Ariens 1461301 Manual

Ariens Edge
Lowe’s Items 1461301, 1461302, 1461312,
1461313, 1475142, 1476420, 1476421
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Setup Instructions
IDENTIFICATION
1. Seat
2. Left Steering Control Lever
3. Right Steering Control Lever
4. Left Control Arm
5. Right Control Arm
6. Parking Brake
7. Discharge Chute
8. Transaxle Bypass Levers
Assembled As Shipped
1
7
4
8
2
6
5
3
Tools for Assembly:
• Pry Bar
• Cutting Tool
• 7/16" Wrench
• 9/16" Wrench
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a. Using a pry bar, remove and discard crate top
and sides.
b. Remove plastic bag from around unit and
discard.
a. Cut cable tie from discharge chute (item 7).
a. Pull transaxle bypass levers (item 8) out to
disengage transaxles. Push levers up slightly to
lock position.
IMPORTANT: Disengage both left and right transaxles.
WARNING: AVOID INJURY. Read and
understand the Safety section in the
Operator’s Manual before proceeding.
DO NOT start engine until assembly is
complete.
1.
CAUTION: AVOID INJURY. Small wood
splinters can eject when breaking crate.
Wear adequate eye protection and gloves.
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3.
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a. Release parking brake (item 6).
a. Push unit off pallet and discard pallet.
a. Push transaxle bypass levers down and in to
engage transaxles.
IMPORTANT: Engage both left and right transaxles.
a. Engage parking brake.
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a. Remove hardware from negative (black) battery
cable. DO NOT discard hardware.
a. Secure negative battery cable to negative (open)
battery terminal with hardware removed in
previous step.
a. Remove upper hardware from right control arm
(item 5) and loosen lower hardware. DO NOT
discard hardware.
a. Rotate right steering control lever (item 3) into
the operating position and reinstall hardware
removed in the previous step, but DO NOT fully
tighten hardware.
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9.
Negative Battery Cable
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a. Remove upper hardware from left control arm
(item 4) and loosen lower hardware. DO NOT
discard hardware.
a. Rotate left steering control lever (item 2) into the
operating position and reinstall hardware
removed in the previous step, but DO NOT
tighten hardware.
a. Rotate steering control levers outward.
a. Rotate seat (item 1) into the operating position.
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a. Return steering control levers to operating
position and align levers. Refer to operator’s
manual for steering lever adjustment
instructions.
a. Tighten right steering control lever hardware.
a. Tighten left steering control lever hardware.
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WARNING: AVOID INJURY. DO NOT
proceed until operation and safety rules
are fully understood.
Read and understand Operator’s Manual
before proceeding.