Recommended oil: EPX 85w/140
Capacity: 750ml
SPEED RANGE:
Low gear: 2.2 kph @ 2500rpm.
High gear: 3.6 kph @ 2500rpm.
Reverse gear: 1.7 kph @ 2500rpm.
TYRES:
Rear: 13-500-6 Pressure, 20psi
Front 250 x 4 Pressure, 20psi
CUTTING HEAD:
660mm cut, 2 x blades,
6 cutting height positions from 30mm-88mm.
GENERAL:
Length:1600mm
Width: 640mm
Height: 960mm
Weight: 120kg
