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Owners Manual
GRASS CATCHER
MODEL No. 108 – 109
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Rover Mowers Limited Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher PREFACE Congratulations on your purchase of a quality Australian made and owned ROVER product. This manual covers the operation and maintenance of the Rover Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher. Please read and understand this Owner's Manual before using this grass catcher. If any point is unclear, contact Rover Mowers Limited or any authorised Rover Mower Service Dealer
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Rover Mowers Limited Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher S A F E T Y I N S T RUC T I O NS v Know your controls. Read the Owners Manual carefully. Learn how to stop the engine quickly in any emergency. v Do not allow children or people unfamiliar with these instructions to use the mower. Do not carry passengers. v Make sure the lawn is clear of sticks, stones, bones, wire and debris. They could be thrown by the blade.
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Rover Mowers Limited Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher The Rover Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher has been designed to be fitted to and used with the Rover Rancher, Raider and Lawn King, fitted with either the 30" or the 38" pressed steel cutterheads. The correct model grass catcher to suit the Rover Rancher, Raider and Lawn King models and cutterhead combination can be selected from the "Grass Catcher Selection Chart" (See Sec
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Rover Mowers Limited Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher 2. RETROFITTING 2.1 Cutterhead modifications - (Model 180 cutterhead only) All Rover Ride-on Mowers manufactured before This modification allows maximum air velocity to be achieved at the outlet chute necessary for the catcher September 1989 must be modified to take advantage to effectively collect grass cuttings. of the Rover Ride-on Mowe
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Rover Mowers Limited Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher 3.2 Installing the Support Bracket 3.3 Installing the fan disc assembly Model 180 (30" Cutterhead only) The Grass Catcher mount support plate part No: A12666 has four sets of mounting holes to suit all front engine Rover ride-on mowers currently CAUTION manufactured by Rover. Refer figure 3.2a and 3.2b. Modifications to the cutterh
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Rover Mowers Limited Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher 3.5 Mounting the Grass Catcher 3.6 Frame Assembly The grass catcher is supported off the rear towbar of The internal frame assembly consists of the two side the Rover Rancher, Raider and Lawn King ride-on frames (A) and spreader plate (B) mowers. Refer figure 3.3. These components are fastened together using '/,6' x 1 l. Lift the grass
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Rover Mowers Limited Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher 3.8 Outlet Chute Installation WARNING When working on the cutterhead the mower must be: • Stationary with the park brake applied • The engine switched off • The ignition key removed. 1. Raise the stone guard (A) fitted to the mower cutterhead and slip the tongue (B) of the outlet chute between the stone guard and the mower cutterhead.
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Rover Mowers Limited Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher 4. OPERATION 8. When turning your mower, with the grass 4.1 To collect the Grass catcher mounted on your ride-on mower, l. Ensure that the outlet chute and transfer always visually check that the grass tube are correctly positioned in catcher will not collide with any accordance with the procedures in obstruction that could damage it. Section 3.8 and 3.9. 9. When us
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Rover Mowers Limited Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher 5.3 General 5. MAINTENANCE l. After each day's use, the ride-on mower 5.1 Cleaning the Grass Catcher should be cleaned down.Paying particular attention to the build-up of any foreign matter around WARNING the air intake ports in the top of the cutterhead and around the engine exhaust pipe and muffler. The mower must be stationary with the 2. Check the condition
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Rover Mowers Limited Ride-on Mower Grass Catcher NOTES
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Warranty Conditions Australia & New Zealand Only Rover Mowers Limited warrant that this machine is free from defects in material and workmanship. This warranty is limited to making good or replacing any part which appears upon inspection by the manufacturer or his agent to be defective in material or workmanship. This warranty shall apply for a period of 12 months from date of purchase except for products used commercially where the warranty is limited to 90 days. This warranty does no
