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SET-UP
This unit is shipped
WITHOUT
GASOLINE
or OiL.
After assembly,
service engine with gasoline and oil
as instructed
in the separate engine manual packed
with your unit.
NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the
mower is observed from the operating position.
This owner's
manual covers
various models
of
lawnmowers. The units illustrated may vary slightly
from your unit. Follow only those instructions which
pertain to your model lawnmower.
• Disconnect
the spark plug wire and ground it as in-
structed in the separate engine manual packed with
your unit.
• Remove the carton inserts (if any). Remove the loose
parts which are in the carton, lift the mower from the
carton, or cut the corners of the carton and roll the
mower out.
Figure 1
oPull up and back on the upper handle to raise the
handle into the operating
position. Make certain the
lower
handle
is seated
securely
into the handle
mounting
brackets.
Tighten the large wing nuts on
each side of the handle. See Figure 1.
• Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in the
weld pins on the handle mounting
brackets.
Place
the hairpin clips in the inner hole. See Figures 2 and
3.
• Place one carriage bolt (found in the hardware pack
included with your unit) in the upper hole of the right
handle
mounting
bracket from the inside outward.
See Figures 2 and 3. Secure with one wing nut. Re-
peat process on the left side.
• Remove the small wing nut and the rope guide from
the starter rope.
See Figure 4.
• With
the
spark
plug
wire
disconnected
and
grounded,
hold the blade control handle against the
upper handle, and pull the starter rope out of the en-
gine. Hold the rope guide as shown so the opening
in the rope guide is toward the front of mower. Slip
the rope guide around the starter rope and into the
L
,Carriage
Bolt
Handle
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Wing Nut ---__
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hairpin clip in
Hairnin.f_./'_
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theinnerhole
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ofweldpin.
Figure 2- For models with 8" rear wheels.
\
\
Wing Nut
\
Hairpin J"%_ _
Clip
Lower Handle
.d_;_---_ Carriage
Bolt
Place the
hairpin clip
in the inner
hole of
weld pin.
Figure 3 - For models with 12" rear wheels.
Starter Rope
Small Wing
Nut
Rope
Figure 4
right side of upper
handle
using the hole shown.
Secure using the small wing nut.
• Fasten the cable to the lower handle with the cable
ties found on the lower handle.
Pull the cable ties
tight and trim off the excess. See Figure 5.
oMake certain all nuts and bolts are tightened
se-
curely.
NOTE: If the starter rope becomes disconnected
from rope
guide
on handle,
disconnect
and
ground the spark plug wire. Depress
the blade
control handle and pull the starter rope out from
engine slowly. Slip the starter rope into the rope
guide on handle.
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