MTD 25B-551A700 Operator's Manual page 8

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WARNING
Do not lowerblade if
blade is over concrete,
asphalt,rocks, or the like.
The blade canstrikethe
supportingsurface,result-
ing in personalinjuryor
propertydamage.
Never fill fuel tank
indoors,with engine
runningor until the engine
has been allowedto cool
for at leasttwo minutes
afterrunning.
The Blade Control isa
safety device.Neverattempt
to bypassitsoperation.
Rotatingcuttingblade
may throw objectscaus-
ing personalinjury.Keep
areaclear of bystanders
and do not operate
withoutguardsin place.
The operationof any edgercan result
in foreign objectsbeingthrown intothe
eyes, whichcan result in severeeye
damage. Alwayswearsafety glassesor eye shields.
Werecommend wide visionsafety mask for over
spectaclesor standardsafetyglasses.
_hlt ARNING: Do not lowerbladeif bladeis
over concrete,asphalt,rocks or the like.
The bladecanstrike the supporting surface,result-
ing in personalinjuryor propertydamage.
Adding Gasoline & Oil
Servicethe enginewithgasolineandoil as instructed
inthe EngineManualpackedwithyouredger.Read
instructions carefully.
_IIL WARNING:Never fill fuel tank indoors,
with enginerunningor until the enginehas
been allowed to cool for at least two minutes after
running.
Starting The Engine
NOTE: Refer to the Engine Manual packedwith your
edger for a detailed description of all engine-related
controls and components.
Tostarttheedger'sengine,proceedas follows:
1. Attachthe sparkplug wireto the spark plug.Make
certainthe metalcap on theend ofthe sparkplug
wireis fastenedsecurelyoverthe metal tip on the
spark plug.
2. Movethe bladedepthcontrol leverbackto the
STARTpositionin the adjacent(top) notch.
3. Depressthe primerbulbthreetimes, pausingtwo to
threesecondsbetweeneachpush. Incold weather
(below50°F/19°0), it may be necessaryto depress
the primerbulb fouror five times.
IMPORTANT:Using the primerto restart a warm
engineafter a short shutdownis usually not neces-
sary. Doing so may resultin a flooded engine.
4. Standing behindtheunit,depress thebladecontrol and
holditagainst t heupperhandlewithyourIdt hand.
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Withyourrighthand,grasptherecoilstarterhandle and
slowlypullthe ropeoutward untilenginereaches the
startof its compression c ycle(theropewillpullslightly
harderatthis point).
6. Afterslowlyallowingthe ropeto recoil,pullthe rope
witha rapid,continuous, f ullarmstroke.Keepa firm
gripon starterhandlethroughout t heentirestroke.
7. Allow thestarter h andle toslowly return totheeyebolt.
NOTE:If the enginefails to start after three pulls,
depress the primeran additional two times before
pulling the starter rope again.
Stopping The Engine
Tostoptheedger'sengine,releasethe bladecontrol.
NOTE:See yourengine manual packedwith your
unit for more detailed instructions.
To
1.
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Edging
beginedging,proceedasfollows:
Movethe unit overto thearea to be edged,making
surethat the left rearwheelis on a hard surfaceand
the bladeis overthe area to be cut, Figure5-1.
Movethe bladedepthcontrol leverto the left and place
intothe next lowernotch.Thenmakea pass alongthe
areato be edged beforeproceedingto the next notch.
Thefurther forwardthe bladedepthcontrolleveris
moved,the deeperor lowerthe bladewill cut intothe
ground.Severalpassesmaybe necessaryto obtain
the desireddepthof cut. Do not lowerthe blade more
thanone depth notchat a time withoutmakinga pass.
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Figure 5-1:Edging example.
3. Forbest results,proceedslowlyalongthepathbeing
edged,slowlymovingtheedgerbackand forththrough
thecuttingarea,againmakingsureto keepthe left rear
wheelon the hardsurfaceandthe bladeinthecutting
path,closeto butnottouchingtheedge of thehard
surface.
4. Onceyou havereachedthe end of your cuttingpath,
raisethe bladecontrol leverbackinto the STARTposi-
tion, moveto the next area to be edged,and proceed
againfrom step 1.
Bevel Adjustment
Theangleof theedgerbladecanbe adjustedby placing
thebeveladjustment i n one of threepositions for edging/
trenching or bevelededging,Figure5-3.
_ ARNING: Rotating cuttingblade may
throw objects causingpersonal injury.Keep
area clear of bystanders and do not operate without
guards in place.
Beveling
In orderto achievea bevellededge,set the bevel
adjustmentlever(referto Figure5-2) in the first (left-hand)
or third (right-hand)notch to placethe edgerblade in
positionfor beveling.
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