Bolens 19107-01 Owner's Operation And Maintenance Manual

Owner O p e r a t i o n a n d
M a i n t e n a n c e M a n u a l
ROTARY MOWER
ATTACHMENT
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T O T H E O W N E R
T h i s i s a n o p e r a t i o n a l a n d g e n e r a l maintenance
m a n u a l only a n d does not c o v e r m a j o r r e p a i r . A l l
major r e p a i r w o r k m u s t be p e r f o r m e d by an a u t h o r i -
zed B O L E N S D E A L E R o r the f a c t o r y w a r r a n t y i s
v o i d . B o l e n s equipment i s c a r e f u l l y e n g i n e e r e d to
give good p e r f o r m a n c e i f p r o p e r l y o p e r a t e d a n d
m a i n t a i n e d . K e e p y o u r equipment c l e a n and l u b r i c a t e
it a s p r e s c r i b e d i n t h i s m a n u a l . P e r i o d i c a l l y i n -
spect y o u r u n i t and p e r f o r m any upkeep maintenance
n e c e s s a r y .
Y o u r dealer i s o b l i g a t e d by the f a c t o r y to c o m p l e t e l y
a s s e m b l e a n d s e r v i c e new e q u i p m e n t p r i o r to f i r s t
d e l i v e r y , a n d thoroughly e x p l a i n and d e m o n s t r a t e i t s
o p e r a t i o n . He w i U r e p a i r o r r e p l a c e any p a r t s w h i c h
f a i l due to defective m a t e r i a l and/or w o r k m a n s h i p
d u r i n g the w a r r a n t y p e r i o d , a n d a l s o p r o v i d e future
r e p a i r s e r v i c e and s u p p l y genuine f a c t o r y r e p a i r
p a r t s .
I N E V E N T O F A N Y P R O B L E M O R P A R T S R E Q m R E D
A L W A Y S C O N T A C T Y O U R D E A L E R . D O N O T R E -
T U R N P A R T S T O T H E F A C T O R Y . W E R E Q U I R E
P R I O R F A C T O R Y A P P R O V A L O N R E T U R N S , A N D
A P P R O V A L S A R E I S S U E D O N L Y T O B O L E N S D E A L -
E R S O R D I S T R I B U T O R S .
G E N E R A L S A F E T Y P R E C A U T I O N S
P r e v e n t i n g a c c i d e n t s i s the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of e v e r y
equipment o p e r a t o r . T h e f o l l o w i n g g e n e r a l safety
p r e c a u t i o n s m u s t be f u l l y u n d e r s t o o d and f o l l o w e d by
e v e r y o p e r a t o r of t h i s equipment. R e v i e w t h e m
frequently and N E V E R T A K E C H A N C E S . B E C A R E -
F U L B E F O R E , D U R I N G A N D R I G H T A F T E R U S E O F
A N Y P O W E R E D E Q U I P M E N T . A C C I D E N T S C A N B E
P R E V E N T E D .
(1) R e g a r d y o u r m o w e r a s a p i e c e of p o w e r e q u i p -
ment. T e a c h t h i s to a l l who operate the e q u i p m e n t .
P o w e r equipment not p r o p e r l y o p e r a t e d c a n be v e r y
dangerous.
(2) Do not a l l o w c h i l d r e n to o p e r a t e p o w e r e d e q u i p -
ment at any t i m e . T h e a v e r a g e c h i l d i s not capable
of coping w i t h the i n t r i c a c i e s of o p e r a t i n g a p o w e r
t o o l .
(3) B e s u r e y o u know how to stop the m o w e r and
engine q u i c k l y , i n case a c h i l d , another p e r s o n , pet
o r object suddenly appears i n the path of o r d a n g e r -
o u s l y c l o s e to u n i t .
(4) B e f o r e u s i n g m o w e r , c l e a r the e n t i r e l a w n a r e a
of a l l d e b r i s that c o u l d be t h r o w n by the b l a d e . D e b r i s
can be e j e c t e d at high v e l o c i t y out of the d i s c h a r g e
chute c a u s i n g i n j u r y to p e r s o n s o r pets and damage
to o b j e c t s the d e b r i s w o u l d s t r i k e .
(5) When y o u m o w on r o u g h t e r r a i n , i n high g r a s s ,
the m o w e r s h o u l d be s e t at the h i g h e s t c u t t i n g l e v e l
to m i n i m i z e p o s s i b l e e j e c t i o n of d e b r i s .
(6) M o w only d u r i n g daylight h o u r s . If y o u m o w e d
a f t e r sundown y o u w o u l d be unable to see any object
a c c i d e n t l y left on the l a w n . A r t i f i c i a l l i g h t i n g a l s o
w o u l d not i l l u m i n a t e the a r e a , to be m o w e d , p r o p e r l y .
(7) B e a l e r t a t a l l t i m e s . G i v e complete and u n -
d i v i d e d attention to the j o b y o u a r e doing. T h i s w o u l d
m i n i m i z e the p o s s i b i H t y of getting into dangerous
s i t u a t i o n s .
(8) N o p e r s o n s s h o u l d be a l l o w e d i n o r n e a r w o r k i n g
a r e a when m o w e r i s b e i n g u s e d , p a r t i c u l a r l y s m a l l
c h i l d r e n . T h i s w i l l m i n i m i z e the p o s s i b i l i t y of
other p e r s o n s o r c h i l d r e n b e i n g i n j u r e d by the m o w e r
o r d e b r i s e j e c t e d by the m o w e r .
(9) Disengage m o w e r a n d stop the engine when e v e r
y o u l e a v e the t r a c t o r . T h i s w i l l h e l p prevent r u n
aways a n d / o r i n j u r y to c h i l d r e n o r another p e r s o n .
(10) When o p e r a t i n g o v e r uneven t e r r a i n a n d s l o p e s
use e x t r e m e c a r e a n d m a k e s u r e of s o l i d f i r m footing
at a l l t i m e s . T h i s w i l l help p r e v e n t both the o p e r a t o r
frofh being t h r o w n f r o m u n i t o r the unit b e i n g upset
a c c i d e n t l y .
(11) U s e s p e c i a l c a r e when m o w i n g n e a r objects to
p r e v e n t the b l a d e s f r o m s t r i k i n g t h e m , a s s e v e r e
damage c o u l d r e s u l t .
(12) Stop the t r a c t o r a n d disengage m o w e r when any
o t h e r p e r s o n a p p r o a c h e s . D o not y o u r s e l f o r l e t any
one else p a s s o r s t a n d on the g r a s s d i s c h a r g e side
of the m o w e r w i t h the engine r u n n i n g . Objects s u c h
a s w i r e , s t i c k s , s t o n e s , s m a l l toys a n d e t c . c a n be
e j e c t e d at high v e l o c i t y out of the d i s c h a r g e chute.
(13) Do not c a r r y p a s s e n g e r s ,
f a l l off u n i t r e c e i v i n g i n j u r i e s .
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