Craftsman 247.796510 Operator's Manual page 9

,pth Control Lever
Recoil Starter
Curb Height
Adjustment
Lever
Primer
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Be familiarwith all the controlsand their properoperation.Knowhow
to stopthe machineand disengageit quickly.
BLADE CONTROL
Locatedon the upperhandle,the blade controlmustbe depressed
againstthe upperhandlein orderto operatetheedger.Releasingthe
bladecontrol stopsthe engineand the edger blade.
BLADE DEPTH CONTROL LEVER
The bladedepthcontrol leveris locatedon the rightside of the upper
handle.It is usedto controlthe depthof the cut.The furtherforward
the blade depthcontrolleveris moved,the deeperintothe soil the
edger bladewill cut.
BEVEL ADJUSTMENT LEVER
The beveladjustmentleveris locatedon the front,left portionof the
edger,behindthe edgerblade.It is usedto vary the angleof the edger
bladebetweenone of three positionsforedging/trenchingor beveled
edging.
RECOIL STARTER
CURB HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT LEVER
Thecurb heightadjustmentleveris foundon the rearportionof the
edger.Whenplacedin an applicablenotch,it aidsin stabilizingthe
edgerwhileedging grassalong a curb.
The recoilstarteris usedto startthe engine.
OIL FILL
Referto the Maintenance sectionfor instructionson checkingthe oil.
PRIMER
The primeris usedto pumpgas intothe carburetorand aid in starting
the engine.Use it to starta cold engine,but do not use it to restarta
warm engineaftera short shutdown.
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