Mower Housing - Murray Parklander2690997 Operator's Manual

Maintenance
How To Charge The Battery (Figure 4)
WARNING: When you charge the battery, do not
smoke. keep the battery away from any sparks. The
fumes from the battery acid can cause an
explosion.
1. Before you charge the battery (A), remove the
battery (A).
2. To charge the battery (A), use a 12 volt bat tery charger.
Charge at a rate of 6 amperes for 1 hour.
3. Install the battery (A).
WARNING: To prevent sparks, fasten the red cable
to the positive (+) terminal before you connect the
black cable.
4. Fasten the red cable (E) to the positive (+) terminal
(D) with the fasteners as shown.
5. Fasten the black cable (H) to the negative (-) terminal
with the fasteners as shown.

Mower Housing

How To level The Mower Housing (Figure 14, 15)
If the mower housing is level, the blade will cut easier and
the lawn will look better.
WARNING: Before you make an in spection,
adjustment, or repair to the unit, disconnect the
wire to the spark plug. Remove the spark plug wire
to prevent the engine from starting by accident.
1. Make sure the unit is on a hard flat surface.
2. Check the air pressure in the tires. If the air pressure is
incorrect, the mower housing will not cut level. Make
sure the tires are inflated to: Front Tires 0,97 BAR
(14 PSI), Rear Tires 0,69 BAR (10 PSI).
3. Some models have gauge wheels on the mower
housing. If equipped, remove the gauge wheels.
IMPORTANT: The gauge wheels must be removed to
correctly adjust the level of the mower housing.
4. (Figure 14) Move the lift lever (A) to the lowest cut
position (B).
WARNING: The lifter lever (A) is spring loaded.
Make sure the lift lever (A) is locked in the lowest
cut position (B).
5. (Figure 15) Loosen the left and right ad juster knobs
(A). Push down on each side of the mower housing.
Make sure both sides of the mower housing are setting
on a flat sur face. Also, make sure the lift links are loose
and can easily move up or down.
6. Push down on the lift links (B) and tighten the left and
right adjuster knobs (A). Make sure the adjuster knobs
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(A) are tight. If necessary, use a wrench to tighten the
adjuster knobs (A).
7. (Figure 14) Raise the lift lever (A).
8. If equipped, install the gauge wheels.
9. Mow for a short distance. If the height of cut is not
level, repeat the above steps.
How to Adjust the Gauge Wheels (Figure 14, 21, 22)
The axle bolts for the gauge wheels were mounted in the
LOW cut position. To change the position of the gauge
wheels, move the axle bolts as follows.
IMPORTANT: Before you adjust the gauge wheels, you must
do the following. Make sure the mower housing is level.
Make sure the height of cut is set at the height you want
for your lawn. Mow a short distance on a flat level area and
look at the area that was cut. If the mower housing does
not cut level, see the instructions "How to Level the Mower
Housing."
WARNING: Before you make an inspection,
adjustment, or repair to the unit, disconnect the
wire to the spark plug. Remove the spark plug wire
to prevent the engine from starting by accident.
1. (Figure 21) Remove the locking ring (A) and washer
(B) from the axle bolt (C) to remove the gauge wheels
(D).
2. (Figure 14) Mow a short distance on a flat level area to
check the level of cut and the height of cut. Look at the
height of cut position number (C) on the lift lever (A).
3. (Figure 22) Look at each gauge wheel bracket (A).
There are 3 holes in each bracket and a number next
to each hole. The number for the height of cut position
on the lift lever (C) indicates the correct hole to use on
each gauge wheel bracket (A).
4. Assemble the axle bolts to the gauge wheel brackets
(A) using the correct hole in the bracket as indicated in
Figure 22.
NOTE: If the height of cut position is changed by the lift
lever, you must move the gauge wheels to the correct hole
(Figure 22) to keep a level height of cut.
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