Drum Mower
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1.
Start the engine.
2.
If the motor is cold, leave it at the maximum speed for approx. 1 minute to warm up. Use the accelerator
lever to set the minimum engine speed (idle).
3.
Pull disc drive pulley lever
1
towards the engine and lock it into the cut out plate (
Fig. 3).
4.
Set the maximum engine speed – the centrifugal clutch will close and the cutting disc will start to rotate.
Start-up usually results in some initial slippage of the V-belt and related accompanying effects
(rattling, squeaking). When the belt has been run in, these effects usually disappear.
Note:
In the case of a new or a cold engine, the engine can stall when the cutting disc drive is activated first few times.
When the motor has warmed up, this will no longer happen. If the cutting disc drive still stalls even when the engine is warm,
check whether any of the defects (see
Table ) occurred.
4.2.3 Machine Start
1.
Unlock lock
13
on the travel pulley lever on the left/right handle (
Fig. 2)
2.
Release the lever smoothly. The machine will start moving forward. When releasing the lever and starting
to move the machine, adjust the walking speed to the machine speed.
The travel clutch is a belt one, so you may squeeze the lever slowly - the machine does not move abruptly, but smoothly.
Always release the lever completely. If the lever is only partially depressed, the travel V-belt gets
damaged.
The travel speed can not be controlled by the travel pulley lever!
Note on the lever unlocking:
For easier unlocking of the lever lock (
13
in
Fig. 2 ), press the lever to the handle first,
and then release the lock with your index finger.
4.2.4 Quick stop and shutdown
In case of danger, the machine travel and disc drives can be switched OFF by releasing both handles. The ignition safety
switch on the left handle will switch OFF the engine.
WARNING! Due to the inertia of drive components, the machine can continue to drive! The disc will
gradually stop rotating.
4.2.5 Machine Travel Stopping
To stop the machine travel, press the drive lever on the left/right handle. The machine travel will stop, but the cutting disc
will continue to rotate.
4.2.6 Turning the disc drive OFF
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Set the engine idle speed, wait for the disc to stop, and then remove the disc drive pulley lever.
WARNING! Due to the inertia, it takes a longer time for the disc to stop and start idling than you
would expect.
Turn the disc pulley lever ON or OFF only when the engine is idling (the cone clutch is switched OFF)
and the disc is not spinning.
Before you start any activity near your machine, always turn OFF the engine and wait until the
cutting disc stops moving! Before leaving the machine, always turn its engine OFF!
Never run the engine for a long period of time at its maximum speed or leave it idling for too
long with a deactivated cutting disc and travel wheel drive pulleys! Some parts of the machine drive (V-
belt, pulley, etc.) may get damaged!
4.2.7 Travel Speed Selection
The machine travel features two gears.
The change is made by moving the V-belt on the pulleys between the gearbox and the axle (see
Fig. 10, 11, 12 and 13 ).
When changing speeds, the engine must always be switched OFF and the throttle lever in the STOP
position!
1.
Remove the plastic nut and the top gearbox cover. Remove the bottom of the transmission cover from the screw on the
frame and allow it to lie freely on the base.
2.
Push and lock the travel pulley lever on the left hand grip handle.
