Starting The Engine; Stopping The Engine - MTD Series 520 Operator's Manual

WARNING
Do not lower blade
if blade is over
concrete, asphalt,
rocks or the like. The
blade can strike the
supporting surface,
resulting in personal
injury or property
damage.
Never fill fuel tank
indoors, with engine
runningor until the
engine has been
allowed to cool for
at least two minutes
after running.
This control mecha-
nism is a safety
device. Never attempt
to bypass its opera-
Lion,
The operationof anyedger can result
in foreign objects beingthrown intothe
which can result in severeeye
damage.Alwayswearsafetyglasses
or eyeshields.Werecommendwide
vision safety maskfor over spectaclesor
standard safety glasses.
WARNING: Do not lower blade if blade
is over concrete, asphalt, rocks or the
like. The blade can strike the sup-
porting surface, resulting in personal
injuryor property damage.
Edging
Adding Gasoline And Oil
Servicethe enginewith gasolineand oil as instructed
in the
Engine
Manualpackedwith your edger,Read
instructionscarefully,
WARNING: Never fill fuel tank indoors,
with engine running or until the engine
has been allowed to cool for at least
two minutes after running.
Starting The Engine
NOTE: Referto the EngineManualpacked withyour
edgerfora detaileddescriph'on ofall engine=related
controlsand components.
Tostart theedger'sengine,proceedas follows:
1, Movethe bladedepth controlleverbackto the
STARTpositionin the adiacent(top)notch,
2, Depressthe primerbulbthreetimes, pausingtwo to
threesecondsbetweeneachpush,In cold weather
(below50°F/19°C),it may be necessaryto depress
the primerbulb fouror five times,
IMPORTANT:Usingthe primerto restarta warm
engineafter a short shutdownis usuallynotnecessary,
Doingso may resultin a floodedengine,
3, Standingbehindthe unit, depresstheblade control
and hold it againstthe upper handlewith yourleft
hand,
WARNING: Thiscontrol mechanism
is a safety device. Never attempt to
bypass its operation.
4, With yourright hand,graspthe recoilstarterhandb
and slowlypull the ropeoutwarduntil enginereaches
the startof its compression cycle (therope will pull
slightlyharderat this point),
5, After slowlyallowingthe rope to recoil, pull the rope
with a rapid,continuous, f ull arm stroke,Keepa firm
grip on starter handlethroughoutthe entirestroke,
6, Allowthe starterhandb to slowlyreturnto therope
guide,
NOTE: If the enginefails to startafter threepuffs,
depresstheprimeran additionaltwo timesbefore
pulling thestarterrope again.
Tobeginedging,proceedas follows:
1, Movethe unitover to thearea to be edged,making
surethat the bft rearwheelis on a hardsurfaceand
the bladeis overthe area to be cut, See Figure4,
Figure 4
2, Movethe bladedepthcontrol leverto the left and place
intothe next lowernotch, Thenmakea pass along the
area to be edged beforeproceedingto the nextnotch,
Thefurther forwardthe blade depthcontrolleveris
moved,the deeperor lowerthe bladewill cut intothe
ground, Severalpassesmay be necessaryto obtain
the desireddepthof cut, Do not lowertheblade more
thanone depthnotch at a time withoutmakinga pass,
3, For bestresults, proceedslowlyalong the pathbeing
edged,slowlymovingthe edger backand forth through
the cuttingarea,againmakingsureto keepthe left
rear wheelon the hard surfaceand the blade in the
cuttingpath,close to but not touchingthe edge of the
hard surface,
4, Onceyou havereachedthe end of yourcutting path,
raisethe bladecontrol leverbackinto the START
position,moveto the nextarea to be cut, and proceed
againfrom step 1,
Stopping The Engine
Tostop the edger'sengine,releasethe bladecontrol
handle,
NOTE: See yourenginemanua/packed with yourunit for
moredetailedinstructions.
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