Operation - Countax Garden Tractor Owner's Handbook Manual

Safety Instructions & Information - C Series Garden Tractor
Safety Instructions
Controls - Dashboard
Controls - Indicators
Controls - Levers
Cutter Decks
Cutter Deck Removal
Cutter Deck Check List
Deck Levelling
Cutter - Drive Belt
Powered Grass Collector
Engine Check List
Engine Oil
Fuel
Air & Cooling
Battery & Spark Plug
Fuses & PCB
Wheels & Tyres
Tractor Wiring Diagram
HE Wiring Diagram
YOU MUST FULLY READ THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
INCLUDED IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THIS
GARDEN TRACTOR. WE WILL ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR
DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE IMPROPER USE OF THIS MACHINE.
CARELESS OR IMPROPER USE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS OR EVEN
FATAL INJURY.
Mandatory Safety Instructions For The Use of
Countax Tractors
TRAINING
1. Read the instructions carefully. Be familiar with controls
and the use of equipment.
2. Never allow children or people unfamiliar with these
instructions to operate the mower.
3. Never mow while people, especially children or pets are
nearby.
4. The operator or user is responsible for accidents or
hazards occurring to other people or their property.
5. Do not carry passengers.
6. All drivers, should seek to obtain professional and
practical instruction. Such instruction should include:
• The need for care and concentration when
working with this machine.
• Control of a tractor sliding on a slope will not be
regained by the application of the brake.
• The main reasons for loss of control are:
i) Insufficient wheel grip
ii) Driving too fast
iii) Inadequate braking
iv) Incorrect load distribution
PREPARATION
1. Check that the machine complies with all applicable
regulations, including those in force when used on the
public highway.
2. When mowing, always wear substantial footware and
long trousers. Do not operate when barefoot or with
sandals.
3. Thoroughly inspect the area where the tractor is to be
used and remove all stones, sticks, wires and bones or
any other foreign objects.
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5. Replace faulty silencers.
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6. Before using, always inspect to see that the blades,
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bolts and cutter assembly are not worn or damaged.
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7. Check the condition of the tyres and ensure that they are
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inflated to the correct pressures (refer to the
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specifications). This is particularly important if the
machine is to be taken on the public highway.
8. Check that the mower is in good working order paying
particular attention to brakes and steering.
9. Check that all linkages, connections and pivot nuts are
secure and that the wheel nuts are torqued correctly.

OPERATION

1. Do not operate the engine in a confined space where
dangerous fumes can collect.
2. Mow only in daylight or in very good artificial light.
3. Before starting the engine, disengage blade and
attachment drives and shift into neutral.
4. Take care on slopes of more than 10º.
5. Remember, there is no such thing as a 'safe slope'.
Travel on grass slopes requires particular care to guard
against overturning:
6. Watch out for traffic and stop blades rotating when
crossing or near roadways.
7. When using the machine, never direct discharge or
material towards bystanders or allow anyone near the
machine while in operation.
8. Never operate the mower with defective guards, shields
or without safety protective devices in place and in good
working order.
9. Do not change governor settings to increase the revs of
the engine. Operating an engine at excessive speed
increases the hazard of injury.
10. Before leaving the operators position:
• Store fuel in containers specifically designed for
this purpose.
• Refuel outdoors only and do not smoke while
refuelling.
• Add fuel before starting the engine. Never remove
the cap from the fuel tank or add petrol while the
engine is running or when engine is hot.
• If petrol is spilled, do not attempt to start the
engine but move the machine away from the area
of spillage and avoid creating any source of
ignition until petrol vapours have dissipated.
• Replace the fuel tank securely.
• Do not stop or start suddenly when going up or
downhill.
• Engage drive slowly. Always keep the machine in
drive when travelling up or down a slope.
• Machine speed should be kept low on slopes and
in tight turns.
• Stay alert for humps and hollows and other hidden
hazards.
• Avoid mowing across the face of the slope.
• Disengage the drive to the cutter blades and
attachments, and lower the attachments.
• Apply the Parking Brake (change into neutral first
– on C300M).
• Stop the engine and remove the ignition key.