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Commercial Mower Owner’s Manual
For Sentar Serial #26980 and higher until superseded
WARNING: READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING
For your safety and for proper operation and maintenance read
carefully and keep readily available for future reference.
Additional replacement owner’s manuals as well as illustrated parts lists are available from
your authorized Wright Dealer for a nominal charge. Also check www.wrightmfg.com for
the most up to date product literature. Please
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Foreword Welcome to the progressive group of mowing professionals who use Wright mowers. We are focused on giving you advanced engineering and quality construction in each mower we build. This manual explains the features and promotes safer use of the mower. Please read it and follow the instructions carefully so that you can have many years of productive mowing. For service, remember that your Wright dealer knows your mower best and is interested in your satisfaction. He can prov
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Pre-Delivery Service of Mower by Dealer ......................................................... 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTION MANUAL...................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................3 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...................................................................................3 Owner/User Notice: ............
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Pre-Delivery Service of Mower by Dealer If you are not completely familiar with the Safety Instruction Manual read it now before proceeding with the Pre-Delivery Service of the mower. Only your authorized Wright dealer WARNING should perform the Pre-Delivery Service of the mower. The Wright Sentar is shipped completely assembled and has been adjusted and tested at the factory. However, due to jostling during the shipping process and the delivery time lapse the following items ne
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Now try moving the hand control levers, one at a time, forward and backward. Check to see if the wheels move forward and backward according to position of the levers. If not, service the hand control system. If the wheels stop when the hand controls are in the neutral position, the parking brake should now be applied. • Before testing the blade clutch/brake operation, make sure the area is clear and there is nothing vulnerable to possible thrown objects from under the mower. No one sh
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WARNING CAUTION This symbol with the word “WARNING” indicates a This symbol with the word “CAUTION” potentially hazardous situation which, if not indicates a potentially hazardous situation avoided, could result in death or serious injury. which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. SAFETY INSTRUCTION MANUAL TO WRIGHT MOWER USERS & OWNERS: READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING. PLEASE BE CAREFUL! INTRODUCTION This mower is built to the highest standa
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equipment is in safe working condition. Check the blade mounting bolts for proper tightness every eight WARNING (8) hours of operation. Check the blades for excessive wear and sharpness every four to eight (4- User Clothing: 8) hours of operation. Replace excessively worn blades. Sharpen dull blades. The mower should not DO NOT operate the mower while wearing sandals, be used after the blades or other part of the mower tennis shoes, sneakers, or shorts. Always wear long
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• Know the controls and how to stop quickly. • Be alert for traffic when crossing roads or operating near roadways. • Before attempting to start the engine, follow all starting instructions below and in the engine • Before climbing curbs, crossing gravel drives, operator’s manual. sidewalks or roads, turn off the blades, lift them into transport position, and wait for them to stop. • Look behind before backing up. • Before leaving the operator’s position, even momentarily, turn of
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Avoid this angle, as it has the least advantage for the Sentar. WARNING Recommendations for this angle: Operation During Zero-Radius Turns: • Stretch your arms out straight while holding onto the During zero-radius turns (when one mower wheel stationary handlebar and sit back as far as you rotates backwards while the other rotates forward) can on the seat. This adds more of your body drive extra slowly to reduce the possibility of losing weight to the drive wheels for mo
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gasoline to a running or hot engine or an engine that has not been allowed to cool for several minutes after running. Never fill the tank indoors and always clean up spilled gas. NEVER store the equipment with gasoline in the tank inside a building where fumes may reach an open flame or spark. Allow the engine to cool before storing in any enclosure. WARNING Hydraulic Safety: Keep body and hands away from pin holes or fittings that eject hydraulic fluid under high pres
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS If you are not completely familiar with the Safety Instruction Manual read it now before proceeding with the operation of the mower. REMEMBER THERE ARE CERTAIN PRECAUTIONS WARNING LISTED IN THIS MANUAL THAT YOU MUST NOW TAKE BEFORE STARTING THE MOWER. throttle, pull out on the choke control knob and turn the key to the start position. Do not engage Inspect Mower Before Each Use: the starter for more than ten (10) seconds at a Inspection of Mower: Do
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Make sure the control levers are in the exact neutral • Initial Operating Safety Guidelines position. Set the parking brake, reduce the engine • Operation On Slopes speed to idle, shut off the ignition switch to stop the • Operation In Reverse engine and then remove the key from the ignition • Operation In Forward Direction switch. The mower is now parked. Do not leave • Operation During Zero-Radius Turns mower unattended on a sloped surface. How to Adjust Neutral How to Driv
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should be set to the fast position. See previous How to Change the Speed/Sensitivity section. Before changing the length of the control Adjustment rods several facts are important to know. The controls are initially set with the Speed/ Sensitivity Adjustment In the faster Speed/Sensitivity setting neither cable in the faster, more should be shortened so much that at full speed it sensitive position. If pulls the pump control lever (on the sides of the an operator is not pu
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about 10 seconds apart. If the blades do not start located at each corner of the deck. These hangers and stop in a few seconds each time, service the are connected to the chains that hold the deck. blade brake system or contact your local Wright Simply rotate the hanger at the corner of the deck dealer. Under mowing load, the clutch’s life will be that needs adjustment. These hangers are right- the greatest at the highest RPM setting. handed threads. If you raise the rear hangers abov
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50. Lift the mower so that the rear wheels are off the ground. Be careful to support the mower so that it will not fall or tip while the system is bled of air. With the bypass valves open and the engine running, slowly move the control levers back and forth five or six times. Now close the bypass valves and with the engine running, slowly move the control levers back and forth five or six times. It may be necessary to repeat the above steps until all the air is purged and the re
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Maintenance Interval Chart MAINTENANCE ITEM Inspect for cracks in frame, cutter deck or other steel parts *1XX Inspect all belts for wear, adjustment and alignment XX X Check all bolts and nuts for tightness (tighten as necessary) XX X Lubricate hand control lever pivot shafts with waterproof grease XX Check hydraulic oil reservoir level and fill as needed - Use SYNTHETIC oil - Mobil1 XX 15W-50 Grease caster wheel bearings XX X Check tire pressure; Rear tires 18-22 psi-Front tires 30-40 psi.
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Maintenance Record Unit Date Maintenance/Service Performed Shop/Technician Hours 14
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WRIGHT MANUFACTURING, INC. POWER EQUIPMEN T LIMITED WARRANTY THIS WARRANTY SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS ON UNITS WITH A RETAIL SALES DATE ON OR AFTER 04/01/05 Wright Manufacturing, Inc. (hereinafter: WMI) warrants to the original owner that the The WMI mower, including any defective part, must be returned to an Authorized new WMI mower accompanying this document will be free from manufacturing WMI Service Dealer within the warranty period. The expense of lost production time defect
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