Adjustments; General; Opening Hood And Operator's Platform; Manual Lowering Valve - Jacobsen LF 3810 Dealer's Manual

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ADJUSTMENTS

4 ADJUSTMENTS
4.1

GENERAL________________________________________________________________

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WARNING
To prevent injury, lower implements to the ground,
disengage all drives, engage parking brake, stop engine
and remove key from ignition switch before making any
adjustments or performing maintenance.
Make sure the tractor is parked on a solid and level
surface. Never work on a tractor that is supported only by
the jack. Always use jack stands.
If only the front or rear of the tractor is raised, place
chocks in front of and behind the wheels that are not
raised.
4.2

OPENING HOOD AND OPERATOR'S PLATFORM _______________________________

1. To open hood, release latches (A) on both sides of
the tractor and tilt hood backwards.
2. To open operator's platform:
a. Open Hood
b. Start engine and lower front reels to the ground.
Engage parking brake and shut off engine.
c. Release latch (B) from the right side of tractor.
d. Lift operator's platform to the open position.
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WARNING
To prevent injury, never remove the gas springs from the
operator's platform without first supporting the platform.
Do not raise front lift arms when the operator's platform
is opened. The platform could be forced into the closed
position causing bodily injury or damage to operator's
platform.
4.3

MANUAL LOWERING VALVE ________________________________________________

1. To lower the front lift arms manually, when the engine
is not operating, slowly turn the lift release knobs (C)
clockwise until mowers are on the ground. Then turn
counterclockwise finger tight.
2. Manual Lowering valve can be located behind and
above the right front tire.
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1. Adjustments and maintenance should always be
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2. Replace,
3. Do not wear jewelry or loose fitting clothing when
4. Do not change governor settings or overspeed the
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performed by a qualified technician. If proper
adjustment cannot be made, contact an authorized
Textron Turf Care And Specialty Products dealer.
do not adjust,
components.
making adjustments or repairs.
CAUTION:
Be careful to prevent entrapment
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of the hands and fingers between moving and
fixed components of the machine
engine.
B
A
C
worn or damaged
Figure 4A
Figure 4B