HONDA FS7054 - Manual (Page 2)

PREFACE
Thank you for purchasing a Honda Tested
Attachment (HTA) for your Honda Mid-Size
Commercial Mower .
This manual covers the operation. maintenance.
and installation. of the FS7054 Front Sweeper
. The
sweeper can be mounted to a HRC7013K1 and all
HRC7018 and HRC7020 Mid-Size Commercial
Mowers
.
For your convenience. it also includes a
parts description guide. and warranty service
information
.
Before installing or operating this equipment. read
this operator’s manual and the owner’s manual
supplied with the Mid-Size Commercial Mower
power unit
.
The information in this operator’s manual is limited
in application to the Honda FS7054 Front Sweeper
when installed and used on a Honda Mid-Size
Commercial Mower power unit
.
Left and right sides of this unit are determined from
the operator’s position. facing the direction of
forward travel
.
This manual is a permanent part of the front
sweeper and must stay with the front sweeper if
resold
.
All the information in this publication is based on the
latest product information available at the time of
printing
.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc
. reserves
the right to make changes at any time without notice
and without incurring any obligation .
No part of this publication may be reproduced
without written permission .
CONTENTS
SAFETY
............................................................
2
SAFETY MESSAGES .................................... 2
DAMAGE PREVENTION MESSAGES .......... 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ......... 3
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO EMPLOYERS .. 4
SAFETY LABEL LOCATIONS ....................... 5
CONTROLS
......................................................
6
COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION .................. 6
DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS ................... 7
BEFORE OPERATION
....................................
9
GENERAL ...................................................... 9
CHECK SWEEPING AREA ........................... 9
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ............................ 9
OPERATION
....................................................
10
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .............................. 10
SWEEPING ................................................... 11
SWEEPING PATTERNS ............................... 13
BROOM ANGLE ............................................ 14
MAINTENANCE & ADJUSTMENTS
................
15
THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTENANCE
......
15
MAINTENANCE SAFETY .............................. 16
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ........................ 17
BROOM CONTACT ADJUSTMENT .............. 20
BROOM REPLACEMENT ............................. 21
INSTALLATION
...............................................
24
THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTALLATION ...... 24
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ........ 24
TORQUE VALUES ........................................ 25
HARDWARE MEASURING CHART .............. 25
UNCRATING ................................................. 26
LOOSE PARTS ............................................. 27
SWEEPER ASSEMBLY
.................................
27
SWEEPER INSTALLATION .......................... 28
ANGLE RELEASE CABLE INSTALLATION .. 29
TRANSPORTING/STORAGE
..........................
31
TRANSPORTING .......................................... 31
STORAGE ..................................................... 31
SPECIFICATIONS
............................................
32
PARTS
..............................................................
33
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
.........................
35
INFORMATION LABELS ............................... 35
OPTIONS ....................................................... 36
HONDA PUBLICATIONS ............................... 36
WARRANTY SERVICE INFORMATION ....... 37
Date of Issue: March, 1996
American Honda Motor Co., Inc .
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