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Mowing Deck; Fuel System - Snapper Rear Engine Riders Setup Instructions

Rear engine riders

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4. Installing Steering Wheel
(a) Slide
steering
Normally, the offset of the steering wheel should
be towards operator's seat.
NOTE:
For more operator room, the steering wheel
offset can be turned towards front of the Rear Engine
Rider. The "SNAPPER" logo in the center of steering
wheel can be snapped out and turned also.
(b) Support steering wheel and drive the 1/4" x 1-
1/2" roll pin into steering wheel and steering shaft.
See Figure 4.
SUPPORT STEERING WHEEL
WHILE DRIVING ROLL PIN
STEERING
WHEEL WITH
OFFSET
TOWARDS
OPERATOR'S
SEAT
1/4" X 1-1/2"
ROLL PIN
FIGURE 4
B. MOWING DECK
1. Cutting Blade
(a) Check the torque of mowing blade(s)
mounting bolt(s). (30 to 40 ft. lbs. recommended
for single blade mowers & 40 to 50 ft. lbs.
recommended for double blade mowers).
(b) Check blade(s) straightness per operators
manual.
C. LUBRICATION
1. Perform normal lubrication of the Rear Engine
Rider. Check differential and chain case for proper
lubricant levels. See Operator's manual.
2. After completing lubrication, carefully lower
Rear Engine Rider to floor to continue set-up.
D. FUEL SYSTEM
1. Fuel Tank
Place fuel tank in bracket behind seat bracket
and push tank down until it snaps into position.
See Figure 5.
PUSH
DOWN
2. Fuel Line
Slide fuel line onto fuel tank hose barb and
move hose clamp above end of the fuel tank
hose barb (approximately 1/8" from end of
hose). The fuel filter has been installed by the
engine manufacturer. See Figure 6.
wheel
on
steering
FUEL TANK ORIENTATION
FIGURE 5
shaft.
FUEL
TANK
HOSE
CLAMPS
E. OPERATOR'S SEAT – NON-HINGED MODELS
1. Install seat switch into bottom of seat by
pushing in and turning clockwise until switch locks
into place. See Inset in Figure 7.
2. Lay forward edge of seat onto seat pan with seat
switch protruding through opening in pedestal.
3. Connect seat switch wiring harness to male
tabs of seat switch (under seat). See Figure 7.
4. Position operator's seat onto seat bracket.
5. Install two 5/16-18 hex head flange patch lock
screws into rear holes of seat.
6. Install two spacers onto the two adjusting knobs.
7. Install adjusting knobs through seat bracket
and into the two front holes in operator's seat.
8. Adjust seat to desired position. Partially tighten
rear screws, allowing seat to slide front to back.
Tighten adjusting knobs to secure seat in position.
See Figure 7.
INSET
SEAT
SWITCH
P.N. 2-9211
BOTTOM OF
OPERATOR'S
SEAT
SWITCH
MOUNTING
HOLE
ADJUSTING
KNOBS &
SPACERS
SEAT
SWITCH
WIRE
5/16-18 PATCH
LOCK SCREW
(DO NOT
OVERTIGHTEN!)
2
FUEL
LINE
FIGURE 6
TAB
LOCKS
TAB LOCK
ENGAGEMENT
SLOTS
INSERT SWITCH &
ROTATE 1/8" OF A
TURN CLOCKWISE
OPERATOR'S
SEAT
FIGURE 7
FUEL
FILTER

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