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5. Install the fuel tank cap securely.
6. Wipe up any spilled gasoline.
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Turn on the fuel valve.
2. Move the choke lever to the left if you are starting a
cold engine.
3. Move the throttle lever midway between the Slow
(turtle) and Fast (rabbit) positions.
Note: A warm or hot engine may not require choking.
4. With one hand, hold down the operator presence bail.
5. Pull the recoil handle sharply to start the engine.
6. After the engine starts, gradually move the choke to
the right.
Note: If the engine stalls or hesitates, move the choke
left again until the engine warms up.
7. Move the throttle lever to desired setting.
Stopping the Engine
1. Release the operator presence bail.
2. Turn the fuel valve off.
3. Wait for all moving parts to stop.
Operating the Machine
1. Move the depth control lever to the desired setting.
2. Start the engine.
3. Push down on the handle to raise the front wheels off
the ground.
4. Slowly lower the front wheels to the ground, allowing
the blades to gradually work into the grass and soil.
5. When finished, release the operator presence bail, stop
the engine, and raise the cutting blades to the transport
setting.
Operating Tips
Dethatching
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Set the flail blades 3 to 6 mm (1/8 to 1/4 inch) into the
earth (below the zero position).
•
Mow yard shorter than normal mowing length before
dethatching.
•
Dethatch a lawn before the prime growing season.
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After dethatching, remove thatch and debris from lawn
with rake.
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Use time of soil exposure to fertilize and seed lawn.
•
Give lawn extra watering after dethatching.
Power Raking/Renovation
To break new ground or till an existing lawn, set the flail
blades 6 to 12 mm (1/4 to 1/2 inch) into the earth (below
the zero position). Allow the machine to move at its own
pace through the soil, going forward and backward over the
area to be leveled, or making multiple passes from different
directions.
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