Standard Equipment; Preparing The Machine For Operation; General; Assembling The Handlebar - Viking MB 650 VE Instruction Manual

7. Standard equipment

Item Designation
A Basic unit
B Lower part of grass catcher
box
C Upper part of grass catcher
box
D Pin
E Sleeve
F Bolt
G Washer
H Nut
I Mulch insert – installed in
discharge chute (MB 650 T,
MB 650 V, MB 650 VE,
MB 650 VS, MB 655 V,
MB 655 VS, MB 655 YS)
J Battery (MB 650 VE)
K Charger (MB 650 VE)
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8. Preparing the machine for
operation

8.1 General

Risk of injury!
Observe the safety instructions in
the section "For your safety" (
● Place the machine on level and firm
ground when performing all the
operations described.
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8.2 Assembling the handlebar

● 1 Insert sleeve (E) in the bore
on handlebar (1).
● 2 Fit two washers (G) with the convex
2
side facing inwards onto the sleeve.
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● 3 Hold sleeve (E) and washers (G)
1
and insert together with handlebar (1)
into handlebar console (2) from below.
1
● 4 Fold handlebar (1) upwards until the
bores in the handlebar console and
1
sleeve (E) are aligned.
2
● 5 Place nut (H) in the handlebar
1
console recess and hold.
1
● 6 Insert bolt (F) from the outside
2
inwards through the bores in handlebar
1
console (2) and the sleeve. Tighten
bolt (F).
Tightening torque: 18 - 22 Nm
● Fold down the handlebar into the
transport position. (
1
1
Attaching cables:
1
Avoid damage to the machine!
1
Never kink cables or damage cable
covers.
1
● Insert all cables (3) into the guide on
handlebar console (4). To do this,
slightly bend the cables – without
kinking them – and insert into
guide (4) as shown.
MB 650 VS, MB 655 RS, MB 655 VS,
MB 655 YS:
Place the BBC cable (∅ = 7 mm) in
guide (4) first.
● Insert all cables (3) into cable guide (5).
5.).
● Fold up the handlebar into the working
position. ( 9.3)
● MB 655 YS:
Adjust the self-propulsion cable.
( 14.11)
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8.3 Attaching and detaching the
recoil starter rope
MB 650 VE: The engine does not
have a recoil starter rope.
Attaching:
● Detach the spark plug socket from the
engine.
● MB 650 T, MB 650 V, MB 655 V:
Press motorstop lever (1) to the
handlebar and hold.
● Slowly pull out the recoil starter rope (2)
and attach it to the rope guide (3).
● Slowly release the recoil starter rope (2)
and motorstop lever (1).
● Connect the spark plug socket.
9.3)
Detaching:
● Detach the spark plug socket from the
engine.
● MB 650 T, MB 650 V, MB 655 V:
Press motorstop lever (1) to the
handlebar and hold.
● Slowly pull out the recoil starter rope (2)
and detach it from the rope guide (3).
● Slowly return the recoil starter rope (2)
and release the motorstop lever (1).
● Connect the spark plug socket.
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