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Your lawn mower and engine
should
be prepared
for off-season
storage
as follows:
LAWit iVlOWER
o Clean
underside
of Lawn Mower
Housing.
(See
"Cleaning"
in maintenance
section
of manual_)
o
Inspect and replace/sharpen
Blade,
if required
(See
"Blade/Blade
Adapter
Care"
in
maintenance
section
of manual)_
o Hose Grass Catcher
off with water
and let dry
before
storing.
o
Lubricate
as shown in Service
Recommendation
chart on page
21 of manual_
HANDLE
o
o
You can stand your Lawn Mower
Handle
up for
storage
as shown in Fig. 29.
To stand your
Handle
up for storage,
push in on
the Adjusting
Levers until the Levers clear the Pins
then raise Handle
until it locks in an upright
ver-
tical position
(See Figs. 29 & 30),
EHGIHE
o
Change oil (See "To Change Oil"
in maintenance
section
of manual).
_, Drain
fuel
and
run engine
until fuel
system
is
emptyr.
tMPORTAHT:
I T
IS
IMPORTANT
TO
PREVENT
GUM
DEPOSITS
FROM
FORMING
IN ESSENTIAL
FUEL SYSTEM PARTS
SUCH AS THE CARBURETOR,
FUEL
FILTER, FUEL HOSE, OR TANK
DUR-
ING
STORAGE.
ALSO,
EXPER-
IENCE
INDICATES
THAT ALCOHOL
BLENDED
FUELS (CALLED
GASO_
HOL
OR
USING
ETHANOL
OR
METHANOL)
CAN
ATTRACT
MOIS-
TURE WHICH
LEADS
TO SEPARA..
TION
AND
FORMATION
OF ACIDS
DURING
STORAGE
ACIDIC
GAS
CAN
DAMAGE
THE FUEL SYSTEM
OF
AN
ENGINE
WHILE
IN
STORAGE.
BATTERY
o Disconnect the Battery from the Engine Connec-
tor and charge Battery for 48 hours.
UPPER
HAND
DRIVE
CONTROL
BAR
CONTROL
BAR
LOWER
HAND1
STORAGE
POSITION
ADJUSTING
LEVER
FIG. 29
"_,f.LOWER
HANDLE
\\
HANDLE
PiN
ADJUSTING
LEVER
FIG. 30
OTHER
o
Do not store gasoline
from one season to another.
o
Replace
your
gasoline
can if your
can starts to
rust. Rust and/or
dirt in your gasoline
can cause
problems.
',
Do not store your' lawn mower
under any plastic
cover.
Plastic cannot
breathe
which allows
con-
densation
to form
and
can
cause
your
lawn
mower to rust°
°
When
setting
up your' Handle
from the storage
position,
the Lower Handle
will
require
manual.
ly locking
into the mowing
position.
2O
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