Notes On Working With The Machine; Operating The Machine; Starting The Engine; Stopping The Engine - Viking MB 248 Gebrauchsanleitung

Measuring the run-on time
Following engine start-up, the blade
rotates and a wind noise is audible. The
run-on time corresponds to the duration of
the wind noise after the engine stops. This
can be measured using a stopwatch.
9. Notes on working with the
machine
A perfect, thick lawn is achieved by
– Mowing at low driving speeds.
– Mowing regularly and keeping the grass
short.
– Not cutting the lawn too short in hot, dry
conditions as it will be burnt by the sun
and become unsightly.
– Using a sharp mowing blade – mowing
blade should therefore be sharpened
regularly (specialist dealer).
– Changing the cutting direction regularly.

10. Operating the machine

10.1 Starting the engine

Avoid damage to the machine.
Do not start the engine in tall grass
or at the lowest cutting height. This
makes starting difficult.
Thanks to the fixed throttle setting,
the engine always operates at the
optimum working speed after
starting.
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Start procedure when the engine is
cold:
● Only for MB 248, MB 248 T:
Press the primer (1) three times.
● Press the motorstop lever (2) to the
handlebar and hold.
● Slowly pull out the recoil starter rope (3)
to the point of compression resistance.
Then pull forcefully and quickly to arm's
length. Slowly return the recoil starter
rope (3) again so that it is rolled up
again.
Repeat the procedure until the engine
starts.
Start procedure when the engine is
warm:
Avoid damage to the machine.
The primer must no longer be
pressed when the engine is warm.
It should be remembered, however,
that the engine can cool down
rapidly in very cold weather.
● The start procedure is the same as
when the engine is cold.
Only for MB 248, MB 248 T:
However, it is not necessary to press
the primer (1).
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10.2 Stopping the engine

To stop the engine, release the
motorstop lever (15).
Engine and mowing blade come to a stop
after a short run-down time.

10.3 Self-propulsion lever

(MB 248 T, MB 253 T)
Switching on self-propulsion:
● Start the engine. (
● Pull the self-propulsion lever (1) to the
handlebar and hold.
Self-propulsion is switched on and the
lawn mower moves forwards.
Switching off self-propulsion:
● Release the self-propulsion lever (1).
Self-propulsion is switched off and the
lawn mower comes to a standstill. The
engine continues to run.

10.4 Level indicator

The upper part of the grass catcher
box features a level indicator (1).
The flow of air that is created by the rotary
movement of the mowing blade and is
responsible for filling the grass catcher box
raises the level indicator (2):
The grass catcher box is filled with
clippings.
When the grass catcher box is full, this
flow of air is reduced and the level
indicator drops (3):
● Empty filled grass catcher box (
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10.5 Emptying the grass catcher
box
Risk of injury!
The engine must be stopped for
safety reasons before removing the
grass catcher box.
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10.5).
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