Gravely 988100-GR1336FX, 988101-GR1536FX, 988102-GR1548FX, 988103-GR1548FL, 988104-GE1748FL, 988110-GR1332FX, 988112-GR1544FX, 988114-GR1336FXP, 98811 manual

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    Owner/Oper ator Man ual Models 988100 - GR1336FX 988101 - GR1536FX 988102 - GR1548FX 988103 - GR1548FL 988104 - GE1748FL 988110 - GR1332FX 988112 - GR1544FX 988114 - GR1336FXP 988115 - GR1548FXP 988118 - GR1332FXP 988119 - GR1544FXP 988313 - GR1332FXPCE P r o Unit 04941300 7/03 Printed in USA ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESP A Ñ OL[...]

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    2 MODEL DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY ISSUED BY THE MANUF A CTURER CER TIFICA T DE CONFORMIT É DU MOD È LE D É LIVR É P AR LE F ABRICANT V OM HERSTELLER A USGESTELL TE MODELL- Ü BEREINSTIMMUNGSERKL Ä R UNG MODELCER TIFICAA T V AN O VEREENSTEMMING AFGEGEVEN DOOR DE F ABRIKANT DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMIT À DEL PRODO TT O REALIZZA T A D AL PRODUTT [...]

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    3 Stated Sound P ower Le v els are estab lished f ollowing Anne x VIII “ Full Quality Assurance ” of directive 2000/14/EC . Les d é clarations de niv eau de puissance acoustique sont é tab lies conf orm é ment à l ’ Ar ticle VIII « Assurance qualit é totale » de la directiv e 2000/14/EC . Die angegebenen Ger ä uschpegel wurden gem ä?[...]

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    4 E NGLISH 1. Shift Lev er 2. Steering Lever Latches (988100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 112) 3. Steering Levers (988100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 112) Control Lev ers (988114,115, 118, 119, 313) 4. Throttle Lev er (988101, 102, 103, 104, 112, 115, 119) Throttle-Choke Lev er (988100, 114, 110, 118, 313) 5. Ignition Switch 6. PT O Switch 7. Operator P[...]

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    GB - 5 Controls and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Assembl y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    GB - 6 5. Explain recommended lubrication and maintenance. Advise customer on adjustments. 6. Instruct customer on controls and operation of unit. Discuss and emphasize the Saf ety Precautions. Giv e customer Owner/Operator , P ar ts , and Engine Manuals . Advise customer to thoroughly read and understand them. SAFETY ALERTS Look f or these symbols[...]

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    GB - 7 1. Danger! T o a v oid serious injury or death 2. Danger! Rotating Blades 3. W arning! 4. Danger! SAFETY RULES Read, understand and f ollow all saf ety practices in Owner/Operator Manual bef ore beginning assembly . F ailure to follo w instructions could result in personal injur y and/or damage to unit. AL W A YS remo ve k e y (if equipped) [...]

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    GB - 8 Complete a walk around inspection of unit and w ork area to understand: • W ork area • Y our unit • All saf ety decals AL W A YS chec k ov erhead and side clear ances carefully bef ore operation. AL W A YS be a ware of tr af fi c when operating along streets or curbs. K eep children and people a wa y . K eep children out of work area [...]

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    GB - 9 Disengage PT O when attachment is not in use . DO NO T raise dec k with b lades running. AL W A YS tur n off pow er to attachment when tra v elling, crossing drive wa ys, etc. A v oid une v en and rough terr ain. DO NO T operate near drop offs, ditches , or embankments. Unit can suddenly turn over if a wheel is o v er the edge of a cliff or [...]

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    GB - 10 DO NO T TIP batter y be y ond a 45 ° angle in any direction. AL W A YS k eep batteries out of reach of children. Bef ore making any inspections , repairs, etc.: disengage PT O , stop unit and engine, remov e k e y , allow mo ving par ts to stop . Allow hot parts to cool. AL W A YS b lock wheels , engage parking brak e and know all jac k st[...]

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    GB - 11 Steering Lever s (988100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 112) The steering lev ers are used to steer , operate in f orward and re verse, and stop the unit. When held in neutral, the brak es are engaged. Steering Lever Latc hes (988100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 112) The steering lev er latches hold the steering le v ers in neutral and apply the br[...]

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    GB - 12 PT O Clutc h (988114, 115, 118, 119, 313) Pull the PT O (po wer tak e off) s witch past On (1) to Reset (2) to engage the mow er blades . Push the PT O s witch Off (3) to disengage the mow er blades . NO TE: Pull PT O s witch to Reset (2) to engage mo wer blades after oper ator presence control has been released. P arking Brake (988114, 115[...]

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    GB - 13 6. Grasp recoil star ter handle and pull rope out slowly until it pulls harder . This is the compression stroke . 7. Let the rope rewind slo wly . 8. Pull rope with rapid continuous full arm stroke to star t engine. Allo w rope to rewind slo wly . IMPORT ANT : DO NO T let star ter handle snap against engine. 9. Repeat until engine star ts. [...]

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    GB - 14 • T o mov e straight f orward; slowly release both steering lev ers to the full outw ard position. • T o stop unit in neutral, hold le v ers in the neutral position. • T o lock unit in neutr al, engage both steering latches. • T o turn to the left, pull the left hand lev er up . • T o turn to the r ight, pull the right hand lev er[...]

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    GB - 15 • T o mov e straight f orward, slowly push control le v ers f orward. • T o stop unit motion, allow control le vers to return to neutral. • T o turn to the left, push the r ight hand control le v er f orward. • T o turn to the r ight, push the left hand control le v er f orward. T o mov e in re v erse: 1. Allow control le vers to re[...]

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    GB - 16 NO TE: It ma y be necessary to adjust cutting height in steps to keep dec k from binding. LAWN STRIPER ADJUSTMENT (44" and 48" decks; optional on 32" and 36" dec ks) The striper drags behind the deck and shapes g rass as you mo w . Adjust the striper to match cutting height. Shor t gr ass (deck lo w): mount from bottom h[...]

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    GB - 17 * Change oil after fi rst 8 hours of operation and e v ery 100 hours thereafter . CHECK SAF ETY INTERLOC K SYSTEM T est the saf ety interlock system at each operation. If the system does not function properly , do not oper ate the unit until repairs are made. 988100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 112 Engine must not star t unless PT O is diseng[...]

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    GB - 18 CHECK BATTERY (988104) T erminals Inspect batter y and terminals ev er y 25 hours. T o clean terminals: 1. Remov e battery cover . 2. Remov e battery cables from terminals. 3. Clean or ser vice battery awa y from unit. Remo v e corrosion from batter y terminals and cable connections with wire brush, then wash with a weak baking soda solutio[...]

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    GB - 19 5. Adjust trac king if needed. T r y each of the f ollowing steps until the unit tracks straight. It ma y not be necessar y to perf or m all the steps. If unit turns to the right : 1. Reduce the air pressure in the left tire. 2. Increase the air pressure in the right tire. 3. Check f or brake binding on right wheel and adjust as needed. If [...]

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    GB - 20 REPLACE T RACTION BELTS 1. T urn off the engine, remov e the ke y and allo w unit to cool. 2. Release the steering lev ers (988100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 112). 3. Raise the rear of the unit so that the drive wheels are off the ground. 4. Remov e traction belt guard. 5. Remov e clutch idler pulle y spring (Figure 10). 6. Remov e hair pin [...]

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    GB - 21 ADJUST SHIFT LEVER LINKA GE The transmission shift le v er is attached to the transmission shift arm with two 5/16-18 bolts (Figure 11). T o adjust: 1. Stop the engine. Remov e ignition key . Put PT O le v er in the "OFF" position. Put the shift lev er in neutral. 2. Loosen two 5/16-18 bolts in shift le v er . 3. Center shift le v[...]

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    GB - 22 3. Repeat f or each inspection slot. T o adjust: 1. If necessar y , loosen gap adjustment nuts until a .005" f eeler gauge fi ts between armature and rotor . 2. Slide a .012" f eeler gauge between armature and rotor . 3. Tighten gap adjustment nut until there is slight contact on f eeler gauge. 4. Repeat steps 1 – 3 at each ins[...]

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    GB - 23 5. Make the fi nal jumper cab le connection to the engine bloc k or the fur thest g round point a wa y from the discharged batter y . 6. Star t engine (See Star ting and Shut Off on page 12). If engine will not star t after se v eral tries, unit or batter y ma y need ser vice. 7. After engine star ts, lea v e cab les connected f or one to [...]

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    GB - 24 MOWER BLADES NO TE: If mo wer is used under sandy soil conditions , replace blades when air lifts become eroded through at ends (Figure 18). Remove 1. T urn the engine off. Remov e the ignition k ey . Remov e the ignition wire from the spark plugs. 2. Remov e the bolts , lock w asher , fl at washers, and blades from the spindle shafts . Re[...]

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    GB - 25 Storage – T wo Months or More Check each item in the Maintenance Schedule on page 17, but do not add gasoline . Clean the unit. T ouch up all scratched painted surfaces . IMPORT ANT : Ne v er spra y unit with high-pressure water or store unit outdoors . Store unit in a cool, dr y , protected location. NO TE: Clean unit thoroughly with mil[...]

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    GB - 26 ** NO T appro v ed f or 52-inch models. DO NO T use on 52-inch models due to hillside parking limits. Unit pulls shar ply to the left or right when the speed control le v ers are quickly mov ed all the wa y forward Unit does not straighten immediately when the steering lev ers are released 1. Steering lev ers out of adjustment. 1. See Adjus[...]

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    GB - 27 SPECIFICATIONS Model Number 988100 988101 988102 988103 988104 988110 Description GR1336FX GR1536FX GR1548FX GR1548FL GE1748FL GR1332FX Length – in (cm) 79.75 (202.5) 73.5 (186.7) 77 (195.6) 79.75 (202.5) Height – in (cm) 42 (106.7) Width – in (cm) 38.12 (96.8) 50.58 (128.47) 35.3 (89.7) Actual W eight – lbs (kg) 511 (232.3) 560 (25[...]

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    GB - 28 SPECIFICATIONS Model Number 988112 988114 988115 988118 988119 988313 Description GR1544FX GR1336FXP GR1548FXP GR1332FXP GR1544FXP GR1332FXPCE Length – in (cm) 75.5 (191.8) 80.25 (203.8) 77.5 (196.9) 80.25 (203.8) 76.0 (193.0) 80.25 (203.8) Height – in (cm) 42 (106.7) 43.5 (110.5) Width – in (cm) 47.0 (119.38) 38.2 (97.0) 50.58 (128.4[...]

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    GB - 29 2-Y ear Limited W arranty Gra vely Division of Ariens Company (Gr av ely) hereb y warr ants to the original consumer purchaser that all Grav ely T w o-Wheel, Prof essional G, Pro , and ProMaster products will be free from def ects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase or 1000 hours, whiche v er [...]

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    GRA VEL Y A Division of Ariens Company 655 West Ryan Str eet P .O. Box 157 Brillion, WI 54110-0157 920-756-2141 Fax 920-756-2407 www .gravely .com[...]