11. STARTING THE ENGINE
1) Take your place correctly on seat.
2) Switch on the battery.
3) Make sure that P.T.O. lever is entirely disengage
4) Make sure that the parking brake pedal in enturely engaged.
4 - gasoline) Set engine choke control to for cold starts and turn the ignition key to the "ON" position.
4 - diesel) Turn the ignition key to the "ON" position and wait until the glow plugs are preheated, if necessary.
5) Turn the ignition key onto the symbol to start the engine
6 - gasoline) Slowly return choke to run position once the engine has started.
7) With temperature under 0°C keep the engine at medium speed for at least 5 minutes
12. DRIVING THE MACHINE
1) Set throttle lever.
2) Disengage the parking brake.
3) Selelect the desired speed though the pedal fitted on the right side.
4) By moving the steering wheel one steers the back wheel.
N.B.: To stop the machine, just release the forward or reverse pedal; once stopped, pull the parking brake
lever.
IMPORTANT: To being drive at slow speed, for safety reasons make sure that people and ani-
mals are at least 3 meters away
13. CUTTING AND AUTOMATIC GRASS COLLECTION
14. STOPPING THE MOTOR
1) Stop the machine.
2) Declutch the PDP lever.
3) Pull the parking brake lever.
4) Full lower the equipment by means of the specific lever.
5) Make sure that the basket is completely draw in.
6) Reduce the motor revolution on minimum.
7) Turn the ignition key from "ON" position to "STOP" position.
8) Switch off the battery.
15. TANK FILLING
Only fill the tank in open air or in a sufficiently ventilated room. The engine must be turned off and no flames or
sparks should be made. Check that carburant is the one indicated by the label on the tank.
WARNING: CARBURANT IS HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE.
KEEP THE CARBURANT IN JERRYCANS. FILL THE TANK WITH PETROL ONLY IN OPEN AIR AND DO
NOT SMOKE DURING THIS OPERATION. ADD CARBURANT BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE. NEVER
REMOVE THE TANK LID NOR ADD CARBURANT WHEN THE ENGINE IS WORKING OR IS HOT.
In case of carburant escape, do not try to start the engine but move the machine away from the place where
the escape took place and avoid creating ignition sources until carburant fumes have dissipated. Replace the
correct lids on the tank and the jerrycan. Never store the machine with carburant in the tank inside a building
where the fumes might reach some free flames or sparks.
Let the engine cool down before storing the machine in any closed environment.
16. ORDINARY MAINTENANCE
If you have to carry out maintenance operations, use only original spare parts, to ensure the same maximum
reliability to the machine. Before carrying out any maintenance work, read carefully the indications given in the
paragraph 3 "Safety rules". In case you have to intervene on the machine with lifted basket, make sure that the
machanical lock "S" is correctly engaged.
16.1 ADD MOTOR OIL
• KUBOTA D1105
Consult the Use and Maintenance manual of the motor.
OIL SHELL SPIRAX S3 T
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See figure 11.
See figure 12.
See figure 14.
See figure 15.
See figure 16.
See figure 16.1
See figure 13.