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Your rnower and engine, should
be p_-epared for cfl
season siorsge as follows:
MOWER
Clean
underside
of mower
deck
(See
'CLEAN-
IF;G"
in
Customer
Responsibilities
section
of
manual}.
e Inspect
and
replace/sharpen
blade,
Jf required
(see "BLADE
CARE"
in Customer
Responsibililies
section
of e_anual).
e Lubricate
as shown
in Service
Recommendation
chart
on page 11 of manual.
HANDLE
e Whiie
supporting
the lower
handle,
press
h,sndle
support
in and down
to release
handle
lrom
the
suopo_:
¢ Loosen
handle
knobs.
Fold
upper
handle
rearward
lo horizontal
position.
Make
sure
!ower
handie
is
slightfy
tilted
back
to
prevent
the
cable
from
stretching.
_' Bring
lower
handle
over
engine
unl-il the
upper
handle
and tower h_xnd!e are in the lowest
position
Make sure
cables
are not sharply
bent.
FOt. D UPPER
HANDLE
3"0
REAR
PRESS
IN
z
SUPPORT
/
LOOSEN
BRACKETS
KNOBS
t
,/1
Fig. _,:. ,:,,
F_n 27
iMisORTANT;
W _-=_ ,_,-. FOLDING
THE
!HANDLE
PORTSTION,
BE SURETC)
FOLD
THE
HANDLE
AS
SHOV';.N
IN
F_G
26. IF "_._,_ FOLD
TP:E
UP-
PE,_ -ADDLE
SECTION
T:'4E
i
kJ
_RO_
G WAY,
YOU
MAY
DAM-
AGE
THE
CONTROL
CABLES
(SEE FIG.
27).
e Change
oil
(see
"To
Change
Oi!"
_q Customer
Responsibi!ities
section
of manua
O.
@ Drain
fudt
and
run
engine
untit
_uel
system
is
empty.
FqPoRTANT:
IT/S
tMPORTANr
iO
PREVENT
GUM
DEPOSITS
FROM.
FORM-
ING
iN ESSENTIAL
FUEL
SYS o
TEM PARTS
SUCHASTHECAR.
BURETOR,
FUEL
FILTER,
FUEL
HOSE,
OR TANK
DURING
STOR-
AGE
ALSO,
EXPERIENCE
iNDF
CATES
THAT
ALCOHOL
BLEND °
ED FUELS
(CALLED
GASOHOL
OR
US}NG
ETHANOL
OR
ME-
THA NOL) CAN ATTRACT
Me IS-
TURE
WHICH
LEADS
TO SEPA-
RATION
AND
FORMATION
OF
ACIDS
DURING
STORAGE.
ACiD-
IC GAS CAN DAMAGETHE
FUEL
S"_STEM
OF AN ENGINEWHILE
1N STORAGE.
OTHER
@ Do
not
store
gasoline
from
one
season
to
another
¢ Replace
you_ _qasoiiP.e ca," ',_ your can steals _o
rust.
Rust
an@or
dirt
in your
gasoline
can
caus_
problerns,
_ Do nol
s[ore
your
mower
under
any
plastic
eeve_-.
Plastic
cannoi
breathe
which
allows
cor_densation
!o form
and
can
cause
your
me'wen to rust
NEVER STORE LTV a
MO!fLER
WITPi GASOL
NE lq THE TANK
I
!NSI:_E
A BUILDING
WHERE
PUMESI
t4AY
REACH
AN
OPEN
FLAME
OR I
SPARK.
ALLOW
THE ENGINE
TO COOL
I
BEFORE
STORINL'_
IN
ANY
ENCLO-
I
SURE
J
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