Maintenance; Safety Recommendations; Accessing The Engine; Routine Maintenance - GGP ITALY F72FL Gebrauchsanweisung

10. Be very careful when mowing near bushes
or kerbs as these could distort the horizontal po-
sition of the cutting-means assembly and dam-
age its edge as well as the cutting means.

6. MAINTENANCE

6.1 SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS

WARNING! You must go to a special-
ized Service Centre or contact your Dealer if
the following are malfunctioning:
– the brake;
– the cutting means engage and disengage
functions,
– switching the drive to forward or reverse
gears.
6.2 ACCESSING THE ENGINE (Fig. 6.1)
Turning over the engine cover (1), you can ac-
cess the engine and all the mechanical parts
below it.
To perform this operation, you need to:
– p osition the machine on a flat surface, move
the cutting-means assembly to the fully raised
position and place some shims (2) measuring
about 65-70 mm under the edge to support
it while you proceed with the required opera-
tions;
. m ove the transmission release lever to the
«ENGAGED» position (see 4.23), as the park-
ing brake must be disengaged to allow the
speed change lever to be moved;
– r emove the grass catcher;
– u nscrew the lever knob (3) and shift the lever
to the «R» position;
– o pen the access hatch (4) and unscrew the
fastener nut (5) using a 13 mm key;
Operation
1. MACHINE
Cutting means positioning and sharpening
1.1
check
3)
1.2
Replacing cutting means
1.3
Transmission belt check
1.4
Transmission belt replacement
1.5
Cutting means control belt check
Replacing the cutting means control belt
1.6
check
2) 3)
1.7
Check and adjustment of brake
1.8
Drive regulation and check
3)
3)
2) 3)
3)
3)
3)
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– r elease the lever (6) so that the cutting-means
assembly rests on the shims and keep it
moved to the side so that no stop notches are
engaged; now grasp the bottom of the seat (7)
and tip the cover backwards.
To close it again:
– c heck that the collector channel (8) is se-
curely positioned on the support (9) resting on
the right hand side;
– m ove the lever (3) to the «R» position and
lower the cover (1) to the same level as the
levers (3) and (6);
– i nsert lever (6) and then lever (3) in their seat,
and lower the cover until it is aligned with the
fastener screw.
WARNING! With the cover (1) lowered,
check that:
– the collector channel (8) opening fits in-
side the rear discharge opening (10) and is
resting correctly on the support (11).
Next:
– f ully tighten the fastener nut (5);
– m ove the lever (6) to position «7» engaging it
in the relative stop notch;
– r emove the shims (2), replace the lever knob
(3) and the hatch (4).

6.3 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

The table will help you maintain your machine's
safety and performance. It summarises the main
interventions to be made and the frequency ap-
plicable to each of them.
The boxes at the side are for you to mark the
date or number of working hours at which the
intervention was made.
Hours Completed (Date or Hours)
25
100
25
–
25
–
25
25