Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FM7300 Snapper
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Safety Instructions & Operator’s Manual for 73” FINISHING M OWER CATAGORY ONE 3 POINT HITCH MOD EL FM7300 Thank you for buying a SNA PPER Product! Before operating your finishing mower, read this manual carefully and pay particular a ttention to the “IMPORTANT SA FETY INS TRUCT IONS ” on Pages 2 & 3.
2 IMPORT ANT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: T his fin ishin g mo w er is cap abl e of amp u tat ing hand s and fe et an d can t hrow object s th at can c ause injury and damage! Failure to comply with th e following SA FETY instructions could r esult in serious injury or death to the oper ator or other persons.
3 IMPORT ANT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS PREPARAT ION (Continued From Previous Page) 5. Ch eck the area to be mow ed and remo ve all objects su ch as t oys, w ire, rocks, limbs and oth er objects th at could cau se injury if th row n by blade or interfere with mowing.
4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS................................................ 2-3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ 4 SECTION 1 - FA MILIARIZATION ......................
5 SECTION 1 - FA MILI ARIZATION 1.1 INTRODUCT ION This manual has been prep ared for the oper ators of the SNAPPER 7 3” Finish ing Mo wer. Its purpos e, asid e from r ecomm ending s tand a r d operat ing pr ocedur es an d routine s ervic e requir em ents, is to prom ote SAF ETY through the us e of acc epted operating pr actices .
6 SECTION 2 - SET- UP INST RUCTIONS FOR SNA PPER 73” FINISH ING MOWER Set-Up Instructions The follo wing ins tructi ons cover the in itial set up of the SNAPPER 7 3” Finish ing Mo wer. Read and f ollo w each step ca refully . WA RN IN G Read enti re manual bef ore atte mpting to s et up or operate this mow er.
7 SECTION 2 - SET- UP INST RUCTIONS FOR SNA PPER 73” FINISH ING MOWER D. Caster Bush ings & Wheel Bear ings. Locat e the four c aster bush ing gr ease f ittings. Add 1 to 3 shots of grease as neede d fr om the grease gun. Locate gre ase fittin gs in hu b of cas ter wheels.
8 SECTION 3 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS The operat or m ust be f amiliar wit h the cont ents of this manual bef ore attem pting to attach or opera te thi s mo wer. There m ay be sp ecific operating and s afet y instruct ions with t he tractor that are not c overe d in thi s manual.
9 SECTION 3 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS C. Push u p on cas ter to r em ove slack between spacers . Install washer an d L ynch pin. D. Reverse pr ocedur e to lower c utting hei ght. NOTE: All casters shou ld have th e same number o f spacers insta lled below the caster tube when the cutting height adjustment is completed.
10 SECTION 4 - MA INTEN A NCE WA RN IN G DO NOT attem pt an y m ainte nan ce, ad ju stmen ts, or serv ice w it h the e ngi ne o r blad es ru nnin g. STO P engin e. STO P blad es. SET brake. REM OV E key. Allo w all mach in ery to st op bef ore leav ing op erat ors positio n or app roach ing m ower.
11 SECTION 5 - A D JUSTMENTS & REP AIR WA RN IN G DO NOT attem pt an y m ainte nan ce, ad ju stmen ts, or serv ice w it h the e ngi ne o r blad es ru nnin g. STO P engin e. STO P blad es. SET brake. REM OV E key. Allo w all mach in ery to st op bef ore leav ing op erat ors positio n or app roach ing m ower.
12 SECTION 5 - A D JUSTMENTS & REP AIR 4.3 MOW ER SPINDLES ( Field Serviceab le Spindles) BE ARING REP LACEM ENT In the event that a s pindle beari ng requir es repl acement, the SNAPPE R Field Se rvicea ble Spindles have been d esigned s o that no spec ial tools or presses are req uired.
13 SECTION 5 - A D JUSTMENTS & REP AIR 4.4 DRIV ELINE REP AIR (Continued from previous page) 3. Rem ove cone , tube, and the s hield be arin g from the yoke. Dis card worn or d am aged components . Rep lace with new gen uine SNAPPER r eplac ement pa rts.
14 1 YEAR LIMITED WARRAN TY For one ( 1) year fr om purc hase d ate for t he orig ina l purc haser's comm ercial or other non-r esident ial us e, SNA PPER , through an y SNA PPER de aler will rep.
15 Safety Instructions & Operato r’s Man ual for 73” FINISHING MOWER CATEGORY ONE 3 POINT HITCH WA RNIN G: The engi ne e xhaust fro m this p rodu ct cont ain s chemi cals k now n to the Stat e of Calif ornia t o cau se ca ncer, bi rth d efects or ot her repro ducti ve harm.
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