Husqvarna 65RSW21HV manual

65RSW21HV Owner’ s Manual 532 18 74-62 Re v . 7 03.17.04 BY Printed in U.S .A.[...]

2 Safe Operation Practices f or W alk-Behind Mo wer s IMPORT ANT : THIS CUTTING MACHINE IS CAP ABLE OF AMPUT A TING HANDS AND FEET AND THRO W ING OBJECTS. F AILURE T O OBSER VE THE FOLLO WING SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS COULD RESUL T IN SERIOUS INJUR Y OR DEA TH. SAFETY R ULES I. GENERAL OPERA TION • Read, understand, and f ollow all instructions on the[...]

3 PR ODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS Gasoline Capacity 1.0 Quar ts and T ype: (Unleaded Regular Only) Oil T ype (API-SF-SJ): SAE 10W-30 Oil Capacity: 18.5 Ounces Spark Plug: NGK BPR6ES (Gap: .030") V alve Clearance: Intake: 0.015 mm (± 0.04 mm) Exhaust: 0.020 mm Blade Bolt T orque: 35-40 ft. lbs. CONGRA TULA TIONS on your purchase of a ne w la wn mower[...]

4 ASSEMBL Y Read these instructions and this man u al in its entirety bef ore you attempt to assemb le or operate y our ne w la wn mow er . IMPORT ANT : THIS LA WN MOWER IS SHIPPED WITH- OUT OIL OR GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE. Y our new la wn mow er has been as sem bled at the f actor y with the e x cep tion of those par ts left unassembled f or ship- p[...]

5 T O ASSEMBLE GRASS CA TCHER (See Figs. 3 and 4) 1. Slide grass catcher bag o v er the frame . Make sure the rear handle is on top (the same side as the front handle) and the strap is on the bottom. 2. Slip vin yl bindings ov er fr ame. NO TE : If vinyl bindings are too stiff , hold them in warm water f or a f e w minutes. If bag gets wet, let it [...]

6 KNO W Y OUR LA WN MO WER READ THIS OWNER'S MANU AL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR LA WN MO WER. Compare the illustrations with y our lawn mo wer to f amiliar ize y ourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Sav e this man ual f or future ref erence. MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Our rotar y walk-behind po wer l[...]

7 3. Oper ate mow er to see if drive speed has increased. If there is no increase, the drive belt is w orn and needs to be re placed. T O ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT (See Fig. 6) Both rear wheels are adjusted by a single le ver on the left rear wheel. • Pull adjuster le v er to ward wheel. T o raise mow er , move le v er f orward to desired position. T[...]

8 OPERA TION T O CONVERT MO WER (See Figs. 7 thru 9) Y our lawn mow er was shipped ready to be used as a m ulcher . T o con v er t to rear bagging or side discharging: REAR BA GGING • Remove knob securing mulcher door to mo wer housing. • Open mulcher door and insert tabs of discharge chute into hinge brac ket opening and position rear of chute[...]

9 SIMPLE STEPS T O REMEMBER WHEN CONVERTING Y OUR LA WN MO WER FOR MULCHING - 1. Grass catcher , discharge chute and side discharge defl ector remov ed. 2. Mulcher door secured to mo wer housing with knob . FOR REAR BA GGING - 1. Side discharge defl ector remo v ed. 2. Grass catcher and discharge chute installed with discharge chute secured to la[...]

10 T O STOP ENGINE • T o stop engine, release oper ator presence control bar . W ait until b lade and all moving parts hav e stopped and tur n fuel v alve to OFF position if y ou do not intend to re star t the engine soon. T O ST ART ENGINE (See Fig. 14) NO TE: Due to protectiv e coatings on the engine , a small amount of smoke ma y be present du[...]

11 • Cer tain types of grass and grass conditions ma y require that an area be mulched a second time to completely hide the clippings. When doing a second cut, mo w across (per pendicular) to the fi rst cut path. • Change your cutting patter n from week to week. Mow nor th to south one week then change to east to west the ne xt week. This will[...]

12 ➁ ENGINE OIL ➀ HANDLE BRA CK ET MOUNT ING PINS ➀ REAR DOOR HINGE ➀ MULCHER DOOR HINGE PIN ➀ CASTER WHEEL PIV O T POINTS Check f or Loose F asteners Clean / Inspect Grass Catcher * Check Tires Check Driv e Wheels *** Clean Lawn Mo wer **** Clean under Drive Co v er *** Check Driv e Belt / Pulle ys *** Check / Sharpen / Replace Blade Lub[...]

13 LA WN MO WER Alwa ys observe saf ety rules when perf orming any main- te nance. TIRES • K eep tires free of gasoline, oil, or insect control chem- i cals which can har m rubber . • A v oid stumps, stones , deep ruts, sharp objects and other hazards that ma y cause tire damage. DRIVE WHEELS Check rear driv e wheels each time be fore y ou mow [...]

14 AIR FIL TER Y our engine will not r un properly and may be damaged by using a dirty air fi lter . Replace the air fi lter e very 100 hours of operation or e v ery season, whichev er occurs fi rst. Ser vice air cleaner more often under dusty conditions. See the main te nance section of your engine man ual. MUFFLER Inspect and replace corroded [...]

15 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS T O REMO VE DRIVE BEL T (See Figs. 18–20) 1. Disconnect spark plug wire from spar k plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with spark plug. 2. Remo v e screws retaining driv e cov er and remove driv e cov er from la wn mow er housing (See Fig. 18). 7. Use a wood bloc k between b lade and mow er hous ing to[...]

16 ST ORA GE Immediately prepare your la wn mo wer f or storage at the end of the season or if the unit will not be used f or 30 days or more . 3. Be sure that all nuts , bolts, scre ws, and pins are se- curely f astened. Inspect moving par ts for damage , breakage and wear . Replace if necessar y . 4. T ouch up all rusted or chipped paint surfaces[...]

17 ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM IMPORT ANT : IT IS IMPOR T ANT TO PREVENT GUM DEPOSITS FROM FORMING IN ESSENTIAL FUEL SYSTEM P AR TS SUCH AS CARBURET OR, FUEL FIL TER, FUEL HOSE, OR T ANK DURING ST ORA GE. ALSO , EXPERIENCE INDICA TES THA T ALCOHOL BLENDED FUELS (CALLED GASOHOL OR USING ETHANOL OR METHANOL) CAN A TTRA CT MOISTURE WHICH LEADS T O SEP ARA TION[...]

18 TR OUBLESHOO TING POINTS Does not start 1. Dir ty air fi lter . 1. Clean/replace air fi lter . 2. Out of fuel. 2. Fill fuel tank. 3. Stale fuel. 3. Empty fuel tank and refi ll tank with fresh, clean gasoline. 4. W ater in fuel. 4. Empty fuel tank and refi ll tank with fresh, clean gasoline. 5. Spark plug wire is disconnected. 5. Connect wire[...]

19 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 65RSW21HV (65RSW21HV A) GEAR CASE ASSEMBL Y - - P AR T NUMBER 532 18 36-99 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 817 54 10-11 Scre w , T apping #10-24 x .668 2 532 16 06-72 Gear Case , Upper 3 532 05 70-72 Seal 4 532 18 39-08 Driv e Shaft 5 532 16 08-18 Bearing, Needle, Thrust 6 532 07 78-81 Bearing 7 532 16 [...]

20 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 65RSW21HV (65RSW21HV A)[...]

21 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 65RSW21HV (65RSW21HV A) 1 532 18 60-03 Handle , Grassbag, Rear 2 532 06 53-22 Hairpin Cotter 3 532 18 34-83 Rod, Rear Handle , Grassbag 4 532 18 52-28 Gr assbag 5 532 18 34-81 F rame, Gr assbag 6 812 00 00-14 E-Ring 7 532 18 60-02 Door , Grassbag 8 532 18 34-79 Rod, Piv ot - - 532 18 63-02 Grassbag Assemb[...]

22 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 65RSW21HV (65RSW21HV A)[...]

23 1 532 18 53-12 Driv e Control Assembly , Complete (Consists of K e y Numbers 2 through 7) 2 532 18 82-79 Co v er , Dr ive Control, T op 3 532 18 73-53 Pulle y , Drive Control 4 532 19 02-83 Le ver , Dr ive Control (b lue) 5 532 18 82-78 Co v er , Dr ive Control, Bottom 6 532 18 16-98 Scre w , T orx Head #8-5/8 7 532 18 70-97 Br ack et, Mounting,[...]

24 SECTION 1: LIMITED W ARRANTY Husqvarna F orest & Garden Company (“Husqv arna”) warrants Husqv arna product to the or i ginal pur- chaser to be free from defects in materi al and wor kmanship from the date of purchase f or the “W arranty P eriod” of the product as s et for th below: Lifetim e W arranty: All tiller tines aga inst break[...]