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    Safety Instructions & Operator’s Manual for EUROPEAN REAR ENGINE RIDING M OWER SERIES 23 MOD EL E251023BVE E281223BVE E281323BVE E331523KVE MODEL NUMBER EXPLA NA TION E 33 15 23 K V E EUROPEA N MODEL ENGINE OP T IONS CUTT ING WIDTH ENGINE T YPE ENGINE HP SERIES DESIGNATION E – European Model 25 – 25” Cutting Deck 28 - 28” Cutting Deck[...]

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    2 IM PORTA NT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: This pow erful cut ting machine is cap able of amputat ing hands an d feet and can t hrow objects that can cause in jury and damage! Failure to comply wi th the follo wing SAFETY inst ructions coul d result in serious injury or death to the ope rator or other persons. The owner of the machine must understa[...]

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    3 IM PORTA NT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PREPA RATION (Continued From Pre vious Page) 7. Keep people and pets out of mowing are a. Immediately STOP blades, STOP engine, a nd STOP mach ine if anyone enters t he area. 8. Check shields, deflect ors, switches, b lade controls an d other saf ety devices frequen tly for proper oper ation and location. 9. M ake [...]

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    4 IM PORTA NT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MA INTENANCE 1. DO NOT store machine or fuel con tainer inside where fumes may reach an open f lame, spark or pilot ligh t such as in a w ater heater, furnace, clothes dry er or other ga s applianc e. A llow engine to cool before storing machine in a n enclosure. Sto re fuel contain er out of the reach of children [...]

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    5 TA BLE OF CONTENTS IMPO RTANT SA FET Y INST RUCTIONS .........................................................................2-4 TABLE OF CONTENT S ...................................................................................................... 5 SECTION 1 - FA M ILIA RIZA T ION .............................................................[...]

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    6 Section 1 - FA MILIA RIZA TION FIGURE 1.1 1.1 INTRODUCT ION This manual has been prepared for the operator’s of the SNAPPER Rear Engine Rider. Its pur pose, aside fr om recom m ending standard operating pr ocedures and routine servic e requirem ents, is to prom ote SAFETY through the use of ac cepted operating practic es. Read, Understand a nd [...]

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    7 Section 1 – FA MILIA RIZA TION – DECA LS / SYMBOLS BLA DE ENGA GED POSITIO N “ON” BLA DE DISEN GA GED POSITIO N “OFF” OFF ON STA RT ENGINE ENGINE SPEED CONT ROL SYMBOLS GUA RD W A RNING 29784 DO NOT operate without entire Grass Catcher or Guard in place SERI AL NUMBER EUROPEAN NOISE CONTROL 74135 EUROPEAN COMM UNITY 29776 WARNING ROTA[...]

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    8 Section 1 – FA MILIA RIZA TION – DECA LS / SYMBOLS BA TTERY CAUT ION DECA L - 15691 A UTOM ATIC BLADE STOP DECA L - 24072 CLUTCH/BRA KE DECA L - 2-8514 DEFLE CTOR CAUT ION DECA L 29839 BA TTERY CAUT ION DECA L - 29947 BA TTERY STORAGE DECA L - 29948 SA FETY INSTRUCTION DECA L - 35974 HEIGHT OF CUT DECA L - 46218 TRACTION CLUTCH PA RK BRA KE L[...]

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    9 Section 2 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 2.1 PRE-START CHECK LIST Make the f ollowing check s and perfor m the s ervice required bef ore each start- up. 2.1.1. Check tires and add or release air as needed to bring press ure to 12 PSI in front and 12 PSI in rear tires. 2.1.2. Check guards , deflector s and covers to m ake sure all are in plac e and sec[...]

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    10 Section 2 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 2.3 STA RTING & OPERA TION 2.3.1. ENGINE (E LECTRIC START) IMPO RTANT: W hen the ignition key is turned to “START ”, the engine will turn over, but will not start unless the Clutc h/Brake pedal is pressed all the way down, the Blade Lever is in the “Off ” position (See Figure 2.5).T he operator sho[...]

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    11 Section 2 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 2.3 STA RTING & OPERA TION 2.3.1. ENGINE (ELECTRIC STA RT) (Continued) 8. Should the battery be too weak to start the engine, Refer to Section “ENG INE (MANUAL ST ART) ” to manually start the electr ic start engines . 2.3.2. ENG INE (M A NUAL STA R T) IMPO RTANT: W hen the ignition ke y is turned to ?[...]

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    12 Section 2 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS WA RNING Once blade is dise ngaged, it should come to a complete stop in 3 seconds or less. If the blade continues to rotate afte r 3 seconds, the blade brake must be adjust ed. Refer to Sectio n “BLADE BRA KE A DJUST M ENT” f or adjustment procedures or retu rn machine to an authorized SNA PPER dealer f o[...]

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    13 Section 2 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS WA RNING DO NOT leave machine with engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Shift to neutral. Engage pa rking brake. Remove key. 2.4 S TOPPING - ENGINE, WHEEL DRIVE, BLA DE 2.4.1. ENGINE 1. Stop engine by turning k ey to the “OFF” position. See Figure 2.13. FIGURE 2.13 2.4.2. WHEEL DRIVE 1. Stop motion of [...]

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    14 Section 2 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 2.4 S TOPPING - ENGINE, WHEEL DRIVE, BLA DE 2.4.4. PA RK BRA KE 1. Engage park brak e by pushing clutch/br ake pedal “DOW N” and m oving the park brake latc h to the “ENGAGED” position. W hile holding the park brak e latch “ENGAG ED”, release clutc h/brake pedal to s et park brake. See Figur e 2.16[...]

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    15 Section 2 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 2.6 REVERSE LOCKOUT M ECHA NISM Data indicates that tragic back -over accidents occur each year. These acc idents usually involve unsupervised c hildren. Many times these c hildren have been given r ides on the m achine and have been tr ained to view this potentially dangerous piece of m a chinery as fun rathe[...]

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    16 Section 3 - MA INTENA NCE WA RNING DO NOT attempt any adjustment s, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine r unning. Stop engine. Stop blade. Eng age parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plu g wire f rom spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. A v oid serious burns, allow all parts to c ool before worki[...]

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    17 Section 3 - MA INTENA NCE WA RNING DO NOT attempt an y adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Sto p blade. Engage p arking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug w ire from spark p lug and secure away from plug. E ngine and components are HOT. A void serious burns, allow all parts to cool before wo rking[...]

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    18 Section 3 - MA INTENA NCE 3.2.7. INTERLO CK SY STEM Check interlock controls f or proper f unction: The en gine M UST NOT start if : 1. Blade Control is “ON” and/or clutch/brak e pedal is released. The engine and blades MUST STOP if: 2. The oper ator leaves the operator pos ition with Blade Control “O N” and/or clutc h/brake pedal is rel[...]

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    19 Section 3 - MA INTENA NCE 3.3 S ERVICE - EV ERY 25 OPERA T ING HOURS (Continued from previous page ) 3.3.2. B A T TERY FLUID LEVEL 1. Remove batter y . Ref er to Section “BAT TERY REMOVAL”. 2. Remove battery caps. Check fluid level. 3. Add water only to bring f luid to proper level – DO NOT OVERFILL. 4. Reinstall battery. Refer to Section [...]

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    20 Section 3 - MA INTENA NCE WA RNING DO NOT attempt an y adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Sto p blade. Engage p arking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug w ire from spark p lug and secure away from plug. E ngine and components are HOT. A void serious burns, allow all parts to cool before wo rking[...]

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    21 Section 3 - MA INTENA NCE WA RNING DO NOT attempt an y adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Sto p blade. Engage p arking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug w ire from spark p lug and secure away from plug. E ngine and components are HOT. A void serious burns, allow all parts to cool before wo rking[...]

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    22 Section 4 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR WA RNING DO NOT attempt an y adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Sto p blade. Engage p arking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug w ire from spark p lug and secure away from plug. E ngine and components are HOT. A void serious burns, allow all parts to cool be[...]

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    23 Section 4 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR WA RNING DO NOT attempt an y adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Sto p blade. Engage p arking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug w ire from spark p lug and secure away from plug. E ngine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns; allow all parts to cool bef[...]

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    24 Section 4 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR WA RNING DO NOT attempt an y adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Sto p blade. Engage p arking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug w ire from spark p lug and secure away from plug. E ngine and components are HOT. A void serious burns, allow all parts to cool be[...]

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    25 Section 4 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR WA RNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, main tenance, service or repairs with the engine r unning. Stop engine. Sto p blade. Engage p arking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug w ire from sp ark plug and secure away from plug. E ngine and components are HOT. A void serious burns, allow all parts to cool b[...]

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    26 Section 4 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR WA RNING DO NOT attempt an y adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Sto p blade. Engage p arking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug w ire from spark p lug and secure away from plug. E ngine and components are HOT. A void serious burns, allow all parts to cool be[...]

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    27 Section 4 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR WA RNING DO NOT attempt an y adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Sto p blade. Engage p arking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug w ire from spark p lug and secure away from plug. E ngine and components are HOT. A void serious burns, allow all parts to cool be[...]

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    28 Section 4 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR WA RNING DO NOT attempt an y adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Sto p blade. Engage p arking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug w ire from spark p lug and secure away from plug. E ngine and components are HOT. A void serious burns, allow all parts to cool be[...]

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    29 Section 4 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR WA RNING The elect rolyte (acid) prod uces a highly explosiv e gas. Keep all sparks, flame and fire away from area w hen charging battery or when handling electroly te or battery . Electroly te (acid) is a highly c orrosive liquid. Wear eye protection . Wash affect ed areas immediately after hav ing eye or [...]

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    30 Section 4 - A DJUSTMENTS & REPA IR 4.6.6. BA T TERY T ESTING Battery Condition Chart State of Charge Syr inge Hydr ome ter Digital Voltmeter Five Ball Hydrometer 100% Charged w/ Sulfate Stop 1.280 12.80v Five Balls Floating 100% Charged 1.265 12.60v Four Balls F loating 75% Charged 1.210 12.40v Three Balls Floating 50% Charged 1.160 12.10v T[...]

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    31 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBL EM PROBABLE CA USE CORRECTIVE A CT ION Engine Will Not 1 . F u e l t a nk em p t y. 1. Fill fuel tank with fresh f uel to proper level. Start Using 2. Engine needs chok ing. 2. Move chok e control to “CHOKE” position. Recoil Starter 3. Spark plug wire disconnec ted. 3. Place spark plug wire onto spark plug. 4. Faulty pa[...]

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    32 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM PR OBA BLE CA USE CORRECTIVE A CT ION Rider Will Not M ove 1. Drive disc worn or damaged. 1. Replace drive disc . Loss Of T raction 2. Rubber drive disc is not track ing properly on drive disc . 2. Adjust r ubber drive disc. 3. Tapered ax le bolt and nut mis sing. 3. Replace with SNA PPER tapered bolt & nut. 4. Axle b[...]

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    33 MAINTENA NCE SCHEDULE SUBJECT SERVICE TO BE PERFORMED REFERENCE PA G ES EA CH USE 5 HOURS 25 HOURS 50 HOURS 100 HOURS E A CH SEA SON Engine Check Oil Lev el Page 9 X Engine Initial Oil Change Page 16 X Engine Periodic Oil Cha nge Page 18 X* A ir Pre-Cleaner Service Sponge Pr e- Cleaner Element Engine Manual X** A ir Clean er Replace Elemen t Eng[...]

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    34 MAINTENA NCE/REPLA CEM ENT PA RTS MAINTENA NCE PA RTS Engine Speed Control ( Briggs Engin e) 2-4155 Engine Speed Control ( Kohler Engin e) 7-4320 Clutch/Brake Cable ( 25, 28” Deck Mo dels) 2-9913 Clutch/Brake Cable ( 33” Deck Mo dels) 7-4131 Brake Cable 7-2648 25” Cutter Blad e (Standard - Not A ir Lif t Compatible) 3- 5619 25” Cutter Bl[...]

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    35 2 YEA R LIMITED W A RRANTY For two (2) years from purchase date for the or iginal purchaser's residential, non-com mercial use, SNAPPER , through any authorized SNA PPER dealer will replace, fr ee of c harge (exc ept for taxes where applic able), any part or parts found upon exam ination by the factor y at Mc Donough, Georgia, to be defec t[...]

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    36 NOTES ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _[...]

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    37 Safety Instructions & Operator’s Manual for EUROPEAN REAR ENGINE RIDING M OWER SERIES 23 IMPORTANT Snapper products are built using engines that meet or exceed all a pplicable emissions requirements on the date manufactured. The labels on thos e engines conta in very impor tant emissions infor mation and critica l safety warnings. Read, Un[...]