Table Of Contents - Dixon 966690603 Operator's Manual

INTRODUCTION. . .............................................................. 5
General........................................................................ 5
Driving.and.Transport.on.Public.Roads....................... 5
Towing......................................................................... 5
Operating..................................................................... 5
Good.Service............................................................... 6
Manufacturing.Number............................................ 6
SYMBOLS.AND.DECALS. . ................................................ 7
SAFETY............................................................................. 9
Safety.Instructions....................................................... 9
Personal.Safety.Equipment....................................... 11
Slope.Operation. . ....................................................... 11
Safe.Handling.of.Gasoline......................................... 13
General.Maintenance................................................ 14
Transport................................................................... 16
Towing....................................................................... 16
Spark.Arrestor. . .......................................................... 16
CONTROLS..................................................................... 17
Control.Locations. . ..................................................... 17
Steering.Control.Levers............................................. 18
Parking.Brake............................................................ 19
Throttle.Control.......................................................... 19
Ignition.Switch. . .......................................................... 19
Choke.Control. . .......................................................... 20
Blade.Switch.............................................................. 20
Fuses......................................................................... 20
Hour.Meter. . ............................................................... 21
Cutting.Height.Adjuster. . ............................................ 21
Fuel.Shut.Off.Valve. . .................................................. 22
Tracking..................................................................... 22
Fuel.Tank................................................................... 23
OPERATION.................................................................... 24
Training...................................................................... 24
Steering..................................................................... 24
Before.Starting. . ......................................................... 25
Starting.the.Engine.................................................... 25
Weak.Battery............................................................. 28
Jumper.cables....................................................... 28
CONTENTS
Running..................................................................... 29
Operating.On.Hills..................................................... 30
Mowing.Tips. . ............................................................. 31
Stopping.the.Engine.................................................. 32
Moving.Machine.by.Hand.......................................... 33
MAINTENANCE............................................................... 34
Maintenance.Schedule.............................................. 34
Battery....................................................................... 36
Safety.System. . .......................................................... 37
Tire.Pressures........................................................... 37
Parking.Brake............................................................ 37
V-belts. . ...................................................................... 38
Deck.Belt............................................................... 38
Pump.Belt.................................................................. 39
V-belts. . ...................................................................... 39
Cutting.Blades........................................................... 40
Blade.Replacement............................................... 40
Adjusting.the.Mower.Deck......................................... 41
Leveling................................................................. 41
Anti-Scalp.Rollers.................................................. 42
Caster.Wheels........................................................... 43
Cleaning. . ................................................................... 43
Hardware................................................................... 43
LUBRICATION................................................................. 44
Front.Wheel.Mount.................................................... 45
Front.Wheel.Bearings................................................ 45
Deck.Spindles. . ...................................................... 45
Engine.Lubrication..................................................... 45
Transaxle.Fluid.Change. . ........................................... 46
TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................... 47
Winter.Storage. . ......................................................... 49
STORAGE. . ...................................................................... 49
SCHEMATICS. . ................................................................ 50
TECHNICAL.DATA. . ......................................................... 51
Torque.Specifications................................................ 51
CONFORMITY.CERTIFICATES...................................... 54
SERVICE.JOURNAL. . ...................................................... 55