Snapper E2813523BVE, E2512523BVE, E2812523BVE, E331523KVE manual

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    Safety Instructions & Operator’s Manual for EUROPEAN REAR ENGINE RIDING MOWER SERIES 23 MODEL E2512523BVE E2812523BVE E2813523BVE E331523KVE MODEL NUMBER EXPLANATION E 33 15 23 K V E EUROPEAN MODEL ENGINE OPTIONS CUTTING WIDTH ENGINE TYPE ENGINE HP * SERIES DESIGNATION E – European Model 25 – 25” Cutting Deck 28 - 28” Cutting Deck 33 [...]

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    2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: This pow erful cutting machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and can throw objects that can cause injury and damage! Failure to comply w ith the follow ing SAFETY instructions could result in serious injury or death to the operator or other persons. The owner of the machine must understand these in[...]

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    3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PREPARATION (Continued From Previous Page) 7. Keep people and pets out of mowing area. Immediately STOP blades, STOP engine, and STOP machine if anyone enters the area. 8. Check shields, deflectors, sw itches, blade controls and other safety dev ices frequently for proper operation and location. 9. Make sure all safe[...]

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    4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS TOWING 1. Tow only with a machine that has a hitch designed for tow ing. DO NOT attach tow ed equipment except at the hitch point. 2. Follow the manufacturer’s recommendation for w eight limits for tow ed equipment and tow ing on slopes. 3. DO NOT allow children or others on tow ed equipment. 4. On slopes, the w ei[...]

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    5 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIO NS ........................................................................ 2-4 TABLE OF CO NTENTS ..................................................................................................... 5 SECTION 1 - FAMI LIARIZATI ON .....................................................................[...]

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    6 Section 1 - FAMILIARIZATION FIGURE 1.1 1.1 INTRODUCTION This manual has been prepared for the operator’s of the SNAPPER Rear Engine Rider. Its purpose, aside from recommending standard operating procedures and routine service requirements, is to promote SAFETY through the use of accepted operating practices. Read, Understand and Follow the IMPO[...]

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    7 Section 1 – FAMILIARIZATION – DECALS / SYMBOLS BLAD E ENGAGED POSITION “ON” BLADE DISENGA GED POSITION “OFF” OFF ON START ENGINE ENGINE SPEED CONTROL SYMBOLS GUARD WA RNING 7029784 DO NOT operate without entire Grass Catcher or Guard in place SERIAL NUMBER EUROPEAN NOISE CONTROL 7074135 EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 7029776 WARNING 7100739 YEA R[...]

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    8 Section 1 – FAMILIARIZATION – DECALS / SYMBOLS REVERSE CAUTIO N DECAL - 7074480 CLUTCH/BRAKE DECAL - 7028514 DEFLECTOR CAUTION DECAL 7101167 BATTERY CA UTION DECAL - 7101164 BATTERY STORA GE DECAL - 7101163 SAFETY INSTRUCTION DECAL - 7101166 HEIGHT OF CUT DECAL - 7046218 TRACTION CLUTCH PARK BRAKE LOWEST HEIGHT OF CUT HIGHEST HEIGHT OF CUT TR[...]

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    9 Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2.1 PRE-START CHECK LIST Make the following checks and perform the service required before each start-up. 2.1.1. Check tires and add or release air as needed to bring pressure to 12 PSI in front and 12 PSI in rear tires. 2.1.2. Check guards, deflectors and covers to make sure all are in place and securely tighte[...]

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    10 Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2.3 STARTING & OPERATION 2.3.1. ENGINE (ELECTRIC START) IMPORTANT: When the ignition key is turned to “START”, the engine will turn over, but will not start unless the Clutch/Brake pedal is pressed all the way down, the Blade Lever is in the “Off” position (See Figure 2.5).The operator should be in [...]

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    11 Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2.3 STARTING & OPERATION 2.3.1. ENGINE (ELECT RIC START) (Continued) 8. Should the battery be too weak to start the engine, Refer to Section “ENGINE (MANUAL START)” to manually start the electric start engines. 2.3.2. ENGINE (MANUAL START) IMPORTANT: When the ignition key is turned to “ON”, and the [...]

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    12 Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Once blade is disengaged, it should come to a complete stop in 3 seconds or less. If the blade continues to rotate after 3 seconds, the blade brake must be adjusted. Refer to Section “BLADE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT” for adjustment procedures or return machine to an authorized SNAPPER dealer for adjustment. [...]

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    13 Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING DO NOT leave machine with engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Shift to neutral. Engage parking brake. Remove key . 2.4 STOPPING - ENGINE, WHEEL DRIVE, BLADE 2.4.1. ENGINE 1. Stop engine by turning key to the “OFF” position. See Figure 2.13. FIGURE 2.13 2.4.2. WHEEL DRIVE 1. Stop motion of Rear [...]

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    14 Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2.4 STOPPING - ENGINE, WHEEL DRIVE, BLADE 2.4.4. PARK BRAKE 1. Engage park brake by pushing clutch/brake pedal “DOWN” and moving the park brake latch to the “ENGAGED” position. While holding the park brake latch “ENGAGED”, release clutch/brake pedal to set park brake. See Figure 2.16. WARNING DO NOT[...]

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    15 Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2.6 REVERSE LOCKOUT MECHANISM Data indicates that tragi c back-over accidents occur each year. These accidents usually involve unsupervised children. Many times these children have been given rides on the machine and have been trained to view this potentially dangerous piece of machinery as fun rather than bein[...]

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    16 Section 3 - MAINTENANCE WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs w ith the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remove key . Remove spark plug w ire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow all parts to cool before w orking on ma[...]

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    17 Section 3 - MAINTENANCE WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow all parts to cool before w orking on mach[...]

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    18 Section 3 - MAINTENANCE 3.2.7. INTERLOCK SYSTEM SAFETY CHECKS Perform the following interlock sy stem checks periodically during the operating season. Contact your Snapper dealer if you have questions. WARNING DO NOT operate machine if any safety interlock or safety dev ice is not in place and functioning properly. DO NOT attempt to defeat, modi[...]

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    19 Section 3 - MAINTENANCE 3.3 SERVICE - EVERY 25 OPERATING HOURS (Continued from previous page) WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT[...]

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    20 Section 3 - MAINTENANCE WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow all parts to cool before w orking on mach[...]

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    21 Section 3 - MAINTENANCE WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow all parts to cool before w orking on mach[...]

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    22 Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow all parts to cool before w o[...]

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    23 Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns; allow all parts to cool before w o[...]

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    24 Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow all parts to cool before w o[...]

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    25 Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow all parts to cool before w o[...]

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    26 Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow all parts to cool before w o[...]

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    27 Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow all parts to cool before w o[...]

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    28 Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR WARNING DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, service or repairs with the engine running. Stop engine. Stop blade. Engage parking brake. Remov e key. Remove spark plug wire from spark plug and secure aw ay from plug. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow all parts to cool before w o[...]

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    29 Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR WARNING The electrolyte (acid) produces a highly explosive gas. Keep all sparks, flame and fire aw ay from area when charging battery or when handling electrolyte or battery. Electroly te (acid) is a highly corrosive liquid. Wear eye protection. Wash affected areas immediately after having ey e or skin contac[...]

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    30 Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR 4.6.6. BATTERY TESTING Batter y Condition Chart State of Charge Syringe Hy drometer Di gital Voltmeter Five Ball Hy drometer 100% Charged w/ Sulfate Stop 1. 280 12.80v Five Balls Floating 100% Charged 1.265 12.60v Four Balls Floating 75% Charged 1.210 12.40v Three Balls Floating 50% Charged 1.160 12.10v Two B[...]

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    31 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION Engine Will Not 1. F u el t a nk e m pt y. 1. Fill fuel tank with fresh fuel to proper level. Start Using 2. Engine needs choking. 2. Move choke control to “CHOKE” position. Recoil Starter 3. Spark plug wire disconnected. 3. Pl ace spark plug wire onto spark plug. 4. Faulty parking bra[...]

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    32 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION Rider Will Not Move 1. Drive disc worn or dama g ed. 1. Re p lace drive disc. Loss Of Traction 2. Rubber drive disc is not tracking properly on drive disc. 2. Adjust rubber drive disc. 3. Tapered axle bolt and nut missing. 3. Replace with SNAPPER tapered bolt & nut. 4. Axle bearing sei[...]

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    33 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE SUBJECT SERVICE TO BE PERFORMED REFERENCE PAGES EACH USE 5 HOURS 25 HOURS 50 HOURS 100 HOURS EA CH SEA SON Engine Check Oil Level Page 9 X Engine Initial Oil Change Page 16 X Engine Periodic Oil Change Page 18 X* Air Pre-Cleaner Service Sponge Pre- Cleaner Element Engine Manual X** Air Cleaner Replace Element Engine Manual. [...]

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    34 MAINTENANCE/REPLACEMENT PARTS MAINTENANCE PARTS Engine Speed Control (Briggs Engine) 7024155 Engine Speed Control (Kohler Engine) 7074320 Clutch/Brake Cable (25, 28” Deck Models) 7029913 Clutch/Brake Cable (33” Deck Models) 7074131 Brake Cable 7072648 25” Cutter Blade (Standard - Not Air Lift Compatible) 7035619 25” Cutter Blade (Standar[...]

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    35 2 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For two (2) years from purchase date for the orig inal purchaser's residential, non-commercial use, SNAPPER , through any authorized SNAPPER dealer will replace, free of charge (except for taxes where applicable), any part or parts found upon examination by the factory at McDonough, Georgia, to be defective in materi[...]

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    36 Safety Instructions & Operator’s Manual for EUROPEAN REAR ENGINE RIDING MOWER SERIES 23 IMPORTANT Snapper products are built using engines that meet or exceed all applicable emissions requirements on the date manufactured. The labels on those engines contai n very important emissions information and critical safety warnings. Read, Understa[...]