TO THE PURCHASER This manual contains valuable information about your new King Kutter Mower. It has been carefully prepared to give you helpful suggestions for operating, adjusting, ser- vicing and ordering repair parts. Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference.
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Return the equipment or parts to the authorized King Kutter dealer, from where it was purchased, for service or replacement of defective parts that are covered by warranty. (The King Kutter Factory may inspect equipment or parts before warranty claims are honored.)
It may also be used to alert against unsafe practice. If you have any questions not answered in this manual or require additional cop- ies or the manual is damaged, please contact your dealer or King Kutter, Inc. P.O. Box 1200 Winfield, AL 35594 (205) 487-3202 or www.kingkutter.com...
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EQUIPMENT SAFETY GUIDELINES Safety of the operator and by standards is one of the main concerns in designing and devel- oping a mower. However, every year accidents occur which could have been avoided by a few seconds of thought and a more careful approach to handling equipment. You, the op- erator, can avoid many accidents by observing the following precautions and insist those working with you, or for you, follow them.
ROTARY MOWER ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1 Place rotary mower on a flat, level surface. (See Figure A) STEP 2 Remove the wired on PTO shaft, lift pins, and spacers. Loosen and remove the (4) bolts on the lift arm brackets, that secure the lift arm support straps, lift arms, and lift arm braces from the shipping positions and set aside.
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STEP 7 Using the right side lift arm as a lever, pull to the outside of the lift arm bracket and inset bolt through lift arm and lift arm bracket. (See Figure I) Install washer and nut. Place the lift pin in the larger of the (2) holes on the lift arm brace and loosely attach the lift arm.
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Figure E Figure F Figure G Figure H Figure I Figure J...
BEFORE PUTTING ROTARY MOWER INTO SERVICE (IMPORTANT-INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO START UP) SHIPPED WITH OIL IN GEARBOX SHIPPED WITHOUT GREASE IN GREASE FITTINGS. UNIT MUST BE SERVICED BEFORE USING. Use Multi-Purpose Gear Oil (I.E. S.A.E. 80w/90 or S.A.E. 85w/140 Multi- • purpose gear oil) in Gearbox.
SAFETY TRAINING Safety is a primary concern in the design and manufacture of our product. Un- fortunately, our efforts to provide safe equipment can be wiped out by a single careless act of an operator or bystander. In addition to the design and configuration of equipment, hazard control and ac- cident prevention are dependent upon the awareness, concern, prudence and proper training of personnel involved in the operation, transport, maintenance and storage of this equipment.
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PREPARTION Never operate the tractor and mower until you have read and completely under- stand this manual, the Tractor Operator’s Manual, and each of the safety mes- sages found on the safety signs on the tractor and mower. Personal protection equipment including hardhat, safety glasses, safety shoes, and gloves are recommended during assembly, installation, operation, adjustment, maintenance, repair- ing, removal, or moving the implement.
OPERATIONAL SAFETY The use of this equipment is subject to certain hazards that cannot be protected against by the mechanical means or product design. All operators of this equip- ment must read and understand this entire manual, paying particular attention to safety and operating instructions, prior to using.
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OPERATIONAL SAFETY continued... Never allow the cutting blade to con- tact such items. Cut material higher at first, allowing rotary mower to clear hidden objects. Never assume an area is clear. Always Check! Always stop the tractor, disengage PTO, set brake, shut off the tractor engine, remove the ignition key, lower implement to the ground and allow mower blades to come to a complete stop before dismounting tractor.
OPERATIONAL SAFETY continued... Pass rotary mower diagonally through sharp dips and avoid sharp drops to pre- vent “hanging up” tractor and rotary mower. Practice will improve your skills in maneuvering on rough terrain. Always cut down slopes, never across the face. Always check tractor manual for proper use on slopes.
ATTACHING TO TRACTOR WARNING Never stand between tractor and rotary mower while backing up tractor to the hitch. STEP 1 Attach to tractor's category 1 three point hitch as described in the Tractor's Operator’s Manual. WARNING Failure to install retaining clip on gearbox input shaft would allow driveline to swing freely if bolt is sheared causing possible injury or death.
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If PTO shaft has been marked for cutting the overlap is the distance measured between the two marks. If the PTO shaft has less than a 6 inch overlap, DO NOT USE. Contact your authorized King Kutter Dealer. NOTE...
SIZING PTO SHAFT STEP 1 Cutting the PTO shaft to length. NOTE: Be sure to cut equal lengths of each PTO shaft section. Clamp end of PTO shaft in a vice and cut off shield where marked. (Figure 1-A & 1-B) Figure 1-A STEP 2 Using cut section of the shield as a...
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS This mower was designed to CUT PASTURE GRASS AND ROUGH AREAS UP TO 1" IN DIAMETER.. Use of your rotary mower to cut any material larger than 1" in diame- ter may damage the mower and void your warranty. PRE-OPERATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS Set tractor's lift control stop at a position that will prevent the PTO shaft from coming in contact with the front edge of the mower when it is at full lift.
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Note: For best results in heavier cutting conditions adjust the deck so the rear of the mower is approximately 2" higher than the front. This method requires less horse- power and ground speeds of approximately 3-5mph. If finer shredding results are de- sired, adjust the deck to level or slightly lower in the rear.
MAINTENANCE Periodically check and maintain proper gear oil level. Every 8 hours, wheel fork (s), wheel hub (s), PTO shaft universal joints (2), and PTO telescoping surface. (See Figures M-1 & M-2) NOTE: Use only a grade Type II tube grease. Before each use check to make sure all safety features are installed and work- ing properly.
MAINTENANCE SAFETY Good maintenance is your responsibility. Poor maintenance is an invitation to trouble. Follow good shop practices. Keep service area clean and dry Be sure electrical outlets and tools are properly grounded Use adequate light for the job at hand. ...
SAFETY SIGN LOCATIONS The types of safety signs and locations on the equipment are shown in the illustration below. Good safety requires that you familiarize yourself with the various safety signs, the type of warning and the area, or particular function related to that area, that re- quires your SAFTY AWARENESS REMEMBER: If safety signs have been damaged, removed, become illegible or parts have been replaced without signs, new safety signs must be applied.
PTO SHAFTS COVER REMOVAL (Pictures are on next page) BONDIOLI- (BYPY) There are 3 white tabs around the cover as shown in (A in FIG. 1). Take a screwdriver and press against the tabs one at a time with downward angular pressure toward the end of shaft marked (B in FIG.
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PTO SHAFTS COVER REMOVAL EUROCARDAN SERIES 5 There are 2 black tabs around the cover as shown in (B in FIG. 1). Take a flat screwdriver and pry under the tabs one at a time at point (B in FIG. 2) lifting tab over on top of (e-shaped lock).
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Ref. Part Name Gearbox Gearbox Gearbox 184000 184005 184010 Snap Ring 106138 106138 106138 Input Seal (NAK 35 x 54 x 10) 156010 156010 156010 Front Cap 129015 129015 129015 Front Cap Gasket 124130 124130 124130 Snap Ring 131031 131031 Snap Ring 131030 131030...
All warranty service will be performed at service centers designated by King Kutter. If King Kutter is unable to repair the product to conform to the warranty after a reasonable number of attempts, King Kutter will provide, at its option, one of the following: (a) a replacement for the product or, (b) a full refund of the purchase price.