Case 80 User manual

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See ThisSymbolCarefullyReadTheMessage
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OfPersonal Injury Or Death
IFTHISMACHINEIS USED BYANEMi LOYEE ORIS
LOANED ORRENTED,MAKEABSOLUTELYCERTAIN
THAT THE OPERATOR(S), PRIOR TOOPERATING:
1. ISINSTRUCTEDIN SAFE AND PROPER USE.
2. REVIEWS ANDUNDERSTANDSTHEMANUAL(S)
PERTAININGTOTHEMACHINE. 751253
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BEFORE STARTINGENGINE
STUDYOPERATOR'S MANUAL SAFETY MESSAGES
READ ALL SAFETY SIGNSON MACHINE
CLEAR THEAREAOFOTHERPERSONS
LEARN & PRACTICE SAFE USEOF
CONTROLS BEFORE OPERATING
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TABLE OFCONTENTS
SAFETY RULES II- XIII
INTRODUCTION2
SERIAL NUMBER4
OVERALL MEASUREMENTS5
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 6
ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS7
FUEL SPECIFICATIONS 8-9
LUBRICATION 10-12
LubricationChart11
Engine Lubrication12
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS13-19
OperatingControls13-15
Pre-StartingCheck List 15
Run InProcedure> -.15
Mounting andDismountingtheRidingLawn Mower 15
StartingProcedure16
StoppingtheEngine17
Lawn Mowing 18-19
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCEANDADJUSTMENTS 20-40
Engine Maintenance21-24
AirDeaner21
Cleaning EngineCoolingAirIntakeScreen21
CarburetorAdjustment22
Engine Lubrication{SeeLUBRICATION)12
Spark Plug24
ToeInAdjustment25
BatteryandBatteryCharger 26-29
TractionDriveMaintenance30-32
AdjustingTheClutchLink31
FrictionDriveWheelReplacement30
DriveBeltReplacement32
Mower DriveBeltService34
Mower DeckService 35-38
WiringDiagram39
StoringtheRidingLawn Mower 40-41
ATTACHMENTS 43

SAFETY MESSAGES
Thetwenty-threesafetymessageswhichfollowareprovidedbytheAmericanNational
StandardsInstitute* (ANSI).SafetyrulestosupplementthoseprovidedbyANSIalso
appearonthefollowingpages.
StudytheserulescarefullybeforestartingandoperatingyourCaseRidingLawnMower.
*RuleNumber10hasbeenmodifiedforgreatersafetyandrjlenumber24,whichdoes
notapplytothisproduct,hasbeenomitted.
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CAUTION; Knowtheconlrolsandhowtostopquickly.READ
THEOWNER'SMANUAL
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CAUTION: Donotallowchildrentooperatethevehicle.Donot
allowadultstooperateitwithoutproperinstruction.
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CAUTION: Donotcarrypassengers.Keepchildrenandpetsa
safedistanceaway.
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CAUTION: Cleartheworkareaofobjectswhichmighthepicked
upandthrown.
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CAUTION: Disengageallattachmentclutches.'indshiftinto neu-
tralbeforeattemptingtostarttheengine(motor).
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CAUTION: Disengagepowertoattachment(s)uuzi stoptheen-
gine(motor)beforeleavingtheoperator's[position.
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CAUTION: Disengagepowertoattachmentis)andstoptheen-
gine(motor)beforemakinganyrepairsoradjustments.
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CAUTION: Disengagepowertoattachment(s)whentransporting
ornotinuse.
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CAUTION: Takeatlpossibleprecautionswhenleavingthevehicle
unattended,suchasdisengagingthepowertake-off.loweringtheat-
tachment(s),shiftingintoneutral,settingtheparkingbrake,stop-
pingtheengine,andremovingthekey.
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CAUTION: Donotstoporstartsuddenlywhengoinguphillor
downhill. Mowdownthefaceofsteepslopes;neveracrossorupthe
face,
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CAUTION: Reducespeedontheslopesandinsharpturnstopre-
venttippingorlossofcontrol.Exerciseextremecautionwhen
changingdirectiononslopes.
CAUTION: Stayalertforholesm theterrainandotherhidden
CAUTION: Usecarewhenpullingloadsorusingheavyequip-
miMit.
a.Useonlyapprovedrlrawbarhitchpoirtt.
b.Limitloadstothoseyoucansafelycontrol.
c.Donotturnsharply.Usecarewhenbacking.
d. Usecounterweightlslorwheelweightswhensuggestedin
theoi/vner'smanua}.
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CAUTION: Watchoutftirtrafficwhencrossingotnearroaflways.
CAUTION: Whenusingany attachments,neverriiiectciischarge
ofmateiialtowardbystandersnorallowanyoneiiyarthevehicle
^^^P^^^k whileinoperation.
CAUTION: Handlegasolinewilhcar(?- ilishighlyflammable,
a.Usea|)provedgasolinecofitainer.
\). Neverrnniovethecapofthefueltankoiaddgasolinetoa
rLinningoihotengine,nrfillthefueltankindoors.Wi[)eup
spillfMJgasoline.
c.Oiiendtjorsiftheenijineisruninthecjarageexhaust
fumesaredangeroris.Donotrunthe'enjitir^(motor)in-
doors.
CAUTION: Keepthevehicleandattachmentsingoodoperating
condition, anilkeepsafetydevicesin[ilace.
CAUTION: Keepallnuts,bolts,andscievvstighttobesurethe
I'quipmentisinsrdeworkingcondition.
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CAUTION: Neverstoretheeijuiijmentwithgasolmeinthetank
insidea Liuildingwherefumesmayreachanopenflameorspa'k.Al-
low thi.* enginetocoolbi.durestoringinanyenclosuri'.
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CAUTION: Toreducefirehazard,keefitheenginefreeofgrass,
leavers,orexcessivegnjasc
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CAUTION: T|-ie vehicle and atlachmentsshould be stopped and
inspected for damageafterstriking a foreignobject, andthe damage
should be repairedlieforerestarting and o[)eratin'] the equiiament.
CAUTION: Donot chantje the enginegovernorsettings or over-
speed the engine.
CAUTION: Whenusing the vehiclewithmovve-r,proceed as fol-
lows:
(1) Mow oiily in davhght orin goodartificiallight.
{2} Neveimake a cuttingheightadjustmentvwhile theen-
gine(motor) is running ifthe operatormustdismount
to doso.
(3) Shut the engine(motor) off whenremoving the grass
calclier or uncloggingohutt;.
(4) Check the blademoimtingholts for piopertightness at
frequentintervals.
Remember, a careful0[)erator is always the hesiinsuratK:eagainst an
accident.Givecomplete and undividedattention tothejol.)at hand.
CAUTION: Always shuI off engine,i eniove key,set [jatk i nr.
Lirake, and waituntil all engine and mowe'rmotion has stopped he-
f OI e disinoLinh ng ti ointl"ie O(T'( ,I toi's s(?at.
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CAUTION: Ony opf?ratf'roiui (jls fromtfit-^np I.M ,IIOI'^ 5eal tn [ iic
v-niiniuiy.

CAUTION: Donotsmokewhenwoikingneaifu(^
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CAUTION: Besuregasoiineisthoroughlydrainedandbatteryre-
movedasdescribedinthe"Storage"sectionofthismanualbefore
standingmoweronendforstoiageorservice.
CAUTION: Ifnecessarytomoveridinglawnmowerona trailer,
alwaysbackupontothetraileranddriveoffoftrailer.
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CAUTION: Highwaytiavelshouldbeavoided.Ifnecessary,use
SVIVsafetyemblemfoiwarningtotheoperatorsofothervehicles.
Checklocalgovernmentregulations.
WARNING:Besurethatthemowerdrii/eleveiisoff,theengineis
shutoff,thekeyremovedandthebladehasstoppedspinningbefore
attemptingtocleana pluggetldischargechute.
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Becomethoroughlyfamiliarwithallridinglawnmoviyercontrolsbe-
foreoperating.
Be ccitainwhoeveroperatesthemowerhasreadandunderstands
thesafetyrulesinthismanual.

DANGER: SpinningBlade.Keepclear.Contactcaninjure.Keep
hands and feet away from mowerdischargeopening.Contact with the
highspeedspinningmowerbladecan cause severeinjury.
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CAUTION: Anunbalancedbladeishazardousandvj\\\e pre-
maturewearandfailureofbearingsandspindle.Ifthebladecannot
bebalancedbyresharpening,replaceitwitha newone.
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CAUTION: IVloveattachmentdriveclutchleverinOFFposition,
shutoffengine,allowenginetocool,removekeyandsparkplug
wiref)eforemakingadjustmentstoorservcingtheRidingLawn
Mower.
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WARNING:RotatingFan,Contactwithrotatingengineflywheel
finscaninjure.Keepclear.Donotallowanythingtosnterengine
coolingairintakeductwhileengineisrunning.Thisductisexposed
onlywhentheengineenclosureisraised.Avoidrunningenginewith
enclosureraised.
CAUTION: Whenworkingaroundstoragebatteries,remember that
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alloftheexposedmetalpartsare"live".Neverlaya metalobject
across theterminalsasa sparkorshortcircuitmayresult. Sparks,
lightedmatchesandexposedflamesmustbekeptaway from the
battery duetothepresenceofexplosivegasinthebattery.The
liquidinthebatteriesis acid. Usecarenottospillitonhandsor
clothing.
POISON: Batteriescontainsulfuricacidwhichcan cause severe
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burns. Avoidcontact with skin, eyes orclothing.Antidote:
EXTERNAL, flush with water;INTERNAL,drinklargequantities
ofwaterormilk.Follow with milk ofmagnesia,beateneggor
vegetableoil. Call physicianimmediately; EYES, flush with water
for15minutesandget prompt medicalattention.Keepoutof
reach ofchildren.

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DANGER:Batteriesproduceexplosivecharges.Keepsparks,flame
andcigarettesaway.Ventilatewhenchargingorusinginenclosed
space.Alwaysshieldeyeswhenworkmgnearbatteries.
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CAUTION: Neverwearringsormetalwatchhandswhenworking
withthetractorelectricalsystemorbatteryasyoumaygrounda
livecircuit.
WARNING:Tojumpstartthismtichine:
1. Placetravelcontrolleverinneutral,setparkingbiake,and[ikice
movvei (Invfj levetm OFF.
2. Raiseeniimeenrdosnieanrlpropo(.)enwithSLjppoiti od.
3.Connecti.u)sitive(Red)(')jumpercable T(J batteiyteimmalnii
staitersolenoid.
4. Connectothetenrtjf[positive(Red!( + i lumpercai)le(otfu; posi-
tive(0leiminalpostofthenoosterbattery.
5.ConnectnegativeiBlack](-)lumpeic.iljletonegative(-)terminal
o!boost',')haHeiy.
6.Connectotheiendofnerjative(Black)[-1jumpert-iibletoIhf:on-
gmelilock.Avoidconnectionneai\u>-\, catInn-jtuiandbat-
tely.
7.Standonleftsideofmachineandstait usingignitionkeyswitch,
8.Disconnectjumper<;at-ilesintheieven,eoitlei,thatis,iL^movethe
ne(jarii.'e(Black)(-)raljlefitst.Keejiendsfiornlonchmgtopit;
ventspiirks.
CAUTION: Diiveala sneedslowenoughtoinsuresafetyand
completi: contiolatailiimf,
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