Owner's manual

WARNING

1.3 Important Information

It is vital that these instructions are available to machine user. It is also important to retain with the

machine if the machine is sold or transferred to another user.

1.4 Safety for Operation

The Velke Hydro PG should only be used by fully trained operators to prevent the risk of injury to

themselves or other personnel. The owner’s/user’s obligation is to instruct themselves and all

potential users in the safe operation of this equipment and be sure they read and follow the

instructions in this safety manual and other material provided by Wright Manufacturing, Inc. before

using or allowing others to operate the equipment. DO NOT operate this unit unless you carefully

read, understand and follow the operation and safety instructions contained in this manual and the

warning decals provided on the unit. DO NOT allow other persons to use this unit unless you make

sure they carefully read, understand and follow these instructions. Never allow children to operate or

play on the unit.

1.5 User Qualifications

This product is designed for use by physically fit, experienced, professional commercial mower

operators who have a minimum of 160 hours of experience operating twelve horsepower and greater

industrial mowers. Operators must be 18 years or older and weigh at least 120 pounds and no more

than 275 pounds. They must have read and understood this manual. DO NOT allow children to

operate the mower. Never allow passengers on the mower. DO NOT allow adults to operate the

mower without proper instruction as mentioned above.

1.6 User Clothing

DO NOT operate the mower while wearing sandals, tennis shoes, sneakers, or shorts. Always wear

long non-baggy pants. Wear high-top leather steel-toed work boots with thick, textured tread, soft-

rubber soled at all times. NEVER wear loose-fitting clothing or jacket pockets that can get caught on

the handlebars or control levers of any mower you drive. Wearing safety glasses, ear protection and

safety shoes is advisable and required by some local ordinances and insurance regulations.

1.7 Inspect the Mower Before Each Use

DO NOT use the mower if any parts are not maintained in good operating condition. Examine the

moving parts prior to each use. Look for excessive wear, bald or worn tires, cracks in parts, loose or

missing bolts, cotter pins, linchpins or “hair” pins or cable yoke pins, control system ball joints and

replace before operating the mower. Make sure all safety equipment provided with the mower is in

good operating order, including all the warning decals and the required operator-presence device

which stops the engine and blades when the seat-operated Operator Presence Control (OPC) switch

is released. (To test the OPC, follow instructions in the Operating Instructions section of this manual.)

Be sure that all parts of the hand-operated hydraulic control system are tight and secure. This is to

reduce the possibility that the mower could have a loss of control during operation and compromise

operator safety.

1.8 Regular Mower Safety

Keep your Wright mower in good operating condition, and keep safety devices and shields in place

and in working condition. Replace worn tire(s) with less than 3/32” of any tread groove left. Use tires

with the tread pattern specified by Wright Mfg., Inc. only. DO NOT change the engine governor

settings or over-rev the engine contrary to engine manufacturer specifications. Failure to comply can