Wright Serial # 27543 and Higher - Manual (Page 5)

Pre-Delivery Service Of Mower By Dealer
If you are not completely familiar with the Safety Instruction
Manual read it now before proceeding with the Pre-Delivery
Service of the mower. Only your authorized Wright Mower
dealer should perform the Pre-Delivery Service of the mower
WARNING
The Wright Mower is shipped completely assembled and has been adjusted and tested at the factory.
However, due to the jostling of the shipping process and the delivery time lapse, the following items
need to be repeated again before starting the mower. After you have uncrated the mower, follow these
procedures in the order indicated:
• Remove spark plug wire from spark plug(s).
• Inspect the mower for any damage, unusual conditions or missing parts.
• Inspect the mower for all of its decals, especially the warning decals. There should be one blade
warning decal on each side of the deck, the “shield missing” decal under the blade belt cover, and
the dash decal.
• Check to ensure belt guard is in place before operation.
• Check (and fill if necessary) engine oil level according to the engine manufacturer’s recommendation.
• Check (and fill if necessary) hydraulic fluid level. The level should be about 1-2” below the top of the
oil fill. Use fully SYNTHETIC oil: Mobil-1 15W-50.
• Check tire pressures. Adjust to recommended pressure. It should be even on both sides but the
recommended pressures are generally different for the front and rear tires. Higher pressures will
help keep the caster tires on their rims when impacted from the side but give a stiffer ride. Some
Front Casters are equipped with non-pneumatic tires and do not require any air.
• Remove the blade belt cover and check (and tighten if necessary) all belt tensions according to
specifications discussed later in this manual. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.
• Rotate the blade pulleys slightly to see if they all turn together. (Note: Clutch Brake will create some
resistance.)
• Lubricate all moving parts
• Reinstall the blade belt cover.
• Remove battery (if electric start version) from machine and fully charge (if necessary) in an open,
well-ventilated area according to the recommendations of the battery charger manual. The battery
is 12 volts. After fully charged, install on mower and attach battery cables, positive first (from
starter motor) and negative last (from ground).
• Fill fuel tank with regular unleaded gasoline. Open fuel valve under gas tank.
• DO NOT START THE ENGINE AT THIS TIME. FOLLOW THE NEXT PROCEDURE BEFORE
STARTING. The hydraulic system MUST be checked for proper operation before allowing wheels
to operate on the ground.
• Set the rear of the machine on jack stands or blocks to raise rear wheels off the ground two or three
inches and check to be sure that the mower will not fall off the supports you devise. The stand(s)
must be able to secure the mower from rolling off or away during the next procedures. Check
under the mower deck for any debris or unusual conditions.
• With hand controls and speed control in the neutral position, apply the parking brake.
• Open the manual bypass valve on top of each pump a half-of-a-turn counterclockwise.
• Reattach spark plug wires to spark plugs.
• Before starting the engine be ready to stop it if the wheels begin to turn with the brake on. (If this
happens, check that the manual bypass valve on top of each motor are open at least a half-of-a-
turn counterclockwise.)
• Start the engine according to the engine manufacturer’s recommendation. Let the engine run at low
RPM for several minutes to get the hydraulic fluid circulating through the pumps, etc. Release the
parking brake. Now gradually close the manual bypass valve on top of each pump one at a time,
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