CONTENTS
1. SAFETY..
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Safety
Label Locations
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Safety
Information
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Important
Message
to Parents ..........................
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2. COMPONENT
IDENTIFICATION.
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3. CONTROLS
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Fuel Valve ........................................
10
Throttle
Lever
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10
ROTO-STOP
Lever. ..................................
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Drive Clutch
Lever
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12
Shift
Lever.
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Handlebar
Locking
Knobs
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Cutting
Height
Adjustment
Levers
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4. ATTACHMENTS
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Grass Bag (standard)
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Side-Discharge
Chute
(optional)
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5. PRE-OPERATION
CHECK
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Blade
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Grass Bag ........................................
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Engine Oil ........................................
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Fuel
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Air Cleaner
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SHandlebar
Height
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Cutting
Height.
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6. OPERATION
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Starting
the Engine
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Clearing
a Flooded
Engine.
.
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Mower
Operation
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Stopping
the Engine . . . . . .
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29
High Altitude
Operation
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