Maintenance And Care; Regular Maintenance Work; Cleaning The Appliance And Mower Mechanism; Checking And Renewing The Cutting Blade - AL-KO solo 127597 Manual Del Usuario

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Tips for mowing
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Maintain a constant cutting height of 3–5 cm;
do not mow the grass to less than half its
original height.
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Do not overload the lawnmower! If the motor
speed drops noticeably because of long,
thick grass, increase the cutting height and
mow in several passes.
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Wind and sun can dry out the lawn after
mowing so it is better to mow in the late after-
noon.

9 MAINTENANCE AND CARE

WARNING! Danger of cuts and lacera-
tions. Danger of cuts and lacerations when
reaching into sharp-edged, moving appliance
parts and into cutting tools.
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Before maintenance, care and cleaning work,
always switch off the appliance. Remove the
batteries.
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Always wear protective gloves during mainte-
nance, care and cleaning work.
9.1

Regular maintenance work

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Make sure that all nuts, bolts and screws are
tightened and the appliance is in a safe work-
ing condition.
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Check the grass collector regularly for correct
operation and wear.
9.2 Cleaning the appliance and mower
mechanism
IMPORTANT! Danger from water. Water in
the appliance causes short-circuits and destroys
electrical components.
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Do not spray the appliance with water.
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Only use a broom or a brush for cleaning.
1. Stop the motor.
2. Pull out the batteries.
3. Unhook the grass catcher.
4. Tilt the appliance and clean the mower mech-
anism.
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9.3 Checking and renewing the cutting
blade
WARNING! Severe injuries due to blade
parts being flung out. A worn, cracked or dam-
aged cutting blade can break, and its parts can
become dangerous projectiles.
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Regularly check the cutting blade for dam-
age.
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Do not use the lawnmower if the cutting
blade is worn or damaged.
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Have blunt or damaged cutting blades sharp-
ened or replaced only by one of the manufac-
turer's service centres or an authorised spe-
cialist company.
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To avoid vibrations, the cutting blade and
blade bolt must always be replaced together.
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Resharpened cutting blades must be bal-
anced. Unbalanced cutting blades cause
strong vibrations and damage the appliance.
9.4 Adjusting the Bowden cable of the
wheel drive (17)
The Bowden cable of the wheel drive lengthens
over time. If the wheel drive can no longer be
switched on with the motor running, the Bowden
cable has become too long and must be tight-
ened.
CAUTION! Risk of injury. Sharp-edged
and moving appliance parts (e.g. cutting blade)
as well as a suddenly starting lawnmower can
lead to injuries.
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Only adjust the Bowden cable when the mo-
tor is switched off and the mower mechanism
has come to a standstill.
1. Switch off the power supply and remove the
batteries (see chapter 6.3 "Switching the
power supply to the mower mechanism ON
and OFF (06)", page 32).
2. Turn the adjusting part (17/1) on the Bowden
cable (17/2) in the direction of the arrow, i.e.
anticlockwise until the Bowden cable is taut
between the gear engagement bar (17/3) and
holding point (17/4).
3. To check the Bowden cable setting: Switch
on the appliance, start the motor and try to
switch on the wheel drive.
4. If the wheel drive does not switch on: Repeat
the previous steps.
If the adjustment of the Bowden cable is not suc-
cessful: Contact a service centre of the manufac-
turer.
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