LAWN MOWER SAFETY .............................................................................................4
CONTROLS & FEATURES ..........................................................................................7
BEFORE OPERATION...............................................................................................12
CHECK YOUR WORK AREA .............................................................................13
GET THE MOWER READY ................................................................................14
OPERATION...............................................................................................................20
MOWING PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................20
STARTING THE ENGINE ...................................................................................20
STOPPING THE ENGINE ..................................................................................26
MOWING TIPS ...................................................................................................29
MAINTENANCE SAFETY ...................................................................................33
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE .............................................................................34
BLADES ..............................................................................................................35
ENGINE MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................39
FUEL SYSTEM ...................................................................................................48
STORAGE ..................................................................................................................53
STORAGE PREPARATION ................................................................................53
PLACING IN STORAGE ...................................................................................58
TRANSPORTING .......................................................................................................59
BEFORE LOADING ............................................................................................59
LOSS OF POWER ..............................................................................................60
VIBRATION ........................................................................................................61
SET-UP ....................................................................................................................62
BEFORE OPERATION .......................................................................................64
SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................71
CONSUMER INFORMATION .............................................................................73
INDEX .........................................................................................................................81
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