Hayter Mowers Condor hydrostatic Drive 510D - Manual (Page 33)

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Daily And Before Use continued
Check travel controls: Start the engine.
Engage forward travel and operate at maximum
speed over level ground, release the travel controls
and ensure that the mower comes to a stop.
Engage reverse travel and operate at maximum
speed over level ground, release the travel controls
and ensure that the mower comes to a stop.
Check fasteners: Check that all nuts, bolts, pins
and linkages are secured correctly in place and are
in good order.
Check tyres: Examine the condition of the tyres
and check that the inflation pressures are correctly
set, refer to SPECIFICATIONS.
Verge attachment: Examine the condition
of the cutting cylinder and the bottom blade,
adjust as necessary, refer to MAINTENANCE
- CUTTERHEAD CYLINDER TO BOTTOM
BLADE ADJUSTMENT.
Rotary attachment: Check the condition of the
cutterblades and mounting arrangement for signs
of wear, damage or looseness. Ensure that the
cutterblades are not bent or cracked and that the
cutterblade securing bolts are tight. Damaged or
excessively worn cutterblades may be out of
balance which will cause excessive vibration this
may lead to breakage or result in serious damage
to the machine.
WARNING: PREVENT ACCIDENTS - Never
use the mower if the cutterblades and mounting
arrangement are seriously worn, damaged, out
of balance or loose.
Remove all grass cuttings and build up of debris
from the cutterhead area, the cooling air intake
areas/external surfaces of the engine and the inter-
lock microswitches.
WARNING: PREVENT ACCIDENTS - Check
all guards and safety devices. Never operate the
mower unless the guards are securely in posi-
tion, in good condition and all safety devices are
in place and in good working order.
MAINTENANCE