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Wear heavy gloves when handling the

blades.

Disengage drive to attachments, stop the en-

gineand removethe ignitionkey beforecleaning, checking or

workingonthemachine.

5.4 USINGTHEMACHINE

5.4.1 Starting

Allstartingoperationshavetobeeffectedin

an open or well-ventilated area! ALWAYS REMEMBERTHAT

HE ENGINE’S EXHAUST FUMESARETOXIC!

Tostarttheengine:

– engagethe parkingbrake( 4.5), onslopingground;

– putthe transmissionintoneutral(«N»)( 4.22or4.32/33);

– disengagethe blades( 4.8);

– ifstartedcold, usethechoke( 4.2);

– position the accelerator lever ( 4.3) between «SLOW» and

«FAST»;

– putinthekey( 4.4),andturnto«ON»tomakeelectricalcontact,

thenturnto«START»tostarttheengine;

– releasethekeyonce theenginehasstarted.

Whentheenginehasstarted,puttheacceleratorinthe«SLOW»po-

sitionand closethechoke(if fitted).

The chokemust be closed assoon asthe engine

is running smoothly.Using it when the engine is already warm can

foul the spark plug and cause the engine to run erratically.

Should you have difficulties instarting do notper-

sist withusing the startermotor as this can rundown thebattery or

flood the engine.Turn the key to the «OFF» position, wait for a few

seconds andthenrepeat the operation.Shouldthemalfunction per-

sist, refer to chapter «7» of this manual.

Always bear in mind that the safety devices pre-

vent the engine starting when:

– the blades are engaged;

– the transmission is not in neutral («N»).

– the operator is absent with the parking brake disengaged.

Inthesecases,oncethesituationhasbeencorrected,the keymust

first be turned back to «OFF» before the engine can be restarted.

5.4.2 Forwarddrive andmoving withoutmowing

Thismachinehasnotbeenapprovedforuse

on public roads.It has tobe used(as indicated by the High-

way Code) in private areas closed to traffic.

When moving the machine, the blades must be

disengaged and the cutting deck put at its highest position (posi-

tion «7»).

Puttheacceleratorcontrolbetweenthe«SLOW»and«FAST»po-

sitions, and the gear change lever in the 1st speed position

( 4.22).

Keepthe pedal presseddownanddisengagetheparkingbrake.

Slowlyreleasethepedalwhichwillturnfrom«brake»to«clutch»,

thusoperatingtherearwheels( 4.21).

HF2315SB•

WARNING!

NOTE

WARNING!

IMPORTANT

NOTE

IMPORTANT

DANGER!

Donot usemixturescontainingmore than10%ethanol,or fuelcon-

taining methanol (methyl orwoodalcohol),which do not containco-

solvents, or corrosion inhibitors for methanol.

In the case of a mixture containing methanol with addition of co-

olvents and corrosion inhibitors, limit the proportion to 5% of

methanol.

The guarantee does not cover damage caused to the fuel system

or engine performance problems resulting from the use of fuel

containing alcohol. Honda does not give its approval to the use of

fuels containing methyl alcohol since their suitability is not yet

proven.

.3.4 Checkingthebraking system

Make sure that the machine’s braking capacity is adequate for the

conditionsofusage.Avoidstartingthemachineifyouhavedoubtson

thebrakeefficiency.If necessary, adjustthe brake( 6.3.4).Ifyou

stillhavedoubtsaboutitsefficiency,contact yourDealer.

5.3.5 Fitting theprotectiondevicesat theexit

(grass-catcheror stone-guard)

Neveruse themachinewithout having fitted

the protection devices atthe exit!

Theprotectiondevicesmustbefittedwiththetipping leverslow-

ered.

Attachthegrass-catcherinsertingtheup-

pertubeofthe frame intotheslotsofthe

2brackets(1).

Tocentrethegrass-catchercorrectly,align

thetwosymbolsonthegrass-catcherand

onthe backplate

Makesurethatthelowertubeoftheopen-

ing of the grass-catcher hooks onto the

pawl(2).

Ifthehookistoostiffortooloose,adjust

thereturnspring(

6.3.6).

Ifyouwouldliketomowwithoutusingthe

grass-catcher,anoptionalstone-guardkit

( 9.2)isavailableonrequest.Thishas

to be attached to the rear plate as indi-

catedin therelevantinstructions.

5.3.6 Checking theeffectivenessofthe safety devices

Checkthatthesafetysystemsareworkingproperlybysimulatingthe

varioussituations ofusage listed( 5.2) andmakingsurethat the

indicatedresultisachievedforeachsituation.

5.3.7 Checkingtheblades

Checkthatthebladesaresharpenedproperlyandfirmlyfixedtotheir

hubs.

– A badlysharpened bladepulls atthegrass and causesthelawn

toturnyellow.

– A looseblade causes unusualvibrations andcan be dangerous.

HF2•••HT•

WARNING!

Hi honda 2417 hte cutting blade works going forword after 10 minutes wont go backwards when hot regards kev Submitted on 21-4-2021 at 19:11
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