Wright Serial # 69788 and Higher - Manual (Page 3)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE OF MOWER BY DEALER .............................................................................................5
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I NTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................................7
1.1 T ECHNICAL D ATA ....................................................................................................................................................7
1.2 G ENERAL S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................8
1.2.1 D O ' S AND D ON ' TS ................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.2 W ARNINGS ..........................................................................................................................................................8
1.3 I MPORTANT I NFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................8
1.4 O WNER /U SER N OTICE ............................................................................................................................................9
1.5 S AFETY FOR O PERATION .........................................................................................................................................9
1.6 U SER Q UALIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................9
1.7 U SER C LOTHING .....................................................................................................................................................9
1.8 I NSPECT M OWER B EFORE E ACH U SE .......................................................................................................................9
1.9 R EGULAR M OWER S AFETY ................................................................................................................................... 10
1.10 P REVENT F IRES ................................................................................................................................................. 10
1.11 W ORK A REA C ONDITIONS & I NSPECTION ............................................................................................................. 10
1.12 I NITIAL O PERATING S AFETY G UIDELINES ............................................................................................................. 10
1.13 S AFETY FOR M AINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................ 11
1.14 O PERATION I N F ORWARD D IRECTION .................................................................................................................. 11
1.15 O PERATION I N R EVERSE .................................................................................................................................... 12
1.16 Z ERO -R ADIUS T URN O PERATION ........................................................................................................................ 12
1.17 O PERATION ON S LOPES ..................................................................................................................................... 12
1.18 F UEL S AFETY ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
1.19 U SING A S PARK A RRESTER ................................................................................................................................ 13
1.20 R ESPONSIBLY H ANDLING W ASTE P RODUCT AND C HEMICALS ............................................................................... 13
1.21 H YDRAULIC S AFETY ........................................................................................................................................... 13
1.22 R EPLACEMENT P ARTS ........................................................................................................................................ 13
2 WARNINGS, SAFETY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DECALS .................................................................................. 14
3 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 15
4 MACHINE DESCRIPTION & OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................... 17
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PERATOR'S A REA .............................................................................................................................................. 18
4.2 M ODEL AND S ERIAL L OCATION ............................................................................................................................. 18
4.3 CO NTROL P ANEL & S TEERING C ONTROL L EVERS ................................................................................................. 19
4.4 D IGITAL H OUR M ETER ......................................................................................................................................... 19
4.5 F UEL S YSTEM / S HUT -O FF V ALVE ........................................................................................................................ 19
4.6 D ECK L IFT L EVER ................................................................................................................................................ 20
4.7 S AFETY I NTERLOCK S YSTEM ................................................................................................................................ 20
5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................ 21
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NSPECTION OF M OWER B EFORE E ACH U SE ......................................................................................................... 21
5.2 H OW TO START THE MOWER ................................................................................................................................. 21
5.3 H OW TO DRIVE THE MOWER .................................................................................................................................. 21
5.4 H OW TO S TOP AND P ARK THE M OWER .................................................................................................................. 22
5.5 D RIVING THE M OWER O VER A C URB ..................................................................................................................... 22
5.5.1 N EVER D RIVE S TRAIGHT O NTO OR O FF A C URB ................................................................................................. 23
5.6 M OWING ON V ARYING T ERRAIN ............................................................................................................................ 23
5.7 H OW TO A DJUST N EUTRAL ................................................................................................................................... 23
5.8 H OW TO P ERFORM THE T RACKING A DJUSTMENT ................................................................................................... 23
5.9 H OW TO T EST /U SE THE B LADE C LUTCH /B RAKE S WITCH ........................................................................................ 24
5.10 H OW TO T EST THE O PERATOR P RESENCE C ONTROL (OPC) S WITCH ................................................................... 24
6 S ERVICE AND A DJUSTMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 24
6.1 T IRE M AINTENANCE AND P RESSURE ..................................................................................................................... 24
6.2 H EIGHT OF C UT ................................................................................................................................................... 25
6.2.1 D ECK L IFT S PRING A DJUSTMENT ............................................................................................................................................... 25
6.2.2 D ECK A DJUSTMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 25
6.3 B ELT T ENSION A DJUSTMENT ................................................................................................................................ 26
6.3.1 R EPLACING THE D RIVE B ELT ............................................................................................................................. 26
6.3.2 R EPLACING THE C UTTER D ECK B ELT(S) .............................................................................................................26
6.4 H OW TO M OVE THE M OWER IF THE E NGINE W ON'T S TART .................................................................................... 27