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STORAGE
Immediately
prepare your lawn mower for storage at the
end of the'season or if the unit will not be used for30 days
or more.
LAWN MOWER
When lawn mower is to be stored for a period of time, clean
it thoroughly, remove ati dirt, grease, leaves, etc. Store in
a clean, dry area.
o
Clean entire lawn mower (See "CLEANING"
in the
Customer Responsibilities
section of this manual).
•
Lubricate as shown in the Customer Responsibilities
section of this manual.
Be sure that all nuts, bolts, screws, and, pins are
securefy fastened,
inspect
moving parts for damage,
breakage and wear. Replace if necessary.
,
Touch up all'rusted
0r chipped paint surfaces; sand
lighti_, before painting:
HANDLE
(See Fig. t8 & t9)
*
You can fold your lawn mower handle for storage.
o
Loosen the two (2) handie knobs on sides of the upper
handle and allow handle to fold down to the rear.
Squeeze the bottom ends of lower handle toward each
other until pins in handle clear the brackets and pivot
entir e handle assembly forward and allow it to rest on
mower.
,
When setting up your handle from the storage position,
the Iower handle will require manually locking into the
mowing position.
IMPORTANT:
WHEN
FOLDING
THE HANDLE FOR
STORAGE OR TRANSPORTATION,
BE SURE TO FOLD
THE HANDLE AS SHOWN OR YOU MAY DAMAGE THE
CONTROL CABLES.
OPERATOR
PRESENCE
CONTROL
BAR
"_--___
UPPER HANDLE
FOLD FORWARD
t_(//
FOR STORAGE
_%,
LOWER HANDLE
FOLD BACKWARD
MOWING
POSITION
FIG. 18
/
,/
ENGINE
FUEL SYSTEM
iMPORTANT:
iT IS IMPORTANT
TO
PREVENT
GUM
DEPOSITS
FROM
FORMING
IN
ESSENTIAL
FUEL
SYSTEM
PARTS SUCH AS CARBURETOR,
FUEL FILTER,
FUEL
HOSE,
OR TANK
DURING
STORAGE.
ALSO,
EXPERIENCE
INDICATES
THAT
ALCOHOL
BLENDED
FUELS
(CALLED
GASOHOL
OR USING
ETHANOL
OR
ME3'_HANOL) CAN ATTRACT
MOISTURE
WHICH LEADS
TO SEPARATION
AND FORMAT
ON OF AC DS DUR NG:
STORAGE,
ACIDIC
GAS
CAN
DAMAGE
THE
FUEL
SYSTEM
OF AN ENGINE
WHILE
IN STORAGE.
o
Drain the fuel tank,
o
Start the engine and let it run until the fuel lines and
carburetor are empty.
o
Never use engine or carburetor cleaner products inthe
fue_ tank or permanent damage may occur.
Use fresh fuel next season.
NOTE:
Fuel stabilizer
is an acceptable
alternative
in
minimizing the formation of fuel gum deposits during stor-
age.
Add stabilizer to gasoline in fuel tank or storage
container.
Always follow the mix ratio found on stabilizer
container.
Run engine at least 10 minutes after adding
stabilizer to allow the stabilizer to reach the carburetor.
Do
not drain the gas tank and carburetor if using fuel stabilizer.
ENG_[NE OIL
Drain oi! (with engine warm) and replace with clean engine
oil
(See "ENGINE"
in the Customer
Responsibilities
section of this manual).
CYUNDER
°
Remove spark plug.
Pour one ounce (29 ml) of oil through spark plug hole
into cylinder,
*
Pull starter handle slowly a few times to distribute oil,
Replace with new spark plug.
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 will cause problems,
,
If possible, store your unit indoors and cover it to give
protection from dust and dirt.
Cover your unit with a suitable protective cover that
does not retain moisture.
Do not use plastic. Plastic
cannot breathe which allows condensation
to form and
will cause your unit to rust.
IMPORTANT:
NEVER COVER MOWER WHILE ENGINE
AND EXHAUST AREAS ARE STILL WARM.
CAUTION:
Never store the lawn mower
with gasoline
in the tank inside a build-
ing where fumes
may reach an open
fiameor
spark. AIIowthe
engineto
cool
before storing in any enclosure.
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