Bush Hog GC-250 - Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Carefully read all of the safety instructions and decals in the safety section. This information could help you, your family, pets or bystanders avoid injury. Training • Regard the Bush Hog GC-250 Grass Catcher as a piece of power equipment and teach this regard to all w...

• Use EXTREME caution when mowing and/or turning on slopes as loss of traction and/or tip-over could occur. The operator is responsible for safe operation on slopes. ! CAUTION Mowing on wet grass or steep slopes can cause sliding and loss of control. Wheels drop- ping over edges can cause rollovers,...

SLOPE ANGLE GUIDE ALIGN THIS EDGE WITH A VERTICAL SURFACE (TREE. BUILDING, FENCE POST. POLE, ETC.) FO LD A LO NG A PP RO PR IA TE L IN E E X A M P LE : C O M P A R E S LO P E W IT H F O LD E D ED G E TH IS IS A 15 ° S LO PE TH IS IS A 10 ° S LO PE TH IS IS A 5° S LO PE 6

Safety Alert Symbol This Safety Alert Symbol means: “ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED!”This symbol is used to call attention to safety precautions that should be followed by the operator to avoid accidents. When you see this symbol, carefully read the message that follows and heed it...

SAFETY DECALS To promote safe operation, Bush Hog supplies safety decals on all products manufactured. Because damage can occur to safety decals either through shipment, use or reconditioning, Bush Hog will, upon request, provide safety decals for any of our products in the field at no charge. Conta...

SECTION I INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTION 1-1 Introduction We are pleased to have you as a return Bush Hog cus- tomer. Your GC-250 has been designed to give you a low maintenance, simple, and effective way to collect the grass clippings or perform spring/fall clean-up with your Bush Hog Home Series ZT ...

SECTION III INSTALLATION AND SETUP 3-1 Installing the Weight Kit ! ! WARNING! The front weight kit is designed to provide stabili- ty of operation when the Grass Catcher is attached to the machine. The front weight and holder brackets must be removed when the ZT is in use without the grass catcher a...

With the Boot assembly in place make sure the 5/16” flange nuts are loose enough to allow the bolts to slide in the slotted hole. Place down pressure to the Boot squaring it to the dischare chute of the mower. Hold the Boot in place and tighten the flange nuts. Rerfer to (Figure 6). 3-3 Installing t...

D. Place the lower frame assembly to the ends of the frame bracket s as shown in (Figure 10). Use Four 3/8” x 3/4” bolts and 3/8” Nyloc locknuts from the hardware package. Figure 10 3-4 Installing the Top and Inlet Tube A. P l a c e t h e t o p a s s e m b l y o n t h e u p p e r f r a m e assembly ...

B. Install the completed assemblies into the support frame and close the plastic top. Refer to (Figure 16) Figure 16 3-6 Blade Installation Note:Blade kits will either have two 18.1” long blades for the 36” mower deck or two 21.1” long blades for the 42” mower deck. WARNING! W H E N I T I S N E C E ...

SECTION IV OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4-1 General Safety Only qualified people familiar with this operator’s manu- al and the mower’s operator’s manual should operate this machine. 4-2 Operation and Tips on Mowing A. Perform BEFORE EACH USE maintenance list in paragraph 5-1. B. Start mower. C. With the ...

A. Remove the collection hose and boot assembly from the deck and the inlet tube by loosening the hose clamp and sliding the hose off the inlet tube.. B. Raise the top and remove bags, if bags contain debris empty them. Lay bags aside and close top. With the aid of another worker lift the grass catc...

BOLT DIAMETER WRENCH (IN.) “B” AND SAE SAE SAE SIZE (IN.) “A” THREAD SIZE GRADE 2 GRADE 5 GRADE 8 7/16 1/4 - 2O UNC 6 (7) 8 (11) 12 (16) 7/16 1/4 - 28 UNF 6 (8) 10 (13) 14 (18) 1/2 5/16 - 18 UNC 11 (15) 17 (23) 25 (33) 1/2 5/16 - 24 UNF 13 (17) 19 (26) 27 (37) 9/16 3/8 - 16 UNC 20 (27) 31 (42) 44 (6...