Husqvarna 55C21HV manual

55C21HV Owner’ s Manual 532 18 92-91 12.05.03 BY Printed in U.S .A.[...]

2 Safe Operation Practices f or W alk-Behind Mower s IMPORT ANT : THIS CUTTING MA CHINE IS CAP ABLE OF AMPUT A TING HANDS AND FEET AND THR OW ING OBJECTS. F AILURE T O OBSER VE THE FOLLO WING SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS COULD RESUL T IN SERIOUS INJURY 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 lawn 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 new la wn mow er . IMPORT ANT : THIS LA WN MO WER IS SHIPPED WITH- OUT OIL OR GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE. Y our new la wn mower has been as sem bled at the f actor y with the e x cep tion of those par ts left unassemb led for ship- pi[...]

5 T O ASSEMBLE GRASS CA TCHER (See Figs. 3 and 4) 1. Slide grass catcher bag o ver the fr ame. 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 frame. NO TE : If vinyl bindings are too stiff, hold them in w ar m water f or a fe w minutes. If bag gets wet, let it dr[...]

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 MOWER. Compare the illustrations with y our lawn mow er to familiarize y ourself with the location of v ar ious controls and adjustments. Sav e this manual f or future ref erence. MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Our rotar y walk-behind po wer law[...]

7 3. Oper ate mower to see if drive speed has increased. If there is no increase, the drive belt is w or n 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 toward wheel. T o raise mow er , mov e le ver 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 mulcher . T o con vert 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 ov[...]

9 OPERA TION 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 ved. 2. Grass catcher and discharge chute installed with discharge chute sec[...]

10 OPERA TION T O STOP ENGINE • T o stop engine, release oper ator presence control bar . W ait until blade and all mo ving par ts 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 protective coatings on the engine , a small amount of smoke ma y be[...]

11 OPERA TION • 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, mow 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.[...]

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 ver *** Check Driv e Belt / Pulleys *** Check / Sharpen / Replace Blade Lubri[...]

13 LA WN MO WER Alwa ys obser v e safety rules when perf or ming any main- te nance. TIRES • K eep tires free of gasoline, oil, or insect control chem- i cals which can har m rubber . • A void 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 f ore you 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 ev er y 100 hours of operation or e very 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 T O REMO VE DRIVE BEL T (See Figs. 18 thru 21) 1. Disconnect spark plug wire from spar k plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug. 2. Remo ve scre ws retaining drive cov er and remove driv e cov er from lawn mo wer housing (See Fig. 18). SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS 9. Remov e blade , attaching hardware (bolt, loc k wash er , ha[...]

16 ST ORA GE Immediately prepare your la wn mower f or storage at the end of the season or if the unit will not be used for 30 da ys or more. 3. Be sure that all nuts, bolts , screws, 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; sa[...]

17 ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM IMPORT ANT : IT IS IMPORT ANT T O 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 ORAGE. ALSO , ALCOHOL BLENDED FUELS (CALLED GASOHOL OR USING ETHANOL OR METHANOL) CAN A TTRA CT MOISTURE WHICH LEADS T O SEP ARA TION AND FORMA TION OF A CIDS DUR[...]

18 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 to plug. 6. Bad spark pl[...]

19 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 55C21HV (55C21HV A) PR ODUCT NUMBER 954 22 38-90 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 Drive Shaft 5 532 16 08-18 Bearing, Needle, Thr ust 6 532 07[...]

20 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 55C21HV (55C21HV A), PR ODUCT NUMBER 954 22 38-90[...]

21 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 55C21HV (55C21HV A), PR ODUCT NUMBER 954 22 38-90 1 532 19 05-82 Handle, Gr assbag, Rear 2 532 06 53-22 Hairpin Cotter 3 532 18 34-83 Rod, Rear Handle, Gr assbag 4 532 19 05-77 Grassbag 5 532 18 85-06 F rame , Grassbag 6 812 00 00-14 E-Ring 7 532 19 05-81 Door , Grassbag 8 532 18 34-79 Rod, Piv ot - - 532[...]

22 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 55C21HV (55C21HV A), PR ODUCT NUMBER 954 22 38-90[...]

23 1 532 18 53-12 Drive Control Assemb ly , Complete (Consists of K ey Numbers 2 through 7) 2 532 18 82-79 Cov er , Dr ive Control, T op 3 532 18 73-53 Pulle y , Dr ive Control 4 532 19 02-83 Le ver , Drive Control (b lue) 5 532 18 82-78 Cov er , Dr ive Control, Bottom 6 532 18 16-98 Scre w , T orx Head #8-5/8 7 532 18 70-97 Brac ket, Mounting, Dri[...]

24 SECTION 1: LIMITED W ARRANTY Husqvarna F orest & Garden Company (“Husqvarna”) 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 forth below: Lifetim e W arranty: All tiller tines aga inst breakag[...]