Husqvarna 11 C - Manuals

English – 5 Ser vice journal Pre-deliver y service 1 Top up battery with acid and charge for four hours. 2 Fit steering wheel, seat and any optional equipment. 3 Adjust cutting unit: Adjust lift springs (effective weight of cutting unit should be 12-15kg / 26.5-33 lb). Adjust cutting unit so that re...

6 – English KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols These symbols are on the machine and in the instr uctions. WARNING! Careless or incorrect use can result in serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. Please read the operator’s manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using th...

8 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Saf ety instructions These instr uctions are for your safety. Read them carefully. Insure y our Rider • Check the insurance coverage for your new Rider. • Contact your insurance company. • You should have fully comprehensive insurance including: third party, fire, dam...

English – 9 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Never allow children or other persons not trained in the use of the machine to use or service it. Local laws may regulate the age of the user. • Use hearing protection to minimise the risk of hearing impairment. • Never wear loose fitting clothes that can catch in mo...

10 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations regarding wheel weights or counterbalance weights to increase machine stability. Children • Serious accidents may occur if you fail to be on your guard for children in the vicinity of the machine. Children are often attract...

English – 11 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Take care with battery maintenance. Explosive gases form in the battery. Never perform maintenance on the battery while smoking or in the vicinity of open flames or sparks. This can cause the battery to explode and cause serious injuries. • Make sure all nuts and bo...

12 – English WHAT IS WHAT? Location of the controls 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 7 2 1 14 11 1 Throttle control/choke control 2 Ignition lock 3 Gear shift lever, 11 C 4 Cutting height adjustment lever 5 Lifting lever for the cutting unit 6 Accelerator for reversing, 13 C, 13 AWD and 15 C. 7 Accelerator for ...

English – 13 PRESENTATION Presentation Congratulations on your choice of an excellent quality product that will give you great pleasure for many years. Five models equipped with engines from Briggs & Stratton are described in this operator’s manual. Rider 11C have an ”inline” gearbox with 5 forw...

14 – English PRESENTATION Cutting unit Rider 11 C, 13 C, 16 AWD and 16 C have a 3-blade Combi- unit The Combi-unit, equipped with a Mulching-plug, finely chops the cuttings to fertiliser. Without the Mulching-plug the unit works in the same way as a rear ejection unit. Lifting lever for the cutting u...

English – 15 PRESENTATION Release lever Rider 13 C, Rider 16 C The release control must be pulled out in order for the machine to be moved when the engine is shutoff. Pull the controls to the end positions, do not use an intermediate position. • Pull out the control to disengage the drive system. • ...

16 – English Driving Before starting • Read the safety instructions and information concerning the placement of controls and functions before starting. • Perform daily maintenance before starting as set out in the Maintenance schedule. Adjust the seat to the required position. Start the engine 1 Mak...

English – 17 Driving With a warm engine: 6 Move the throttle in between positions 1 and 2. 7 Turn the ignition key to the start position. 8 When the engine starts release the ignition key immediately back to neutral position. 9 Push the choke lever gradually forward when the engine has started. Let ...

18 – English Driving Driving the Rider 1 Release the parking brake by first pressing down the parking brake pedal and then releasing it. 2 For Rider 13 C, Rider 16 AWD and Rider 16 C Carefully press down one of the pedals until the required speed is obtained. Pedal (1) is used to drive forwards, and ...

English – 19 Driving • The best lawns are achieved if the grass is cut often. Mowing becomes more uniform and the grass cuttings become more evenly distributed over the surface. The total time consumption is not greater since it is possible to select a higher driving speed without inferior mowing re...

20 – English Maintenance Maintenance schedule The following is a list of the maintenance which should be conducted on the machine. For those points not described in this manual, visit an authorised service workshop. 1) First change after 5 hours. When operating with a heavy load or at high ambient t...

English – 21 Maintenance Cleaning Clean the machine directly after use. It is much easier to wash off grass cuttings before they dry. Oily dirt can be removed using a cold degreasing agent. Spray on a thin layer. Rinse at normal water pressure. Do not direct the jet towards electrical components or ...

22 – English Maintenance 1 Remove the frame plate by loosening the screws (2) and lift the frame plate by the rear edge. 2 Check the tension of the steering wires by squeezing them together by the arrows as illustrated. It should be possible to push them together so that the distance between them is...

English – 23 Maintenance Adjusting the parking brake Rider 16 AWD Check that the parking brake is adjusted correctly by placing the machine on a slope with the front and rear axles disengaged. Apply and lock the parking brake. When the machine does not stand still, the parking brake should be adjust...

24 – English Maintenance 4 Lift out the air filter cartridge from the fan housing. 5 Replace the air filter cartridge, if clogged with dirt. 6 Carefully lift the precleaner out of the fan housing. 7 Carefully clean the fan housing so that dirt does not fall down into the carburettor. 8 Insert a new pr...

English – 25 Maintenance Check the level of the battery acid Check that the level of the battery acid lies between the markings. Top up the cells with distilled water only. Ignition system The engine is equipped with an electronic ignition system. Only the spark plug requires maintenance. For recomm...

26 – English Maintenance Check the safety system The machine is equipped with a safety system that prevents starting or driving under the following conditions. The engine should only be possible to start when the cutting unit is in its raised position and the gear shift lever or hydrostat pedals are...

English – 29 Maintenance 3 Loosen the parallelism stay’s nuts, the inner nut has a left-hand thread. 4 Screw out (extend) the stay to raise the rear edge of the cover. Screw in (shorten) the stay to lower the rear edge of the cover. 5 Tighten the nuts after adjustment. 6 On completion of the adjustm...

30 – English Maintenance 7 Grip the front edge of the unit and pull forwards until it stops. 8 Lift the unit until it stops and a clicking sound is heard. 9 The unit locks automatically in the vertical position. Restoring from service position 1 Grip the front edge of the unit and loosen the lock, f...

English – 31 Lubrication Checking the engine’s oil level. Check the oil level in the engine when the Rider stands horizontal with the engine switched off. Open the engine cover. Loosen the dipstick, pull it up and wipe it off. The dipstick should be completely screwed down Pull the dipstick out agai...

32 – English Lubrication Rider 16 AWD Check that there is oil in the transmission’s oil tank. Fill if necessary with engine oil SAE 10W/40 (class SF–CC). The oil and filter should be changed by an authorised service representative, as described in the Workshop Manual. Work on the system entails parti...

English – 33 Troubleshooting schedule Problem Procedure Engine does not start There is no fuel in the fuel tankSpark plug defectiveFaulty spark plug connections or interchanged cablesDirt in the carburettor or fuel lineStarter motor does not turn over the engine Starter motor does not turn over the ...

34 – English Storage Winter storage At the end of the season, or if the machine is going to stand idle for more than 30 days, it should immediately be made ready for storage. Fuel which is left to stand for long periods (30 days or more) can leave tacky deposits which can block the carburettor and i...

English – 35 TECHNICAL DATA 1) As rated by the engine manufacturer Rider 11 C Dimensions Length without cutting unit, mm/ft 2010/6,58 Length with cutting unit, mm/ft 2200/7,22 Width without cutting unit, mm/ft 900/2,89 Width with cutting unit, mm/ft 1114/3,65 Height, mm/ft 1070/3,52 Operating weight...