Gravely 911530 - Pro 21 SCH manual

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    Owner/Operator Man ual Models 911530 - Pro 21 SCH W alk Behind La wn Mo wer 01239100A 3/03 Supercedes 01239100 Printed in USA ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESP A Ñ OL T ransf er model & serial number label from product registration here. Coller l ’ autocollant du mod è le et du num é ro de s é rie dans cet encadr é . T ransf erir aqu í la etiqueta [...]

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    2 MODEL DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY ISSUED BY THE MANUF ACTURER CERTIFICA T DE CONFORMIT É DU MOD È LE D É LIVR É P AR LE F ABRICANT V OM HERSTELLER A USGESTELL TE MODELL- Ü BEREINSTIMMUNGSERKL Ä R UNG MODELCERTIFICAA T V AN O VEREENSTEMMING AFGEGEVEN DOOR DE F ABRIKANT DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMIT À DEL PRODO TTO REALIZZA T A DAL PRODUTT ORE M[...]

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    3 Stated Sound P ower Le vels are estab lished follo wing Annex VIII “ Full Quality Assurance ” of directive 2000/14/EC . Les d é clarations de niv eau de puissance acoustique sont é tab lies conform é ment à l ’ Article VIII « Assurance qualit é totale » de la directiv e 2000/14/CE. Die angegebenen Ger ä uschpegel wurden gem äß Anh[...]

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    4 ENGLISH 1. Engine/Blade Control 2. Throttle Control 3. Rear Door 4. Oil Fill/Dipstick 5. Cutting Height Lev ers (2 Rear Wheel Adjusters, 2 F ront Wheel Adjusters) 6. Tires 7. Fuel T ank and Cap 8. Recoil Star ter Handle 9. Speed Control Rod 10. Adjustable and F olding Handlebars 11. Wheel Drive Control 12. Grass Bag 13. Handlebar Adjustment Holes[...]

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    GB - 5 Controls and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Service and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . 16 Storage . .[...]

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    GB - 6 5. Instruct customer on controls and operation of unit. Discuss and emphasize the Safety Rules . Give customer Owner/Operator , Parts, and Engine manuals. Advise customer to thoroughly read and understand them. DISCLAIMER Grav ely reser ves the right to discontinue, make changes to , and add improvements upon its products at any time without[...]

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    GB - 7 SAFETY DECALS AND LOCATIONS AL W A YS replace missing or damaged safety decals. Refer to Figure 3 f or safety decal locations. 1. D ANGER! T O A V OID SERIOUS INJUR Y OR DEA TH 2. D ANGER! KEEP HANDS AND FEET A W A Y Do not operate mow er unless guards are in operating position or bagger is attached. 3. CA UTION! • Bag is subject to wear a[...]

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    GB - 8 Read, understand and follo w all safety practices in Owner/Operator Manual bef ore beginning assembly . Failure to f ollow instructions could result in personal injur y and/or damage to unit. AL W A YS disconnect wire from spar k plug before assemb ly . Unintentional engine star t up can cause death or serious injur y . Complete a walk aroun[...]

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    GB - 9 When side discharging, AL W A YS install side discharge de fl ector . AL W A YS shut off engine, allow blade to stop and disconnect spark plug wire before clearing clogs or cleaning unit. Check gr ass bag for w ear , damage, and/or deterioration. Replace only with Gravely original equipment replacement par ts for safety . T o reduce fi re [...]

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    GB - 10 Use only replacement par ts designed f or your unit. See your Grav ely Dealer. Allow engine to cool bef ore storing in any enclosure. AL W A YS clean unit before e xtended storage. See engine manual f or proper storage. DO NO T store unit inside a building with fuel in the fuel tank where any ignition sources are present. Use only accessori[...]

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    GB - 11 Engine/blade control f eature on mower stops engine and blade within 3 seconds whene ver operator releases handlebar . Check this feature frequently . If feature f ails to operate, disconnect spark plug wire and adjust or have it repaired before using unit. Handlebar Adjust handlebar to a safe and comf or table height. See Handlebar Height [...]

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    GB - 12 Speed Control Speed control rod changes the mower ’ s forw ard trav el speeds. High – Push rod all the wa y forw ard. Low – Pull rod all the wa y rearward. Star t mowing slo wly and use speed control rod to gradually increase speed to a saf e, comfortable walking pace . Speed control rod should hold the desired speed. If not, adjust s[...]

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    GB - 13 4. Remov e side discharge cov er and keep hardware. 5. Attach side discharge de fl ector to studs on mower . Make sure de fl ector covers discharge opening. 6. Secure with cov er hardware from step 4. T o Mulch 1. Shut off unit. 2. Remov e grass bag and install side discharge cov er . 3. Open rear door and inser t Mulchmaster plug with th[...]

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    GB - 14 Grav ely Dealers will provide any service, par ts or adjustments which may be required to k eep your unit operating at peak ef fi ciency . Should engine require service, contact a Grav ely dealer or an authorized engine manuf acturer's service center. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE NO TE: Some working conditions (heavy loads, high ambient tempe[...]

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    GB - 15 Sharpen the Mower Blades 1. Remov e mower b lade from unit. Discard mower b lade if: • More than 1/2 in. (1.27 cm) of metal is remov ed. • Air lifts become eroded. • Blade is bent or broken. 2. Shar pen mow er blade b y removing an equal amount of material from each end of mower b lade. DO NO T change angle of cutting edge or round th[...]

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    GB - 16 REPLACE OIL FILTER Replace oil fi lter ev er y 100 hours of use or ev er y season. 1. Change engine oil. 2. Clean around fi lter . 3. T urn fi lter counterclockwise to remov e. 4. Apply a thin coat of oil onto seal of new fi lter . 5. Install new fi lter and hand tighten securely . CHECK SPARK PLUG Spark plug should be replaced ev er y[...]

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    GB - 17 ENGINE/BLADE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT T o adjust engine/blade control: 1. Loosen cable nuts a wa y from brack et. 2. Squeeze z-bend brac ket at engine end of cable to ward front of unit and hold in place. 3. Pull cable do wn from brack et until there is no slack in cab le. 4. Tighten lower cable nut to 1/8" (3 mm) below brack et. Release z-b[...]

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    GB - 18 5. Make sure the idler pulle y tur ns and the idler arm moves freely . 6. Reinstall drive belt in re verse order . IMPORT ANT: Be sure the belt seats in sheav e and pulley groo ves with the idler touching the back ( fl at) side of belt. 7. Adjust rear wheels to the same cutting height. WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT See Figure 10. The whee[...]

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    GB - 19 SPEED CONTROL BELL CRANK The speed control bell crank holds the speed control rod in position after a speed has been set. The spring washers ma y become loose with normal wear . If the speed control rod does not stay fi rmly in position, adjust the speed control bell crank. See Figure 11. T o adjust: 1. Remov e cov er , fully compress the [...]

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    GB - 20 Cut is poor 1. Worn blade . 2. T oo much grass is being remov ed per cutting. 3. Grass is too wet. 4. Mowing speed is too f ast. 1. Check b lade (See Maintenance ). 2. Raise cutting height. 3. Allow grass to dry . 4. Mow slow er . Grass does not disperse evenl y 1. T oo much grass is being remov ed per cutting. 2. Grass is too wet. 3. Mowin[...]

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    GB - 21 SPECIFICATIONS Model Number 911530 Description PRO21SCH Length - in (cm) 61.5 (156) Height - in (cm) 38 (96.5) Width - in (cm) 23 (58.4) Actual Weight - lbs (kg) 110 (49.9) Cutting Width 21 (53.3) Cutting Height - in. (cm) 6 P ositions: 1.00-3.25 (2.5 - 8.3) Engine, Briggs & Stratton 4 cycle Intek Pro OHV Model 122672 T rim 0211E1 Engin[...]

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    GB - 22 2-Y ear Limited W arranty Grav ely Division of Ariens Company (Grav ely) warrants to the original purchaser that consumer products manufactured b y Grav ely will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years after the date of purchase . Grav ely will repair any def ect in material or workmanship, and repair [...]

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    GRA VEL Y ’ A Division of Ariens Company 655 West Ryan Str eet P .O. Box 157 Brillion, WI 54110-0157 920-756-2141 Fax 920-756-2407 www .gravely .com[...]