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-Blade Control
Handle
_'_
Drive Control
Handle
Mulching
Plug
/Discharge
Chute
Recoil
Starter
Cutting Height
Adjustment
Lever
Mulching
Plug
Discharge
_
Chute
Figure 8
Recoil Starter
The recoil starter is attached to the right lower handle.
Stand behind the unit and pull the recoil starter to start
the unit, See Figure 8.
Cutting
Height AdjustmentLevers
These levers are located on each wheel and they are
used to adust the cutting height. All four levers have to
be at the same relative position to ensure a uniform cut,
See Figure 8.
Drive ControlHandle
The drive control handle is located on the upper handle.
Squeeze the drive control handle against the upper
handle to engage drive system, Release the control
qandle to disengage the drive system in order to stop,
slow down, or backup.
Engine Controls
See the separate engine manual for the location and
function of the controls on the engine.
Stopping E ngine
-
Release blade control handle to stop the engine
and the blade.
Disconnect spark plug wire and ground it to a bolt
on the engine.
WARNING: Before using your lawn mower.
again refer to the Safety Section
in this
manual. Always becareful.
SECTION 5: OPERATING Y OUR LAWNMOWER
Towards BetterMowerPerformance
1.
Pour fresh, clean gasoline into the mower's gas
tank until the tank is full. Do not use gasoline
that is more than 30 days old,
2,
Make sure to connect the mower's spark plug
wire before trying to start the engine.
3.
Add engine oil to the oil fill on the mower engine,
Check the dipstick and add more if necessary.
Remember that the oil level has to touch the fill
line.
4.
Locate the primer decal near the primer bulb on
the engine, and read its instruction. Using your
thumb, press the primer bulb slowly as many
times as the decal advises.
5.
Hold control handle down and pull rope firmly to
start the engine.
6.
Set cutting height adjustment Iever to middle
setting and mew a single pass on your lawn;
then adjust to desired height for a closer cut,
7,
To mulch insertthe mulch ptug/coveron
the
mower.
8.
Before storing the lawn mower for the winter,
use stabilizer-treated
fuel and run the tank dry.
9.
Thirty days before start of the new season,
check the air filter, spark plug and blade on the
lawn mower, and replace if needed.
WARNING: Keep hands and feet away from
chute
area
on
the
cutting
deck.
The
operation of any lawn mower can result in
foreign
objects being thrown into the eyes,
which
can result in severe eye damage.
Always wear safety glasses or eye shields.
NOTE: For shipping purposes your mower is set with
the wheels in a low cutting height position,
For best
results raise the cutting position
until it is determine
which height is best for your lawn, See the Adjustment
Section for details.
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