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Figure 11
1. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
6. Place the ball of newspaper five inches (12.7 cm) in
front of the lawn mower (Fig. 11).
7. Start the engine with the blade control bail down to its
lowest position (Fig. 12).
Figure 12
8. Move the blade control bail to the right and then lift it
up to about one inch (2.5 cm) below the handle; refer
to position A in Figure 13.
Note: The fan-like noise indicates that the lawn
mower blade is turning.
Figure 13
1. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
9. Release the blade control bail; refer to position B in
Figure 14. You should hear a "bang." The blade should
stop in three seconds.
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10. Immediately push the lawn mower over the newspaper
ball.
11. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
12. Walk around the lawn mower to check for the
newspaper ball. If the ball did not go under the deck,
repeat steps 6 through 11.
13. Pull the lawn mower away from the newspaper. If the
newspaper ball unravels or is shredded, the blade has
not properly stopped, resulting in an unsafe operating
condition. Contact an Authorized Service Dealer.
If the blade brake clutch system is inoperative, the
blade will continue to rotate when you release the
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blade control bail. Contact with the blade could
occur, causing serious injury.
Check the BBC operation before each use.
Never use a BBC-equipped lawn mower with an
inoperative safety system.
Take your lawn mower to an Authorized
Service Dealer for repair if the safety system
fails to operate properly.
Test Using the Grass Bag
You can use the grass bag to perform an additional test to
check the blade brake clutch mechanism:
1. Install the empty grass bag on the discharge tunnel.
2. Start the engine.
3. Push the blade control bail (Fig. 12) down to its lowest
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position.
4. Move the blade control bail to the right and then lift it
to about one inch (2.5 cm) below the handle. The bag
should begin to inflate, indicating that the blade is
engaged and rotating.
5. Release the blade control bail. If the bag does not
immediately deflate, it indicates that the blade is still
rotating. The blade brake clutch mechanism may be
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Figure 14
Danger
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