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- Page 1 Publica on A 16752 G INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MINOR MK. 7 MOTOR LAWN MOWERS RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. CLAYTON VICTORIA...
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Page 2: General Description
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ENGINE. This model is equipped with the Villiers 98 cc. two-stroke engine, fi ed with a kickstart. Maintenance of Engine. If trouble is experienced when star ng the engine through the sparking plug becoming wet and oily, the crank case should be drained by taking out the small plug which will be found at the base on the le -hand side of the crank case. -
Page 3: Recommended Lubricants
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. Figure 1 - Land Roll Plate Clutch LUBRICATION. RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS. SHELL Two Stroke Motor Oil VACUUM Mobil Mix TT WAKEFIELD Castrol XL C.O.R Energol Motor Oil SAE30 CALTEX Two Stroke Motor Oil, Medium... -
Page 4: Lubrication Of Engine
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. LUBRICATION OF ENGINE. All lubrica on to the engine is provided by mixing the lubrica ng oil with the petrol, and this is taken in through the carbure or to the crank case, from which the main bearings, piston and cylinder walls are all automa cally lubricated. -
Page 5: Operation
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. OPERATION TO START ENGINE. 1. Fill up with correct mixture (see above). It is best to mix the petrol just before using, and not more than is required for immediate use. An old petrol n will be found useful for mixing purposes. - Page 6 RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. TO OPERATE MACHINE. The machine can be operated either by driving on the land roll clutch, or by leaving the clutch engaged and driving with the thro le lever over the centrifugal clutch. The la er method is most convenient for straigh orward cu ng and the former method for difficult...
- Page 7 RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. If the cu ng cylinder is set hard on to the bo om blade no cleaner cut is obtained, but extra work and undue wear is put on to the machine. A er adjustments make sure that the cu ng cylinder chain is not too ght.
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Page 8: Handle Adjustment
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. To check that the height is correctly set, lt the machine backwards un l it rests on its handles, place a straight edge across the land and front rolls; the bo om blade should then be clear of the straight edge. -
Page 9: Land Roll Clutch
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. Figure 4 TRANSMISSION CHAINS. These are both adjusted by posi oning the land roll plate clutch. To adjust, disengage the clutch by li ing the clutch lever, rotate the outer plate un l the two holes line up with the two holes in the nut beneath, insert pin spanner provided and turn an -clockwise to slacken nut, slide the clutch bodily to ghten chains and then re- ghten nut. -
Page 10: Maintenance
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. MAINTENANCE. ENGINE. If trouble is experienced when star ng the engine through the sparking plug becoming wet and oily, the crank case should be drained by taking out the small plug which will be found at the base on the le -hand side of the crankcase. -
Page 11: Flywheel Removal
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. The carbure or is set at the Works before delivery, but if it is desired to make adjustment at any me, proceed as follows: 1. First remove the thro le by unscrewing the top ring of the carbure or. -
Page 12: Sparking Plug
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. If the rocker arm (K) appears to be ght, remove it from its bearing and thoroughly clean the pin. A li le oil should be smeared on the bearing when re-assembling. Providing the contact breaker points are kept clean, and above all, free from oil, they will probably need adjustment only at long intervals. -
Page 13: Air Cleaner
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. damaged. It is a good plan to smear a li le graphite grease on the plug threads before replacing. AIR CLEANER. The air cleaner should be periodically examined and cleaned; when used under very dusty condi ons frequent inspec on is necessary. - Page 14 WRITE TO THE MAKERS. If anything goes wrong that you cannot correct, communicate at once with the Distributors who supplied the machine or with Ransomes Sims & Jefferies (Australia) Pty. Ltd., Clayton, Victoria. Note. When ordering spares always quote registered number of the machine.
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