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CONTROLS
WARN ING: The op er a tion of any lawn mower
can re sult in for eign ob jects be ing thrown
into the op er a tor's eyes thus caus ing se vere
eye dam age. Al ways wear safety glasses
while op er at ing the mower, or while per form -
ing any ad just ments or re pairs on it.
Blade Con trol Han dle
The blade con trol han dle is lo cated on the up per han dle
of the mower. See Fig ure 9. The blade con trol han dle
must be de pressed in or der to op er ate the unit. Re -
lease the blade con trol han dle to stop the en gine and
blade.
WARN ING: The blade con trol han dle is a
safety de vice. Never at tempt to by pass its
op er a tions.
Recoil Starter
The re coil starter han dle is at tached to the han dle.
Stand be hind the unit in the op er at ing po si tion to start
the unit.
Drive Control Handle
Squeez ing the drive clutch con trol en gages the drive
sys tem. Re leas ing the clutch con trol dis en gages the
drive sys tem. Re lease the clutch con trol to slow down
when ne go ti at ing an ob sta cle, mak ing a turn or stop -
ping.
Cut ting Height Ad just ment Le ver
These le vers are lo cated on each wheel and they are
used to ad just the cut ting height. All four le vers have
to be at the same rel a tive po si tion to en sure uni form
cut.
Mulch ing Plug
The mulch ing plug is
poses. In stead of col lect ing the grass clip pings in a
grass catcher, your mower has the op tion of re cir cu -
lat ing the clip pings back to the lawn. Make sure that
the rear dis charge door is closed and the grass
catcher is re moved from the unit while mulch ing.
OPERATION
Read and un der stand all in struc tions and
warn ings on the ma chine and in this man ual
be fore op er at ing.
Ser vice the en gine with gas o line and oil as in structed
in the sep a rate en gine man ual packed with your
mower. Read in struc tions care fully.
WARN ING: Never fill fuel tank in doors, with
en gine run ning or un til the en gine has been
al lowed to cool for at least two min utes af ter
run ning.
used only for mulch ing pur -
Starter
Rope
Grasscatcher
Mulching Plug
Fig ure 9
To Start Engine and Engage Blade
WARN ING: Keep hands, feet, hair and loose
cloth ing away from any mov ing parts on en -
gine and lawn mower.
WARN ING: Be sure no one other than the
op er a tor is stand ing near the lawn mower
while start ing en gine or op er at ing mower.
At tach spark plug wire to spark plug.
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equipped with a rub ber boot over the end of the spark
plug wire, make cer tain the metal loop on the end of
the spark plug wire (in side the rub ber boot) is fas -
tened se curely over the metal tip on the spark plug.
See Fig ure 10.
Metal
Loop
on Spark
Plug Wire
Fig ure 10
If your unit is equipped with a primer, prime en gine as
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in structed in the sep a rate en gine man ual packed with
your unit.
Stand ing be hind the unit, de press the blade con trol
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han dle and hold it against the up per han dle, See Fig -
ure 11.
Grasp the re coil starter han dle as shown and pull
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slowly un til re sis tance is felt, then pull rap idly to start
en gine and avoid kick back. Re turn it slowly to the
rope guide bolt.
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Blade Control Handle
Drive Control Handle
Cutting Height
Adjustment
Levers
If unit is
Rubber Boot
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