Sabo 108-17 HS manuel d'utilisation

OMGX20997 B2 GX20997 B2 Lawn T ractor SABO 108-17 HS OPERA T OR’S MANU AL Export V er sion Litho i n U .S.A.[...]

Introdu ction INTRODUCTION Intr odu ct ion Thank Y ou for Purc hasing a SABO Product W e apprec iate having you as a custo mer and wi sh you many years of s afe and satisfied use o f your machi ne. Using Y our Operator’ s Manual This m anual is an impor tant par t of your machine a nd should r emain wi th the m achin e when you sell it. Reading y[...]

Product Id entifi cation PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION Product Identi fication Record Identif ication Num bers Sabo Lawn T rac tor Sabo 108-1 7 HS PIN (010 001 - ) If you need to c ontact a S abo dea ler for information on ser vic ing, al wa ys provide th e produc t model and identif ication numbe rs. Y ou will need to loc ate th e model and ser ial numbe[...]

T able of C ontents T ABLE OF CONTENTS All information, illustrations and specifications in this m anual are based on the latest information at t he time of publication. The right is reserved to make changes at an y time without notice. COPYRIGHT© 2006 Deere & Co . John Deere Worldwide Commercial and Consumer Equipment Division All rights rese[...]

Safety - 1 SAFETY Safe ty Pictorial Saf ety Signs Saf ety-Alert Symbol At se ve ra l important pl aces on thi s mac hine saf ety sign s are affixed intended to s ignify pote ntial dange r . The hazar d is iden tified by a pic tor ial i n a war ning tr iang le. An adj acent pictor ial pr ovides in f o rm ation h ow to av oi d perso nal injur y . The[...]

Safety - 2 SAFETY A v oid Injur y Fr om Ba ttery Gases and Acids M133159x; MX7686 • Batter ies conta in explosive gases and sulfur ic aci d. Use ex tr eme cau tion whe n handlin g batter y . Read opera tor’ s manual before operating machi ne. A v oid Injur y Fr om Gett ing Caught In Belt MX10511x; M 121912 • Do not op erate mower withou t shi[...]

Safety - 3 SAFETY CE Cer tification, Sp ecification and Sound Label GX21069 • These l abels on your machin e indi cate that th is mo del has been cer tified and is i n compli ance with Euro pean Directive 98/37E C (89/392E EC) and 2000/14 /EC Standard s. Operating Saf ely • Read, un derstand and follow all instr u ctions in th e manual a nd on [...]

Safety - 4 SAFETY P arking Safely 1. Stop ma chine on a lev el surface, not on a slop e. 2. Disengage mower b lades. 3. Lower attachments to the ground. 4. Lock the par k brake. 5. Stop the en gine. 6. Remov e t he key . 7. W ait for engine and al l moving pa r ts to stop before you leav e the operato r’ s se at. 8. Close fuel shut-of f valv e, i[...]

Safety - 5 SAFETY A v oid Tipping • Slopes a re a m ajor factor re lated t o loss-o f-cont rol and tip-over accidents, wh ich can result i n sev e re inju r y or death. Al l slopes requir e e xtra cautio n. If you can not back up the sl ope or if you f ee l uneasy on it, do not m ow it. • K eep all movement on sl opes slow and gradual. Do not m[...]

Safety - 6 SAFETY W ear Appropriate Clothing • Alw a ys wear s af ety gog gles or saf ety gl asses with si de shie lds when o perating the ma chine. • W ear close fittin g clothin g and s afety equipment appropr iate for the job. • Wear a suitable pro tective device such as ear plugs. Loud no ise can cause i mpair me nt or los s of hear ing. [...]

Safety - 7 SAFETY or hot. A llow engine to cool f o r sev eral mi nutes. • Nev er stor e equipm ent with fuel in th e tank inside a building wher e fumes m a y reach an open flame or spar k. Tire Safety Explos ive separation of a tire a nd ri m par ts can cause seriou s injury or de ath: • Do not at tempt to mou nt a tir e without the prope r e[...]

Safety - 8 SAFETY a tru ck bed or trailer. • F or gaso line engi nes, do not us e gas wit h methan ol. Methanol i s har m ful to your health and to the environme nt. Handling W aste Product and Chemicals W aste p roducts, such as, use d oil, fu el, coolan t, brake fluid, and bat teri es, can har m the environment and peo ple: • Do not use bev e[...]

Operating - 9 OPERATING Operating Dail y Operat ing Chec klist ❏ T e st sa f ety syst ems. ❏ Check tire pressur e. ❏ Check fuel lev e l. ❏ Check engine o il lev el. ❏ Remov e grass and deb r is from eng ine co mpar tment and muffler area, before and after opera ting mach ine. ❏ Clean a ir intake scr een. ❏ Check area below mac hine fo[...]

Operatin g - 10 OPERATING MX7698 A - Seat Adjustment L ever Miscellaneous Contr ols MX10513 A - Mower Dec k Leveling Brac ket MX7695 A - Fuel Level Windo w MX7691x A - Free-Wheeling Lever (Foot C ontr ol Models) Misce llaneous Ac cessor ies MX7694 A - Front and Rear CargO Mount Syst em™ MX10524 A - Glove Sto rage Poc ket A A A A A A A[...]

Operatin g - 11 OPERATING Adjust ing Se at MX7698 1. Sit in s eat. 2. Lift up on brack et ( A). 3. Lean forward and slide seat forward or rear ward to desired po sitio n. Do no t lean back on seat to push rea rwar d. 4. Release b rack et to lock in positi on. Adjusting C utting Height Cutting height can be adjusted from approximately 2 5–100 mm ([...]

Operatin g - 12 OPERATING NO TE: Bottom of wheels s hould be appr oximatel y 3-13 mm (1/8-1/2 in.) from th e gro und. MX10509 4. Check mower wheel posi tion. Re mov e bo lt (A), bushing (B), and nut ( C) and m ov e mower wheels to proper h ole. M92897 mif A - 38 mm (1.5-In.) B - 51 mm (2-In.) C - 64 mm (2.5-In.) D - 76 mm (3-In.) and abo ve 5. Inst[...]

Operatin g - 13 OPERATING MX4896a a. T u r n r ight blade (E ) so blade ti p points s traight fo r w a r d . b . M easure from blade tip to the sur f a ce. T ake measure ment for both blades. The front blade ti p must be 3– 6 mm (1/8 -1/4 in.) l ower than rear blade ti p . c. Adjust mo wer le vel, if necessary . Adjusting Mo wer Level NO TE: Mowe[...]

Operatin g - 14 OPERATING MX7674x 7. Loosen l e velin g nut (D), on e on each side, and make sure bo lts an d lev elin g brack e ts sl ide free ly in slots. 8. Raise lift hand le to hi ghest p osition an d then lower back down to 25 mm ( 1 in.) cutti ng height to positi on the deck and brack e ts. 9. Apply s light pres sure on lev eli ng brackets ([...]

Operatin g - 15 OPERATING MX7694 3. Unlock the park brake (A). 4. T r y to star t eng ine. Result: E ngine must n ot star t . If engi ne star ts, there is a problem with your safety inter lock circui t. T esting P ark Brake 1. P ar k ma chine safely . (See Parking S afely in the SAFETY Sectio n .) MX7694 2. Lock the par k brake (A). 3. Put transmis[...]

Operatin g - 16 OPERATING MX7697 Picture Note: Mac hine with mechanica l PT O shown. b . Mov e throt tle lev e r (A) up to max imum engine speed . c. Unlo ck park brake and rele ase brake pedal ( B). d. Engage PTO (C). e. Raise u p off seat. Do not g et off tractor. Result: Engi ne and mower blades shoul d begin to sto p . I f engine an d mower bla[...]

Operatin g - 17 OPERATING Using the Pa rk Brake Loc ki ng p ark brake: MX7694 1. Push and hold brake pedal ( A) down. 2. Pull par k brake lev er (B) up to lock par k brake. 3. Release b rake pedal. P eda l should stay down and par k brake le ver sh ould stay locked. Unloc k ing park brake: 1. Push and hold b rake pedal down. 2. Push par k brake lev[...]

Operatin g - 18 OPERATING MX7697 • If eng ine is col d: Move throttle/ch oke le ver (A) up t o the choke posi tion. • If engin e is war m: Move throttle l e v er to the half- speed posit ion. M94336a 6. T ur n ke y t o star t positi on (B) for no more than five seco nds. 7. Release key to ru n positio n (C) whe n engine s tar ts. • If eng ine[...]

Operatin g - 19 OPERATING M94336a 2. T ur n ke y t o STOP position (B). Engi ne will s top an d headligh ts wil l tur n of f . 3. Re mo ve key . 4. Lock the par k brake. Using Headlights M94336a A- S T O P P o s i t i o n B - Headlights On P osition C - Run P osition D - Star t P osit ion Engine Off NO TE: Headlights will drain the battery rapidl y[...]

Operatin g - 20 OPERATING bystanders nea rby . MX10530 3. T ouc h the rev e rse trav el pedal ( C) with front of foot and slide foot ov er ped al from fr ont to rear . Emergenc y Stopping • Push down brak e peda l. Using The Rever se Implement Option (RIO) NO TE: Backing up while the mo wer is engaged is strongly discourag ed. The R ever se Imple[...]

Operatin g - 21 OPERATING Engage Cruise Contro l MX7696 1. Push f orward pedal down until you reach desired tra vel speed . 2. Pull lev e r (A) up and re lease forward pedal to lock the cruise control. Disengage Cr uise C ontrol • Depress brake ped al, tap on f or ward pedal or push cruise control lev er do wn to the off posit ion. Using Mower Li[...]

Operatin g - 22 OPERATING 1. Unlock the park brake . 2. Put transmis sion in N (neut ral). MX7691 3. On Automatic Model s: Pull out on free -wheeli ng lev e r (A) . 4. Push mac hine to de sir ed location. 5. On Automatic Mode ls: Push fr ee-wheel ing lev er back in. Unplugging Mo wer or Optional Ba gger Before gettin g off the se at: 1. Stop ma chi[...]

Operatin g - 23 OPERATING Using Mulch Cover Side Discharge 1. Disconne ct hoo ks from slot and wheel b rack et a nd remove mulch cov er when si de disch arge is preferred. 2. Make sure the correc t blades are install ed f o r maximum side dis charge operation. Mulching MX8868 1. Raise dis charge ch ute (A ) and me tal deflec tor (B ). 2. Install mu[...]

Operatin g - 24 OPERATING NO TE: See y our A uthorized Service Center for recommended weights . • Install rea r weights wh en using the sn ow bl ade. • Remov e weights wh en not req uired. Using Tire Chains Tire cha ins are re comme nded for use with front attachmen ts. See your Authorized S er vi ce Center f o r tire chain s. Mowing Tips The f[...]

Replac ement Par ts - 25 REPLACEMENT P AR T S Replacem ent Parts Pa r t s W e recomme nd Sabo qua lity par ts and lubrica nts, av ail able at your Sabo dealer . P ar t numbers may change, use par t numbers li sted below when you orde r . If a numb er chan ges, your deale r will hav e the l atest n umber . When you ord er par t s, your Sabo deal er [...]

Ser vic e Inte r v als - 26 SERVICE INTER VALS Service Inte rvals Servicing Y our Machine Please use the follo wing time tables to perform routine maintenan ce on your machine. Intervals Before Each Use • Check fuel level. • Check engine o il lev el. • Clean a ir intake sc reen. • Che ck saf ety syste ms. • Check tire press ure. • Check[...]

Ser vic e Inte r v als - 27 SERVICE INTER VALS Lubr icating Seat in the SER V ICE LUB RICA TION section.) After Storage • Charge bat ter y . • Che ck saf ety syste ms. • Check/tighten loos e hardware. • Check tire press ure.[...]

Ser vice Lubr icati on - 28 SERVIC E LUBRICATION Service L ubrication Greas e Use grease base d on the expected a ir tempe rature range duri ng the ser vic e inter val. Greases that may be used a re: • SAE Mul tipur po se EP G rease wi th 3 to 5 pe rcent molybde num disu lfide. • SAE Mul tipur po se EP Greas e. • Greases m eeting Militar y Sp[...]

Ser vice Lubr icati on - 29 SERVIC E LUBRICATION MX10512 Picture Not e: 107 c m (42 i n.) deck used for illustration. A - Blade Brake Pivots (107 cm (42 in.) deck only) B - De ck Id ler Piv ot • Lubri cate thes e pivot points wit h a gene ral all- pur pose spra y lubr ica nt. A B[...]

Service E ngi ne - 3 0 SERVICE ENGINE Service E ngine A v oid Fumes Engine Oi l TS1412 Use oil v iscosity based o n the expected air temp erature range dur ing the peri od bet ween oil cha nges. Oils may be used if they meet one of the following specifi catio ns: • API Ser v ice Class ificatio n SG • API Ser v ice Class ificatio n SF • CCMC S[...]

Service E ngi ne - 3 1 SERVICE ENGINE Changing Engine Oil and Filter 1. Run engine to war m oil. 2. P ar k ma chine safely . (See Parking S afely in the SAFETY secti on.) 3. Lift hoo d. 4. Put drain p an unde r drain valve . MX13772 Picture Note: Right side of engine. 5. Rotate an d remove drain cap (B) and drain oil into o il drain pan. A llow oil[...]

Service E ngi ne - 3 2 SERVICE ENGINE SAFETY Sectio n ). 2. Let engine cool. 3. Lift hoo d. 4. Clean dir t and debri s from t he air cle aner cover . MX13773 5. Loosen k nob (A) to r emov e air cleaner cov er ( B). MX13767 6. Inspect th e foam precleane r (C) witho ut removing it. If the foam preclea ner is dir ty: • Remove it from the filter car[...]

Service E ngi ne - 3 3 SERVICE ENGINE 6. Clean spa rk p lug car efully with a wire brus h. 7. Inspect spa r k plug for : • Cr ack ed po rcel ain. • Pitted or dam aged elec trodes. • Other wea r or damage. 8. Replace s park plug as nece ssar y . M85200 9. Check plug gap (B ) with a wi re feeler gauge. T o change gap, mov e the oute r electrod [...]

Ser vic e T rans mission - 34 SERVICE T RANSMISSION Service Transmis sion Chec king T ransm ission The transmi ssion is a sealed com ponent . No mainten ance is requ ired on t his trans missio n. If you suspe ct any transmission problems, please contact your author ized dealer .[...]

Ser vic e Mower - 35 SERVICE MOWER Service Mo wer Removing Mo wer 1. P ar k ma chine safely . (See Parking S afely in SAFET Y sect ion.) 2. Put wood blocks under each side of m ower deck. 3. Put lift l e ver in l owest position, br in ging deck down onto bl o ck s. MX10517; MX7681 4. Disconne ct PTO dri v e cable (A). a. Remove spring l ocking pin [...]

Ser vic e Mower - 36 SERVICE MOWER MX10514 • Push P T O d rive cable in to clip (L) and hook end of cable spri ng with hardware (M) into pe g on left s ide of machine f rame. Installi ng Mowe r 1. P ar k ma chine safely . (See Parking S afely in SAFET Y sect ion.) 2. Put lift l e ver in th e transpor t position. 3. Slide mower und er mach ine. 4.[...]

Ser vic e Mower - 37 SERVICE MOWER MX7681; MX10517 a. Route cable under m ower belt and brake rod and attach ca ble spring ( H) to id ler she av e bracket (I). b . Pull out on cable (J), align black end of c able with sl ot in brack et (K) and releas e cable into s lot. Sec ure with spr ing lo cking pin (L ). 11.Lev e l mower . Repl acing Mowe r Dr[...]

Ser vic e Mower - 38 SERVICE MOWER necessar y . Adjusting Mower Belt T ens io n (107 c m (42 in.) Deck) MX7681 1. P ar k ma chine safely . (See Parking S afely in the SAFETY secti on.) 2. Loosen nuts (A) and move cable brac ket (B) awa y from the center of de ck to tighten be lt tensio n. Tight en nuts. Adjusti n g Spindle Brakes (107 cm (42 in.) D[...]

Ser vic e Mower - 39 SERVICE MOWER MX4897 Picture Note: M ower deck with side disc harge used for illustration. 3. Measure distance (A) between blade tip and fla t ground surface. 4. Rotate blade 180° and me asure di stance between other blade tip and flat gr ound sur f a ce. 5. Install n ew b l ade if the d ifference bet ween the two measure ment[...]

Ser vic e Mower - 40 SERVICE MOWER Sharpeni ng Blades • Shar pen blades with gr inder , ha nd file, or el ectr ic blade shar p ener . MX8333 • K eep ori ginal bev e l (A) when gri nding. • Blade sh ould have 0.40 mm (1/ 64 in.) cutti ng edg e (B) or less. • Balance blades before installi ng. Balancing Blades 1. Clean blade. M61524 2. Put bl[...]

Ser vi ce Elec tric al - 41 SERVICE ELECTR ICAL Ser vice Elect rical Ser vice the Ba tter y Safely Removing and Installing the B attery Removing 1. P ar k ma chine safely and lift hood. (Se e P a r king Safely in the SAFETY Sectio n .) MX7686 2. Disconne ct neg ative (–) batter y cable (A). 3. Push re d cov e r (B) awa y fr om positi ve (+) batte[...]

Ser vi ce Elec tric al - 42 SERVICE ELECTR ICAL M71044 A - Booster Batte ry B - Disabled Vehic le Ba ttery 1. Connect pos itive (+) booster ca ble to booster batte r y (A) positi ve (+) post (C). 2. Connect the other end of positi ve (+) booster c able to the disabled vehicle batter y (B) posi tive (+) post ( D). 3. Connect ne gative (–) booste r[...]

Ser vic e Misc ellane ous - 43 SERVICE MISCELLANEOUS Service M iscellaneous Filling Fuel T ank Use regu lar grade 87 oc tane unlea ded fuel . Add fu el stabil izer to fuel before usin g it in your m achine to prev ent en gine dama ge due t o stale fu el. Follow direction s on stabilizer container . 1. Stop engin e, let it cool sev eral m inutes bef[...]

Ser vic e Misc ellane ous - 44 SERVICE MISCELLANEOUS (A) towards rear of tra ctor and remove from bolt (B) , one on each side. MX10519 4. Open hood . 5. Disconne ct wir ing har ness (C). 6. Lower hood slig htly and lift ho od from bra ck ets (D). Installing 1. Align hoo d brackets with tractor brackets and install hood. 2. Connect wi ring har ness.[...]

T ro ubleshooting - 4 5 T R OUBLESHOOTING Tr o ubleshoot ing Using T roub leshoo ting Char t If you are experien cing a pr oblem that is not liste d in th is char t, see your Sabo di str ibutor f or s er vice. When you have check e d all the possi ble cause s liste d and you are still exper ienci ng the p roblem, see your Sa bo distr ibutor . Eng i[...]

T ro ubleshooting - 4 6 T R OUBLESHOOTING Engine V a por Locks Fuel ta nk vent plugged . Dir t i n fuel filter . Cooling fins plu gged. Loose h ose c onnection at fuel filter o r fuel pu mp . Engine Overheats Engine air inta ke screen plug ged. Cooling fins plu gged. Engine oil low or too hi gh. Engine operated too long a t a slow id le spe ed. Eng[...]

T ro ubleshooting - 4 7 T R OUBLESHOOTING Elec tric al Tr a c t o r Mower IF CHECK Star te r Does No t Work Or Wi ll Not T ur n Engine Brake pedal is not depres sed. PT O is enga ged. Batter y ter minals are corr oded. Batter y not ch arged. Blo wn fuse . Fusible Link i n star ting ci rcuit is blown - See your author ized deale r Batter y Will Not [...]

T ro ubleshooting - 4 8 T R OUBLESHOOTING Belt Slippin g Debr is in s heaves . Wo r n b e l t . T oo Much Vibr ation Debris on mowe r deck or in shea v es. Damaged s heav es or sheaves out of ali gnment. Damaged d r ive belt. Blades out of bal ance. Blades Scalping G rass Cu tting too l ow . Mower wheels n ot adj usted c orrectly . T urning s peed [...]

Storage - 49 STORA G E Storage Storing Safe ty Preparing M a chin e f or Storage 1. Repair any wor n or damaged par t s. Replace par ts if necess ar y . Tigh ten loose hard ware. 2. Repair s cratched o r chipp ed meta l surfaces to p re vent rus t. 3. Remov e gras s and deb r is from mac hine. 4. Clean unde r the deck and remove grass and deb ris f[...]

Storage - 50 STORA G E 5. Check spark pl ug gap. Install and tighte n plugs to specifi ed torque. 6. Lubri cate all grease points. 7. Run the engi ne 5 minutes without the mower or any attach ments r unn ing to a llow oil to be distr ibuted througho ut engine. 8. Be su re all sh ields a nd guar ds or d eflector s are in place.[...]

Assem bly - 51 ASSEMBL Y Assembly Charge and Connect B attery 1. Remov e and dis card th e red pos itive (+) pro tective cap from the p ositive (+) batter y ter minal . 2. Charge the batter y . • Batter y is fu lly cha rged at 12 .6 volts. MX7686 3. Connect po sitive (+) batt er y cable (A) to batter y . 4. Connect ne gative (–) batter y cable [...]

Spec ificati ons - 52 SPECIFICA TIONS Specifications A utom atic Mo del 108- 17 HS Engine Manufactur er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Br iggs and Stratton Horsepower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Spec ificati ons - 53 SPECIFICA TIONS Mow er Dec k - 107 cm (42 in.) Blades-Rotar y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Blade Bolt T orqu e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Declarat ion of C onformity - 54 DEC LARATION OF CONFORMITY Declaration o f Conformity Sabo 108- 17 HS La wn T ractor Sabo 108- 17 HS Lawn T ractor with 107 cm (42 in.) Mower Deck . . . . . Cutti ng Width . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 cm (4 2 in.) Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index - 55 INDEX Index A Access ories, Misc ellaneous ........................ ............. ...... 10 Air Cle aner Eleme nts, Che cking and Cl eanin g .............. 3 1 Axle Pi vot, L ubricat ing Front ... ............. ............. ............. 2 8 B Balan cing Blade s ............... ............. ............. ................... 4 0 Battery[...]

Index - 56 INDEX Oil and Filter, Ch anging Engine ..... ............. ............. ...... 31 Oil, En gine ............ ............. ............. ................... ............. 3 0 Operating Chec klist, Daily . ............. ................... ............. .. 9 P PTO Swi tch, Testing ....................... ............. ............. ......[...]

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Ser vic e Stat ement - 59 SERVICE STATEMENT Service S tatement Sabo P ar ts The Right T ools W ell-T rai ned T ec hnicians Pr ompt Ser vice W e help mi nimize d owntime by putting g enuine Sabo par t s in your hands in a hur r y . That’ s why we maintain a large and varie d inventory - to stay a jump ahea d of your needs. Precisi on tool s and te[...]

Ser vi ce Rec ord - 6 0 SERVICE RECORD Service R ecord Record Service Da tes Oil Change Oil Filter Change Lubricate Mac hine Air Cleaner Elemen t Check/Clean Fuel Filter Change[...]