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OPERATION
GAS
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Fill fuel tank.
Use fresh, clean, regular unleaded
gasoline with a minimum of 87 octane: Do not mix oil
with gasoline.
Purchase fuel in quantities that can be
used within 30 days to assure fuel .freshness,
WARNING:
Experience indicates that alcohol blended
fuels (called gasohol or using ethanol or methanol) can
attract moisture which Jeads to separation and formation of
acids during storage.
Acidic gas can damage the fuel
system .of an engine while in storage.
To avoid engine
problems, the fuel system should be emptied before stor-
age of 30 days or longer.
Drain the fuel tank, start the
engine and let it run until fuel lines and carburetor are
empty. Use fresh fuel next season.
See Storage Instruc-
tions for additional
information.
Never use engine or
carburetor cleaner
products in fuel tank or permanent
damage may occur.
MAX 1/3
FIG, 8
TO START ENGINE
To start a cold engine, push primer five (5) times before
trying to start. Use a firm push. This step is not usually
necessary when starting an engine which has already
run for a few minutes.
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Push engine speed control lever to fast (_)
position.
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Hold operator presence control bar down to the handle
and pull starter handle quickly.
Do not altowstarter
rope to snap back,
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To stop engine, release operator presence control bar.
NOTE:
In cooler weather it may be necessary to repeat
priming steps. In warmer weather over priming may cause
flooding and engine will not start. Ifyou do flood engine,
waffa few minutes before attempting to start and do not
repeat priming steps.
MOWINGTIPS
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Under certain conditions, such as very tall grass, it may
be necessary to raise the height
of cut to reduce
pushing effort and to keep from overloading the engine
and leaving clumps of grass clippings.
For extremely heavy cutting, reduce the width of cut
and raise the rear of the lawn mower housing one (1)
whee! adjuster setting higher than the front for.better
discharge of grass..
For better grass bagging and most cutting conditions,
the engine speed should be set in the fast (,#_) posi-
tion.
When using a rear discharge lawn mower in moist,
heavy grass, clumps of cut grass may not enter the
grass catcher. Reduce ground speed (push ng speed)
and/or run the lawn mower over thearea asecond time.
If a trai! of grass c!ippings is left on the right side of a rear
discharge !awn mower, mow in a clockwise direction
with a small overlap to collect the clippings on the next
pass.
Keep top of engine around starter clear and clean of
grass clippings and chaff, This wilt help engine air flow
and extend engine life.
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Pores in cloth grass catchers can become filled with dirt
and dust with use and catchers will collect less grass.
To prevent this, regularly hose catchers off with water
and let dry before using.
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MULCHING
MOWING TIPS
IMPORTANT:
FOR BEST
PERFORMANCE,
KEEP
MOWER HOUSING FREE OF BUILT-UP GRASS AND
TRASH.
CLEAN UNDERSIDE OF MOWER HOUSING
AFTER EACH USE. SEE "CLEANING"
IN CUSTOMER
RESPONSIBILITIES
SECTION OF THIS MANUAL,
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The special mulching blade wilt recut the grass clip-
pings many times and reduce them in size so that as
they fal! onto the lawn they witl disperse into the grass
and not be noticed.
Also, the mulched grass will
biodegrade quickly to provide: nutrients for the lawn.
Always mulch with yourhighest
engine (blade) speed
.as this w I provide the best rectJtting act on of the
blades.
Avoid cutting yourtawn when it is wet. Wet grasstends
to form clumps and interferes with the mulching action.
The best time to mow you_ lawn is the early afternoon.
At this time the grass has dried and the newly cut area
will not be exposed tO,the d!rect sun.
For best results, adjust the lawn mower cutting :height
so that the lawn mower cuts off only the top one-third
of the grass blades (See
Fig. 8).
If
the lawn is
Overgrown it wiill be necessary to raise the height Of cut
to reduce pushing effort and to keep from overloading
the.engine and I_aving clumps.of mulched grass. For
extremely heavy mulching, reduce your width of cut,
mow slowly and raise the rear of the lawn mower one
whee
adjuster setting higher than'the:front.
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Certain types of grasSandigrass
conditions
may re-
quire that an area:be
mulched a second time to
completely hide the clippings. When
doing a second
cut, mow across or perpendicL_!arto the first cut path.
Change your cutting pattern from week to week. Mow
north to south one weekthen Change to east to west the
next week. This will help pre_!ent matting and :graining
of the lawn.
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