Briggs & Stratton MC 2300 - Manual (Page 9)

SpA MC 2300
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17 -GARAGING
Before garag ing the machine:
! Wash it carefull y with Dies el fuel, c hange the engine oil, gear box and milling unit .
! Empty the fuel tank and wash or change the air-filter.
! Oil and lubricate ever y joints and mec hanism.
! Change or repair eventual damaged parts.
! Park the mac hine i n a dr y room, putting its wheels on wooden boards or, even better, lifted from the ground.
18 - TROUBLESHOOTING
Event ual troubles which can be sol ved by t he operator ( wor ker) :
ENGINE :
The engine doesn’t st art; c ontr ol that:
! Fuel in the tank reac hes half of the tank its elf .
! The fuel c oc k is open.
! The starter must be engaged if the engine is cold.
! Fuel arrives to the c arburettor.
! The vent c ap on the tank is not clogged.
! The car burettor cas tings are open; other wise clean them with compress ed air.
! The ignition spark wor ks: to test this, unscrew the spark plug, r econnec t it to the elec tric cable, lean the metallic part of the spar k pl ug to
mass ( wor king c ylinder) and turn the engine pulley as for t he starti ng . If the ignition spar k does not s par k among t he electrodes , control
the joints of the elec tric cable. Ot her wise change the spark pl ug with anot her one . If even t his att empt f ails, the br eakdown has to be
attribut ed to the lighting set (poi nts, c apacitor, coils etc.). I n this c ase we suggest t o appl y t o the neares t ser vice rel ating the engine
mount ed on the machi ne.
GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE :
! Regulate the clutch by unscrewing the r egister screw (Ref. “B” Picture 6) till you obtain a good clutc h disengagement.
! Pay attention: do not elimi nate totall y the freeplay.
! The clutc h wire must not be completely engaged.
19 – RULES FOR A CORRECT USE OF THE MACHINE
! Make a good r unni ng in period to the engine and the machine (for at l east 10 hours do not get over 70 % of the engine c apacity ).
! Always use the clutc h before oper ating any levers.
! Do not leave the cl utch disengaged for a l ong time.
! Never force the speed sel ector levers and PTO, if they do not engage l eave gradually the clutc h.
! Keep the steering col umn joint and the handlebar cleaned and oiled.
! Never force the engine; when smoke comes out from the exhausting pipe, it means that the engine is under stress .
! Do not wor k for long periods of ti me at full speed, in partic ular during war m periods.
! Periodicall y c ontrol the tyre pressure ( Atm. 1,3)
! During the mounting of the different tools do not damage the dowels (Ref. ”D” Picture 8) and the splines , control that screws and the
fastening spine of t he tools are well loc ked, es peciall y screws of t he mill hoes and the f ast ening screws of t he c utt erbar.
! Do not leave the machine under the rain.
20 – ACCIDENT-PREVENTION RULES
ATTENTION, IT IS DANGEROUS:
! To leave the engine r unning in clos ed rooms ; exhaust gases are highly toxic.
! To refuel with the engine running or overheated.
! To accel erate going to reverse; the engine must be at mi nimum s peed.
! To make tests, to clean and to r epair tools ( milling cutter, c utterbar, lawn mower etc.) with the engine running.
! To touch the just s witc hed off engine (some parts may burn).
! To move with the c utter bar without protection.
! To exec ute the operations of trans port, mai ntenance, r epair and lubricati on with the engine not s witc hed off and without all the
protecti ons mounted.
! On means of transport the mac hine must be well fastened with proper loc king.
! The cutter protec tions must be adj usted accordi ng to the depth of the work , so that the part of the tool which cuts the ground remains
uncovered; never make hoeing oper ations wit hout t he bac k hood panel on the mac hine.
! Keep al ways efficient the safety dispos als ( above all the automatic engine s top ) and the protections of the rotating elements.
! Befor e starti ng to wor k make sur e there are not persons or obs tacles i n the mac hine range of action inferior to 5 meters.
! Wear proper shoes and clothes, do not wear large or fluttering clothes (sc arf or foulard).
! Never wor k in slopi ng grounds without havi ng assured the machi ne stability. Attention! Do not wor k in grounds with a more than 50 %
slope.
! Keep the fuel i n proper tanks .