Husqvarna R 422Ts AWD - Manual

English – 5 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...

English – 7 WHA T IS WHA T? Location of the contr ols 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 18 17 16 14 15 20 1 Power outlet 2 Switch for the power outlet 3 Ignition lock 4 Throttle trigger 5 Switch for the lights 6 Choke control 7 Counter 8 Lever for hydraulic lift of attachments 9 Cutting height adjust...

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, da...

English – 9 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • 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 clothing, jewellery or sim...

10 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do not try to stabilize the machine by putting your foot on the ground. • When cleaning the chassis, the machine may never be driven near verges or ditches. • When mowing, keep away from bushes and other objects. • Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations regardin...

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 b...

12 – English PRESENTATION Presentation Congratulations on your choice of an excellent quality product that will give you great pleasure for many years. This operator’s manual describes R 422 Ts AWD. The machine are equipped with a four-stroke V-Twin engine from Briggs & Stratton. The machine are...

English – 13 PRESENTATION Cutting unit R 422 Ts AWD can be equipped with two different cutting units. Combi 112 and Combi 122 The Combi-unit, equipped with a BioClip-plug, finely chops the cuttings to fertiliser. Without the BioClip-plug the unit works in the same way as a rear ejection unit. The re...

14 – English PRESENTATION Seat The seat has a jointed attachment on the front edge and can be tipped forward. The seat can also be adjusted lengthways. To adjust move the lever under the front edge of the seat to the left, so that the seat can be moved forward or backwards to the required position. ...

English – 15 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. • Localise and mark stones and other fixed objects to avoid coll...

16 – English Driving 6 When the engine starts release the ignition key immediately back to neutral position. 7 Push the choke lever gradually forward when the engine has started. 8 Let the engine run at moderate speed or half throttle for 3-5 minutes before subjecting it to heavy load. 9 Set the req...

English – 17 Driving Driving the Rider 1 Release the parking brake by first pressing down the parking brake pedal and then releasing it. 2 Carefully press down one of the pedals until the required speed is obtained. Pedal (1) is used to drive forwards, and pedal (2) to drive backwards. 3 Press in th...

18 – 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. Maintenance Daily maintenance before starting Weekly maintenance 3) At least once a ...

20 – English 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 ...

English – 21 Maintenance Checking and adjusting the steering wires The steering is controlled by means of wires. These can in time become slack, which implies that the adjustment of the steering becomes altered. Check and adjust the steering as follows: 1 Remove the frame plate by loosening the scre...

22 – English Maintenance Checking and adjusting of throttle wire Check that the engine responds to the throttle control and that the correct engine speed is achieved at full throttle. If doubts arise, contact your service representative. If adjustment is necessary, adjust the lower wire as follows: ...

English – 23 Maintenance Replacing the air filter If the engine seems to lack power or does not run smoothly this may be because the air filter is clogged. It is therefore important to replace the air filter at regular intervals (see Maintenance/Maintenance Schedule for the correct service interval)...

24 – 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 must only be possible to start when the following conditions are met: • The cutting unit is in raised position. • The parking bra...

English – 25 Maintenance Checking the tyre pressure The tyre pressure should be 60 kPa (0.6 bar / 9 PSI) all round. To improve driving the pressure on the rear tyres can be reduced to 40 kPa (0.4 bar/5.6 PSI). The maximum tyre pressure is 100 kPa (1,0 bar/14 PSI). Checking the engine’s cooling air i...

26 – English Maintenance Assembly 1 Pull the belt through the opening under the pivot bearing and on the outside past the belt tensioner's disc. 2 Pull the belt under the engine belt pulleys and fit it on the engine belt pulley. 3 Fit the belt on the pump's pulley. 4 Fit the cooling fan. 5 Check tha...

English – 27 Maintenance Assembly 1 Fit the front belt on the centre pulley. Pull it on the outside of the runner wheel and on the inside of the idler pulley. 2 Fit the centre belt on the centre pulley. 3 Reset the cutting unit from service position to mowing position. Fitting the cutting head 1 Pla...

28 – English Maintenance Removing the cutting unit 1 Carry out points 1-6 to put the cutting unit in the service position, see Service position for the cutting unit. 2 Lower the cutting unit. 3 Open the unit catch. 4 Pull out the cutting unit. Checking and adjustment of the cutting unit’s ground pre...

English – 29 Maintenance Adjusting the parallelism of the cutting unit 1 Remove the front hood and right-hand fender. 2 Unscrew the belt shield. 3 Undo the nuts on the lift strut. 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...

30 – English Maintenance 6 Remove the screws on the cutting cover. Lift the unit frame and remove the cutting unit cover. 7 Loosen the spring that tensions the V-belt and pry off the belt. Simply reverse the procedure to fit the new belt. Service position for the cutting unit The cutting head can be...

English – 31 Maintenance Restoring from service position 1 Grip the front edge of the unit and loosen the lock, fold down and slide in the unit. 2 Replace the cutting height stay and the belt. 3 Tension the belt with the belt adjuster. 4 Fit the front cover. Checking the blades To achieve the best m...

32 – English Lubrication General Remove the ignition key to prevent unintentional movements during lubrication. When lubricating with an oilcan, it ought to be filled with engine oil. When lubricating with grease, unless otherwise stated, grease 503 98 96-01 or another chassis or ball bearing grease...

English – 33 Lubrication Driver seat Fold up the seat. Lubricate the lengthways adjustment runners with oilcan. Throttle and choke cables, lever bearings • Remove the right side cover on the lever housing (3 screws) and open the engine cover. • Lubricate the cables’ free ends with the oilcan, even t...

34 – English Lubrication Choose an oil with viscosity according to the temperature ranges in the figure: Do not mix different types of oil. Caution when using oils such as 5W-20, 10W-30 and 10W-40 the engine’s oil consumption increases. If these oils must be used, check the oil level frequently. Rep...

English – 35 Troubleshooting schedule Hydraulic oil filter change • Turn the old oil filter anti-clockwise to remove. If necessary, use a filter remover. • Lightly lubricate the rubber seal on the new oil filter using new oil. • Tighten the filter by hand until you feel it make contact, then tighten...

English – 37 ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS Electrical system Numbers correspond to: 1 Microswitch, hydrostatic transmission 2 Microswitch, cutting unit 3 Microswitch, seat 4 Ignition lock 5 Counter 6 Start relay 7 Engine connectors 8 Main fuse 15 A 9 Fuse 7.5 A 10 Switch for the power outlet 11 P...

38 – English ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS Hydraulic System Keep the hydraulic system clean. Bear in mind that: • Thoroughly clean before the top-up cap is opened or any connector loosened. • Use clean containers when topping up the oil. • Only use pure oil that has been stored in a sealed contai...

English – 39 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...

40 – English Technical data Note 1: The power rating of the engine indicated is the average net output (at specified rpm) of a typical production engine for the engine model measured to SAE standard J1349/ISO1585. Mass production engines may differ from this value. Actual power output for the engine...

English – 41 Technical data Note 2: Noise emissions in the environment measured as sound power (L WA ) in conformity with EC directive 2000/14/EC. Note 3: Noise pressure level according to EN 836. Reported data for noise pressure level has a typical statistical dispersion (standard deviation) of 1.2...

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