Wright Serial 54956 and higher - Manual (Page 4)

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PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE OF MOWER BY DEALER
Before proceeding with the Pre-Delivery Service of your
mower, please read the safety instructions manual in its
entirety. Only your authorized Wright dealer should perform
the Pre-Delivery Service of the mower.
The Wright Velke Gear Drive Pistol Grip is shipped completely assembled and has been adjusted and
tested at the factory. However, due to the jostling of 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:
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” decal under the blade belt cover, and the dash
decal.
Check service, parts and recall bulletins to ensure unit does not need any updates.
Check (and fill if necessary) engine oil level according to the engine manufacturer’s recommendation.
The Peerless Transmission is a sealed unit and should not require any maintenance.
Check rear tire pressure – 18 – 22 psi. is recommended. Use the higher pressures for heavier operators.
Front Casters are equipped with non-pneumatic tires and do not require any air. Lowering tire pressure
will affect deck pitch. Always check pitch any time tire pressure is set below recommended
pressures.
Lubricate all appropriate moving parts (see the Lubrication section of this manual).
Add regular unleaded gasoline to fuel tank. (use a minimum of 87 octane gasoline) (You may use
gasoline containing up to 10% ethanol and gasoline containing up to 5% of methanol.)
Start the engine according to the engine manufacturer’s recommendation. Let the engine run at low -
mid RPM for several minutes to ensure the engine oil reaches all of the engine parts.
Before testing the blade clutch/brake operation, make sure the area is clear and there is nothing
vulnerable to possible thrown objects from under the mower. No one should be near the mower deck
or in its line of discharge at this or at any time. The discharge chute deflector should be in the down
position.
Move the engine throttle control to ¾ RPM speed setting.
Turn on the blade clutch switch. Run blades for approximately one minute. Next, engage and
disengage the blades a few times about 10 seconds apart. If the blades do not start and stop in a few
seconds each time, service the blade brake system.
With the blades on, disengage the OPC switch to test the Operator Presence Control switch (OPC).
A time delay has been added to the OPC system. The engine should die and the blades should stop
with-in 4-7 seconds after removing your hand from the OPC paddle. If not, service the OPC system.
Disengage the blades.
WARNING