Snapper FM7300 manual

Safety Instructions & Operator’s Manual for 73” FINISHING M OWER CATAGORY ONE 3 POINT HITCH MOD EL FM7300 Thank you for buying a SNA PPER Product! Before operating your finishing mower, read this manual carefully and pay particular a ttention to the “IMPORTANT SA FETY INS TRUCT IONS ” on Pages 2 & 3. The “IMPORTANT SAFETY INST RUC[...]

2 IMPORT ANT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: T his fin ishin g mo w er is cap abl e of amp u tat ing hand s and fe et an d can t hrow object s th at can c ause injury and damage! Failure to comply with th e following SA FETY instructions could r esult in serious injury or death to the oper ator or other persons. The owner of the finis hing mower must[...]

3 IMPORT ANT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS PREPARAT ION (Continued From Previous Page) 5. Ch eck the area to be mow ed and remo ve all objects su ch as t oys, w ire, rocks, limbs and oth er objects th at could cau se injury if th row n by blade or interfere with mowing. 6. Keep people an d pets a safe distanc e from machine. 7. Check shield s, deflec tors, [...]

4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS................................................ 2-3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ 4 SECTION 1 - FA MILIARIZATION ............................................................. 5 SECTION 2 - SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS .........................[...]

5 SECTION 1 - FA MILI ARIZATION 1.1 INTRODUCT ION This manual has been prep ared for the oper ators of the SNAPPER 7 3” Finish ing Mo wer. Its purpos e, asid e from r ecomm ending s tand a r d operat ing pr ocedur es an d routine s ervic e requir em ents, is to prom ote SAF ETY through the us e of acc epted operating pr actices . Read, Understand[...]

6 SECTION 2 - SET- UP INST RUCTIONS FOR SNA PPER 73” FINISH ING MOWER Set-Up Instructions The follo wing ins tructi ons cover the in itial set up of the SNAPPER 7 3” Finish ing Mo wer. Read and f ollo w each step ca refully . WA RN IN G Read enti re manual bef ore atte mpting to s et up or operate this mow er. This mow er is design ed f or a Ca[...]

7 SECTION 2 - SET- UP INST RUCTIONS FOR SNA PPER 73” FINISH ING MOWER D. Caster Bush ings & Wheel Bear ings. Locat e the four c aster bush ing gr ease f ittings. Add 1 to 3 shots of grease as neede d fr om the grease gun. Locate gre ase fittin gs in hu b of cas ter wheels. Add 1 to 3 shots of greas e as needed fr om the greas e gun. See Figur[...]

8 SECTION 3 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS The operat or m ust be f amiliar wit h the cont ents of this manual bef ore attem pting to attach or opera te thi s mo wer. There m ay be sp ecific operating and s afet y instruct ions with t he tractor that are not c overe d in thi s manual. Re ad and f ollow the Ins tructions and W arnings in the trac tor m a[...]

9 SECTION 3 - OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS C. Push u p on cas ter to r em ove slack between spacers . Install washer an d L ynch pin. D. Reverse pr ocedur e to lower c utting hei ght. NOTE: All casters shou ld have th e same number o f spacers insta lled below the caster tube when the cutting height adjustment is completed. 2.5 ST ARTING & OPERATING[...]

10 SECTION 4 - MA INTEN A NCE WA RN IN G DO NOT attem pt an y m ainte nan ce, ad ju stmen ts, or serv ice w it h the e ngi ne o r blad es ru nnin g. STO P engin e. STO P blad es. SET brake. REM OV E key. Allo w all mach in ery to st op bef ore leav ing op erat ors positio n or app roach ing m ower. 3.1 INTRODUCT ION Proper m aintenanc e is extr eme[...]

11 SECTION 5 - A D JUSTMENTS & REP AIR WA RN IN G DO NOT attem pt an y m ainte nan ce, ad ju stmen ts, or serv ice w it h the e ngi ne o r blad es ru nnin g. STO P engin e. STO P blad es. SET brake. REM OV E key. Allo w all mach in ery to st op bef ore leav ing op erat ors positio n or app roach ing m ower. 4.1 MO WER BELT REPL ACEMENT 1. Rem o[...]

12 SECTION 5 - A D JUSTMENTS & REP AIR 4.3 MOW ER SPINDLES ( Field Serviceab le Spindles) BE ARING REP LACEM ENT In the event that a s pindle beari ng requir es repl acement, the SNAPPE R Field Se rvicea ble Spindles have been d esigned s o that no spec ial tools or presses are req uired. 1. Remove belt. Lo osen b lade nut and r em ove. Allow b[...]

13 SECTION 5 - A D JUSTMENTS & REP AIR 4.4 DRIV ELINE REP AIR (Continued from previous page) 3. Rem ove cone , tube, and the s hield be arin g from the yoke. Dis card worn or d am aged components . Rep lace with new gen uine SNAPPER r eplac ement pa rts. 4. App ly libera l am ount of greas e to the s hield bearing and plac e in gro ove on yoke.[...]

14 1 YEAR LIMITED WARRAN TY For one ( 1) year fr om purc hase d ate for t he orig ina l purc haser's comm ercial or other non-r esident ial us e, SNA PPER , through an y SNA PPER de aler will rep lace, fr ee of charge (e xcept for taxes where a pplicable), any part or par ts f ound upon exam ination b y the factor y at McD onough, Georg ia, to[...]

15 Safety Instructions & Operato r’s Man ual for 73” FINISHING MOWER CATEGORY ONE 3 POINT HITCH WA RNIN G: The engi ne e xhaust fro m this p rodu ct cont ain s chemi cals k now n to the Stat e of Calif ornia t o cau se ca ncer, bi rth d efects or ot her repro ducti ve harm. COPYRIGH T © 1998 SNAPPER INC. ALL RIGHT S RESERVED M A NUAL No. 7[...]