Husqvarna 13C manual

E E E E n n n n g g g g l l l l i i i i s s s s h h h h Rider 11 R Rider 11 C Rider 13 C Rider 16 C A WD Rider 16 C Oper ator ′ s manual Please r ead the operator’ s manual carefully and mak e sure y ou understand the instructions before using the machine.[...]

2 – En g lish CONTENTS Contents CONTENTS Contents ...................................................................... 2 INTR ODUCTION Dear Customer , ............................................................ 3 Driving and transpor t on public roads .......................... 3 T o wing .......................................................[...]

En g lish – 3 INTR ODUCTION Dear Customer , Thank y ou f or choosing a Husqvarna Rider . Husqv arna Riders are built to a unique design with a front-mounted cutting unit and a patented rear-wheel steering system. Riders are designed f or maximum efficiency e ven in small or confined areas . The closely grouped controls and pedal-operated h ydro[...]

4 – En g lish INTR ODUCTION Good ser vice Husqv arna products are sold all over the world and only through servicing dealers. This is to ensure that you, the customer , get the best suppor t and service. F or e xample, bef ore this machine was deliv ered it was inspected and adjusted b y your dealer . See the cer tificate in the Service Jour nal[...]

En g lish – 5 Ser vice journal Pre-deliver y service 1 1a. Dry-charged battery (506788801) T op up battery with acid and charge for f our hours. 1b. Wet-char ged batter y (510138501) Charge the batter y f or 4 hours at max. 3 amp . 2 Fit steering wheel, seat and any optional equipment. 3 Check and adjust tyre pressure (60 Kpa, 0.6 bar , 9 PSI). 4[...]

6 – En g lish KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols These symbols are on the machine and in the instr uctions. W ARNING! Careless or incorrect use can result in serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. Please read the operator’ s man ual carefully and make sure y ou understand the instructions before using the machine . Alwa ys wear: • Approv ed [...]

En g lish – 7 KEY T O SYMBOLS Star ting instructions Check the engine’ s oil lev el Check the h ydrostat’ s oil le v el Lift up the cutting unit Apply and lock the parking brak e. If the engine is cold, use the choke Release the parking brake bef ore driving Switch off the engine and take off the ignition cable bef ore repairs or maintenance[...]

8 – En g lish SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Saf ety instructions These instr uctions are f or your saf ety . Read them carefully . Insure y our Rider • Check the insur ance cov erage f or your ne w Rider . • Contact your insurance compan y . • Y ou should hav e fully comprehensive insur ance including: third par ty , fire, damage , theft and liabil[...]

En g lish – 9 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Use hearing protection to minimise the r isk of hearing impairment. • Nev er wear loose fitting clothes that can catch in mo ving par ts. • Nev er use the machine when baref oot. Alw ays w ear protective shoes or protectiv e boots, pref erab ly with steel toes. • Make sure that y ou hav e first aid e[...]

10 – En g lish SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Do not mow wet g rass. It is slipper y , and tyres can lose their grip so that the machine skids. • Do not tr y to stabilize the machine b y putting your f oot on the ground. • When cleaning the chassis, the machine ma y nev er be driven near v erges or ditches. • When mowing, keep a wa y from b ushes[...]

En g lish – 11 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Be especially careful when handling batter y acid. Acid on the skin can cause serious corrosive injuries. In the ev ent of spillage on the skin wash immediately with w ater . • Acid in the ey es can cause blindness, contact a doctor immediately . • T ake care with batter y maintenance. Explosive gases f[...]

12 – En g lish WHA T IS WHA T? Location of the contr ols 1 Throttle control/choke control 2 Ignition lock 3 Gear shift le ver , 11 and 11 C 4 Cutting height adjustment le ver 5 Lifting le ver f or the cutting unit 6 Accelerator f or re versing, 13 C , 13 A WD and 15 C . 7 Accelerator f or driving forw ards, 13 C , 13 A WD , 15C. P arking brake , [...]

En g lish – 13 PRESENT A TION Presentation Cong ratulations on y our choice of an e xcellent quality product that will give y ou great pleasure f or many y ears. Five models equipped with engines from Briggs & Stratton are described in this operator’ s man ual. Rider 11R and Rider 11C hav e an ”inline” gearbo x with 5 f orward gears and[...]

14 – En g lish PRESENT A TION Cutting unit Rider 11 R has a cutting unit with rear ejection, i.e. clippings are thrown behind the cutting unit. Rider 11 C, 13 C, 16 A WD and 16 C hav e a 3-blade Combi- unit The Combi-unit, equipped with a BioClip-plug, finely chops the cuttings to f er tiliser . Without the BioClip-plug the unit works in the sam[...]

En g lish – 15 PRESENT A TION Release le ver Rider 13 C, Rider 16 C The release control must be pulled out in order f or the machine to be mov ed when the engine is shutoff . Pull the controls to the end positions, do not use an intermediate position. • Pull out the control to disengage the drive system. • Push in the control to engage to the[...]

16 – En g lish Driving Bef ore star ting • Read the safety instructions and inf ormation concer ning the placement of controls and functions bef ore star ting. • P erf or m daily maintenance bef ore star ting as set out in the Maintenance schedule. Adjust the seat to the required position. Start the engine 1 Make sure that the clutch control [...]

En g lish – 17 Driving With a warm engine: 6 Mov e the throttle in between positions 1 and 2. 7 T ur n the ignition ke y to the star t position. 8 When the engine star ts release the ignition ke y immediately back to neutr al position. 9 Push the choke le v er gradually f orward when the engine has star ted. Let the engine run at moderate speed o[...]

18 – En g lish Driving Driving the Rider 1 Release the parking brake b y first pressing down the parking brake pedal and then releasing it. 2 For Rider 13 C, Rider 16 A WD and Rider 16 C Carefully press down one of the pedals until the required speed is obtained. P edal (1) is used to dr iv e forw ards, and pedal (2) to drive bac kwards. 3 For R[...]

En g lish – 19 Driving Cutting tips • Localise and mark stones and other fixed objects to a void collision. • Star t with a high cutting height and reduce down until the required mowing results are obtained. • The mowing result will be best with the highest permitted engine speed, see technical data, (the blades rotate rapidly) and low spe[...]

20 – En g lish Maintenance Maintenance sc hedule The f ollowing is a list of the maintenance which should be conducted on the machine. For those points not described in this manual, visit an authorised ser vice workshop . 1) First change after 5 hours. When operating with a hea vy load or at high ambient temperatures, replace e very 25 hours. 2) [...]

En g lish – 21 Maintenance Cleaning Clean the machine directly after use. It is much easier to wash off grass cuttings bef ore the y dr y . Oily dir t can be remov ed using a cold degreasing agent. Spra y on a thin la yer . Rinse at normal water pressure. Do not direct the jet tow ards electrical components or bearings. Do not rinse hot surfaces [...]

22 – En g lish Maintenance Chec king and adjusting the steering wires The steering is controlled by means of wires. These can in time become slack, which implies that the adjustment of the steering becomes altered. Check and adjust the steering as f ollows: 1 Remov e the frame plate b y loosening the screws (2) and lift the frame plate b y the re[...]

En g lish – 23 Maintenance Adjusting the parking brake Rider 13 C, Rider 16 C Check that the br ake is correctly adjusted b y placing the machine on a slight downhill slope with the clutch disengaged and activating the br ake . When the machine does not stand still, the brak e should be adjusted according to the f ollowing. 1 Loosen the locking n[...]

24 – En g lish Maintenance 3 Pull back the throttle to the full throttle position and chec k that the choke is no longer actuated. Replacing the air filter If the engine seems to lack po wer or does not run smoothly this ma y be because the air filter is clogged. It is theref ore impor tant to replace the air filter at regular intervals (see M[...]

En g lish – 25 Maintenance Replacement of fuel filter Replace the fuel filter e very 100 r unning hours (once per season) or more frequently if it is clogged. Replace the filter as f ollows: 1 Open the engine cov er . 2 Mov e the hose clips aw ay from the filter . Use a pair of flat pliers. 3 Pull off the filter from the hose ends. 4 Press [...]

26 – En g lish Maintenance Ignition system The engine is equipped with an electronic ignition system. Only the spark plug requires maintenance. F or recommended spark plug, see T echnical data. Replacing the spark plug 1 Remov e the ignition cable shoe and clean around the spark plug. 2 Remov e the spark plug with a 5/8” (16 mm) spark plug sock[...]

En g lish – 27 Maintenance Chec k the safety system The machine is equipped with a saf ety system that prev ents star ting or driving under the follo wing conditions. The engine should only be possible to start when the cutting unit is in its raised position and the gear shift le ver or h ydrostat pedals are in the neutral position. The driver do[...]

28 – En g lish Maintenance Rider 16 A WD[...]

En g lish – 29 Maintenance Chec king the engine’ s cooling air intake Clean the air intake g rille in the engine cover behind the driver’ s seat. Open the engine cov er . Check that the cooling intak e is free from leav es, g rass and dir t. Check the air duct, located on the inside of the engine co ver , ensure it is clean and does not rub a[...]

30 – En g lish Maintenance Adjusting the parallelism of the cutting unit 1 Check the air pressure in the tyres 60 kP a/0.6 kp/cm 2 /8.5 PSI. 2 Remov e the front cov er . 3 Loosen the parallelism sta y’ s nuts , the inner nut has a left- hand thread. 4 Screw out (e xtend) the sta y to raise the rear edge of the cov er . Screw in (shor ten) the s[...]

En g lish – 31 Maintenance 4 Place the handle on the frame arch. 5 Lift off the drive belt and hang on the load-relie ving hook. 6 Loosen on the cutting height sta y and place in the holder . 7 Grip the front edge of the unit and pull forw ards until it stops. 8 Lift the unit until it stops and a clicking sound is heard. 9 The unit loc ks automat[...]

32 – En g lish Maintenance 3 Fit the front cov er . 4 Set the cutting height control to one of the positions 1-7 Chec king the blades T o achiev e the best mowing results it is impor tant that the blades are undamaged and w ell-shar pened. Check that the b lades’ attachment screws are tight. Rider 11 C, 13 C, 16 C, 16 A WD • Put the unit in t[...]

En g lish – 33 Lubrication Chec king the engine’ s oil level. Check the oil le v el in the engine when the Rider stands horizontal with the engine s witched off. Open the engine cov er . Loosen the dipstick, pull it up and wipe it off . The dipstic k should be completely screwed do wn Pull the dipstick out again and read the oil le v el. The oi[...]

34 – En g lish Lubrication Chec king the oil level in the transmission on Rider 13 C, Rider 16 A WD and Rider 16 C 1 Remov e the transmission cov er . Undo the two screws (one on each side) and lift off the transmission cov er . 2 Rider 13 C and Rider 16 C Chec k that there is oil in the transmission’ s oil tank. Fill if necessar y with engine [...]

En g lish – 35 T roub leshooting schedule Problem Pr ocedure Engine does not star t There is no fuel in the fuel tank Spark plug defectiv e F aulty spark plug connections or interchanged cables Dir t in the carburettor or fuel line Star ter motor does not turn over the engine Star ter motor does not turn over the engine Batter y flat Bad contact[...]

36 – En g lish Storage Winter stora ge At the end of the season, or if the machine is going to stand idle f or more than 30 days , it should immediately be made ready f or storage. Fuel which is left to stand for long periods (30 da ys or more) can leav e tacky deposits which can b lock the carburettor and interf ere with the engine. Fuel stabili[...]

En g lish – 37 TECHNICAL D A T A 1) As rated b y the engine manuf acturer Rider 11 R Rider 11 C Dimensions Length without cutting unit, mm/ft 2010/6,58 2010/6,58 Length with cutting unit, mm/ft 2200/7,22 2200/7,22 Width without cutting unit, mm/ft 900/2,89 900/2,89 Width with cutting unit, mm/ft 1114/3,65 1114/3,65 Height, mm/ft 1070/3,52 1070/3,[...]

38 – En g lish TECHNICAL D A T A 1) As rated b y the engine manuf acturer Rider 13 C Rider 16 A WD Dimensions Length without cutting unit, mm/ft 2010/6,58 2010/6,58 Length with cutting unit, mm/ft 2220/7,29 2220/7,29 Width without cutting unit, mm/ft 880/2,89 880/2,89 Width with cutting unit, mm/ft 1114/3,65 1114/3,65 Height, mm/ft 1070/3,52 1070[...]

En g lish – 39 TECHNICAL D A T A 1) As rated b y the engine manuf acturer Rider 16 C Dimensions Length without cutting unit, mm/ft 2010/6,58 Length with cutting unit, mm/ft 2220/7,29 Width without cutting unit, mm/ft 880/2,89 Width with cutting unit, mm/ft 1114/3,65 Height, mm/ft 1070/3,52 Operating weight with cutting dec k, kg/lb 249/549 Wheel [...]

40 – En g lish TECHNICAL D A T A EC-dec laration of conf ormity (Applies to Europe onl y) Husqvarna AB, SE-561 82 Huskv arna, Sweden, tel.: +46-36-146500, hereby declares that Husqv arna Rider 11 R, Rider 11 C, Rider 13 C , Rider 16 A WD and Rider 16 C from 2008’ s serial numbers and onwards (the y ear is clearly stated in plain text on the rat[...]

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