White Outdoor 950-959 manual

IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y WHITE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS COMP ANY P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-9722 Model Series 950-95 9 960-96 9 E960-E969 PRINTED IN U .S.A. O PERA T OR’S M ANU AL Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or ne ar any unimproved forest- co[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important S afe Operation Practices ................. ............. ............ .................... .... 3 Slope G auge ................... ............. .................... ............. ............ .................... .... 6 Unpacking Ins tructio ns ................. ............. ............. .............[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES Warning: THIS SYMBOL POINTS OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WHICH, IF NOT FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE PERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROP ERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READ AN D FOLLOW ALL I NSTRUC TIONS IN THIS MANUA L B EFORE ATTEMP TING TO OPERATE YOUR LAWN MOWER. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTION[...]

4 • Never oper ate the mower i n wet grass. Alway s be sure of yo ur footing. A slip and fal l can ca use seriou s person al inju ry. Keep a firm hold on the handle and wa lk, never run. If you feel yo u are losing y our footing , RELEA SE THE BL ADE CONTROL HANDLE I MMEDIATELY a nd the bl ade will stop rota ting with in three se conds. • Mow o[...]

5 • Before cleaning, repairi ng, or insp ecting, mak e certain the blade and all movi ng parts hav e stopp ed. Disconn ect the spark plug wire, an d keep the wire away fr om the spark plug to pr event acciden tal sta rting. • We do not re commend the use of pres sure washers or gar den hos e to clean y our un it. The y may caus e damage to ele [...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGHT AND H OLD THIS LEVEL WI TH A VERTICAL TREE A POW ER PO LE A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FENCE POST F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E USE THIS PAGE AS A GUIDE TO DETERMINE SLOPES WHERE Y O U MAY NOT OPERATE SAFELY. Do not mow on inc lines w ith a slop e in ex cess of 15 deg[...]

7 SECTION 3: UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS Remove Unit From Carton • See Figur e 3. • Remove s taples, break glue on top flap s, or cut tap e at carton end and peel along top flap to op en carton. • Remove lo ose parts if in clude d with unit (i.e., op erator ’ s m anual, et c.). • Cut corner ’ s and lay car ton down flat. • Remove pa ckin g[...]

8 SECTION 4: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER This guide covers two model ser ies. Models 95 0 thru 959 h ave fixed front wheels; mod els 960 thru 969 have caster front whe els. Al l mode ls are s ix spee d, self p ropelle d mowe rs. Much o f this owner ’ s man ual pertain s to both model s. Howeve r, there are so me model- specific in format ion too. [...]

9 • Your mow er has been shipped in th e lowest cutting p osition for s hipping pur pose s. Please see the “ cuttin g height a djust ment l ever ” secti on on page 10 of this owner ’ s guide to adjus t cutting he ight. SECTION 5: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER Figure 5 Step 6 . T ighten the cable ties and insert pegs on ties in lo wer han dle holes .[...]

10 Blade Control Handle The blade control handle is loca ted on the upper handl e of the mow er. See Figur e 5 . The bla de contro l handle mus t be depres sed in orde r to start and ope rate the unit. Release the bl ade contr ol handle to s top the engine an d the blade. WARN ING: Th e blade control ha ndle is a sa fety devic e. Neve r attempt to [...]

11 Cutting Height Adjustment Lever (Model 960 T hru 969) The rear whee l cutting hei ght adj ustment lev er is lo cated abov e the left rea r wheel. To adj ust the cut ting hei ght, pull the lever out and away from the mower. Move it forward or bac kward to the desired cutti ng height. S ee Figure 5. The front wheel cuttin g height is de termined b[...]

12 Figure 7 To char ge the battery, r emove the protective cap from the en d of the batte ry pack lead . Plug charger lead into battery pa ck lead and then inser t battery ch arger plug in to 120 volt st andard hous ehold outl et. See Fig ure 7. Follow this order of action every time you cha rge the battery . After cha rging, disc onnect batte ry c[...]

13 T o Stop Eng ine And Blade • Release the blade con trol handl e to stop the engine and the bl ade. WARN ING: The blade conti nues to r otate for a few sec onds after th e engin e is shut of f. Using Y our Rotary Mower Be su re that th e lawn is clear o f stones, stic ks, wire, o r other objects which co uld dam age the la wn mower or engi ne. [...]

14 SECTION 7: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS Warning: Do not at any time mak e any adjustment to law n mower without first stopp ing engine and disconn ecting s park plug wire. Handle Height Adjustment Figure 8 Your mower is shipp ed with the hand le in the highe r height pos ition . To lower the hand le heig ht, procee d as follows. • Remo ve the star ter r[...]

15 Shift Lever Cable Adjustment Periodi c adju stmen t of t he six-s peed s hift cab le m ay be require d due to nor mal wear on th e ca ble. Adj ustme nt is needed if all six spee ds do not work . The adjus table cab le bracket is located bes ide the engi ne on the le ft side of the mowe r. Follow ste ps 1 throug h 7 to adjust the shi ft lever . S[...]

16 Deck The unders ide of the mo wer deck shou ld be clean ed after each use to prev ent a build-up of gr ass clipp ings, leaves, dirt or other matter. If this debris is al lowed to acc umulat e, it will invite rust and co rrosion, and may prevent pr oper mulchin g, discha rge or bagg ing. The deck may be cleaned by tilting the mower and sc raping [...]

17 When shar pening the blade, fol low the orig inal angle of grind as a guide. It is extremely im porta nt that each cu tting edge rece ives an equ al amoun t of grindin g to prevent an unbalanc ed blade. An un balanced blade will c ause excess ive vib ration when rotating at hi gh speeds . It may cause damage to the mowe r, and it coul d break c [...]

18 St ep 8. Usin g a 3/8 ” socket, remove thr ee hex screws ho lding the baffle to the deck . Step 9. Tilt t he trans mission for ward and loosen the idle r pulle y bolt and lo cknut 1/2 turn using t wo 7/16 ” wrenches. Step 10. Using a pair of pli ers, pull b ack and rotate belt keeper b racket from the s lot on id ler pul ley. Step 11. Slide [...]

19 Step 13. Squeeze the bel t together and push belt forward. Press the control arm inw ard towards the dec k and remove the si x speed cable from the sl ot. Step 14. Place the new belt over th e transm ission pulley . Start th e belt in p ulley gro ove an d rotate p ulley un til belt i s seated in transm ission pulle y. Step 15. Place belt between[...]

20 Step 23. Pinch b elt togethe r so that it is not in the pulley g roove, a nd the lowe r pulley can be pushed to wards the engine. Step 24 . Pivo t the contr ol arm back to i ts origi nal position and rein stall the six-spe ed cable into the s lot. Step 25 . Check and make sure the belt i s routed inside th e pulley halves and the bel t guard pin[...]

21 SECTION 9: SERVICE WARN ING: A lways sto p engi ne and di sconnec t spark p lug wi re before c leaning , lubric ating or doing any kind of work on t he lawn mo wer. Figure 11 Blade Control Lubricate the pivot point s on the bl ade control han dle and th e brake cable at least once a season with light oil. Se e Figure 1 1. T he blad e contr ol mu[...]

22 SECTION 11: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Refer to se parate engi ne manual pa cked with y our mower for more engine related inf ormation . NOTE: For repair s beyond the minor adjustments listed ab ove, conta ct your n earest author ized s ervice dea ler or call 1-800-94 WHITE. T rouble P oss ible Cause(s) Correcti ve Action Engine f ails t o star t Bl[...]

23 Ref . No . Part No . Descr iption 1 712- 3025 Hx. Jam N ut 5/16-24 2 736- 0425 Bell W a sh. .325 x . 930 x .0 45 3 756- 065 6 Pull ey 4 736-30 84 F l. W ash. .510 x 1.120 x .060 5 712- 0896 Hx. Jam N ut 1/4-28 6 782- 759 8 Belt K ee per 7 741- 060 0 Bear ing 8 750-10 50 Flange S pacer 9 682- 002 7A Idle r Bra cket Ass embly 10 710-02 99 Hx. Cap [...]

24 Models 950 thru 959 15 8 Pulle y Assemb ly fo r ref erence only T rans m ission and p ulley f or refe rence only 72[...]

25 Ref . No . P art No . Descripti on 1 710-0134 Scr . Carr . 1/4-20 x .62 2 710-0654A Scr . TT:3 /8-18:1.00 3 710-0703 Scr . 1 /4-20 x .750 4 712-0397 Wing N ut 1/4-20 5 726-0233 Nut, Push .25 I.D . x .50 O .D . 6 736-0204 W ash. F l. .334 I.D .x .62 x .03 7 782-0046A-0 662 Dec k - 21 ” 8 710-0653 Scr . TT . 1/4-20 x .3 75 10 731-1828 Baffle 11 [...]

26 Models 960 thru E969 84 8 Pulle y Assembly for ref erence only T ransm is si on and pulle y fo r refere nce only[...]

27 Ref. No . Pa r t N o . D e s cr ip t io n 1 710- 0134 Scr. Carr . 1/ 4-20 x .62 2 710-06 54A Scr . TT:3/8 -18:1.00 3 710-07 03 Scr . 1/4- 20 x .750 4 712- 039 7 Wing Nut 1/ 4-2 0 5 723-02 33 Nut, Push .25 I.D . x .50 O .D . 6 736-02 04 W ash. Fl. .3 34 I.D .x . 62 x.03 7 782- 004 6A- 0662 Deck - 2 1 ” 8 710-0653 Scr . TT . 1/4-20 x .375 9 710-[...]

28 Model E969 39 40 51 37 29 16 21 18 20 23 22 17 19 24 A 26 25 A 28 27 10 43 14 15 30 2 2 4 7 3 5 1 5 3 9 12 11 42 41 47 55 46 38 50 54 47 44 45 52 13 51[...]

29 Model E 969 Ref . No . Pa r t No. Descriptio n 1 710 -1174 Bolt C ur . Carr . 5/16-1 8 x 2.0 2 714 -0104 Cotter Pin .072 x 1.12 Lg. 3 720 -0241 Knob Assemb ly 4 726 -0240 Stra p 4.3 Lg. 5 736 -0451 W ash. Sad. .320 ID x.830 OD 7 710 -1205 Eye bolt 9 746 -0876 Throttle Le ver 10 736 -0501 Spring W ash .Cur ve d 11 712 -0324 Nut 1/ 4-20 T op lock [...]

30 Models 950 thru 969 7 6 A 28 27 29 13 14 15 30 2 2 4 1 5 3 1 5 3 11 8 16 21 18 20 23 22 17 19 24 A 26 25 Ref . No . Part No . Descripti on 1 710-1174 Bolt Curv . Carr . 5/16-18 x 2.0 2 714-0104 Cotter Pin .072 x 1.12 Lg. 3 720-0241 Knob Assemb ly 4 726-0240 Stra p 5 736-0451 Wa s h. Sad. .320 ID x.830 OD 6 720-0279 Knob Hand le ERS - 1/4-20 7 71[...]

31 Models 950 thru E969 Ref . No . Pa r t No. D e s c r i p t i o n 1 746-093 9 6 Spd. Cab le 2 656-061 3 Pulley As s ’ y Mult - Spd. 3 710-016 7 Scr . 1/4-20 x .5 0 Carr . 4 710-089 6 Scr . AB 1/4-14 x .625 He x hd. Wsh . 5 711-111 4 Pivot Shaft 6 712-028 7 Nut 1/4-20 7 732-080 7 T orsi on Spring LH 8 736-027 0 Bell W ash. .265 X .75 X .062 9 73[...]

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