Ariens 301-310 - Manuals

3 - 7 SECTION 3 - SPECIFICATIONS Model Number 927046 927047 927048 927049 Description Name RM 1028E RM 1132E RM 9028E RM 9030E Battery 180 CCA 180 CCA 180 CCA 180 CCA Brakes Drum Drum Drum Drum Steering Gear & Pinion Gear & Pinion Gear & Pinion Gear & Pinion Turning Radius - in (cm) ...

4 - 12 4.1 CONTROLS AND FEATURES SECTION 4 - GENERAL MAINTENANCE & ADJUSTMENTS R N 1 2 3 4 5 6 S p e e dS e l e c t o r L o c a t e d o nr i g h t h a n ds i d e o fd r i v e r ' s s e a t WARNING Read operator's manual.Understand location andfunction of all controls. Look down and behind before...

4 - 13 4.2 SERVICE POSITIONS Ariens Dealers will provide any service or adjustments which may be required to keep your unit operating at peak efficiency. Should engine service be required, contact an Ariens dealer or an authorized engine manufacturer’s service center. Service Position Place unit on ...

4 - 15 3. Release parking brake and turn both rear wheels by hand. They should rotate freely in neutral (N) but not rotate with speed selector in any other position. 4. Using two 1/2" wrenches (to avoid twisting or distorting brake band), hold inner adjusting nut with one wrench and loosen outer...

4 - 16 Mower Pitch and Height Proper blade pitch is when the blade tip, measured from the bottom surface (Figure 10), is 1/4" to 3/8" (6.4 to 9.9 mm) lower at front of mower pan than when same tip is at rear of mower pan. Adjusting front lift link raises or lowers front of mower pan and chan...

4 - 17 4.10 PINION AND STEERING ADJUSTMENT For ease of access to bottom of unit during service procedures, your unit may be driven up on ramps or tipped up onto bagger attachment service bar and braced securely. (For units without a bagger attachment, a service bar package is available through your ...

5 - 18 5.1 ENGINE TROUBLESHOOTING The following troubleshooting chart is to be used to isolate engine problems and give possible causes and corrective action responses. The troubleshooting key is generic and can be used for several types of engines. Use only those possible causes and corrective acti...

5 - 20 5.5 SPARK PLUG Spark plug should be cleaned or replaced (if necessary) and gap reset to .030" every 100 hours of operation or yearly whichever comes first. To clean: 1. Remove debris from area around spark plug base. 2. Remove spark plug from engine. 3. Scrape and wash spark plug with a c...

5 - 21 Place washers between frame and engine at locations where cap screws will be installed. Using outer bolt circle secure engine to frame with four cap screws, washers and locknuts. Torque to 125 in-lbs (7.7 Nm). NOTE: On Kawasaki engines torque cap screws to 18 ft-lbs (13.3 Nm). Figure 17 Brigg...

6 - 22 6.1 ROTARY MOWER BELT REPLACEMENT 1. Disengage (OUT) mower clutch lever. 2. Loosen three nuts securing rear belt finger to back cover and rotate belt finger counterclockwise to remove from unit. 3. On 32" mowers, remove mower pulley belt finger, loosen cap screw on clutching idler and fix...

6 - 23 3. Sharpen both ends of blade at original angle (25 o ), removing equal amounts of material from each end to maintain proper blade balance. New blades are balanced to within 1.3 in. oz. at factory. DO NOT grind around corner at tip of blade. If cutting edge of blade cannot be sharpened in a s...

6 - 24 To Remove Cowling 1. Remove throttle control knob. 2. Remove two screws securing throttle control to dash panel. 3. Remove six screws securing dash panel to cowling and remove dash panel. 4. Unplug wires to key switch. 5. Remove two taptites securing stop to quadrant and remove stop. 6. Shift...

6 - 25 6.6 MOWER SPINDLE REMOVAL To remove the spindle: 1. Remove two lock nuts securing belt finger to pivot plate and remove belt finger. 2. Remove jam nut and lockwasher from top of mower pulley and remove mower pulley. 3. Remove nuts, washer and spring on brake band. 4. Remove fastener from top ...

7 - 26 For ease of access to bottom of unit during service procedures, your unit may be driven up on ramps or tipped up onto bagger attachment service bar and braced securely. (For units without a bagger attachment, a service bar package is available through your Ariens Dealer.) 7.1 STEERING SHAFT G...

8 - 28 8.1 BRAKE DISASSEMBLY 1. Remove cotter pin securing brake rod to brake lever 2. Remove nuts and washers securing brake band to brake lever. 3. Remove cotter pin from pin securing brake lever to brake bracket. 4. Remove lock nut and lock washer securing friction wheel hub to pinion shaft and r...

9 - 29 9.1 REAR AXLE DISASSEMBLY 1. Remove wheel, hub cap, cotter pin, and retainer from short axle and remove short axle. 2. Remove roll pin in long axle and remove long axle along with washer on inside of axle. 3. Inspect all parts for wear or damage and replace as necessary. 4. Assemble in revers...

10 - 33 10.3 LOWER BOOT INSTALLATION 28" and 30" Mower Pans Lift deflector, slide bottom edge of lower boot between runner and bottom edge of mower pan. Position tab of deflector bracket in hole of boot and into pan at rear of discharge opening (bracket holds deflector away from boot). Secur...

11 - 34 11.1 SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM Check the safety interlock system to make sure that it is functioning properly. Rider must not start unless speed selector is in neutral (N) and mower clutch is disengaged (OUT). Engine MUST stop if operator leaves seat when speed selector is in any drive positio...