21 inch aluminum deck
walk behind lawn mower (14 pages)
Summary of Contents for Saber Edge LM-21SBS
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Table of Contents Slope Gauge ..............................3 Safety ................................4 General Operation ............................4 Slope Operation ............................4 Children and Pets ............................5 Service................................5 Safe Handling of Gasoline ........................... 5 General Service ............................5 Safety and Instructional Decals ........................6 Product Overview ............................
Slope Gauge USE THIS SLOPE GAUGE TO DETERMINE IF A SLOPE IS TOO STEEP FOR SAFE OPERATION! To check the slope, proceed as follows: 1. Remove this page and fold along the dashed line. 2. Locate a vertical object on or behind the slope (e.g. a pole, building, fence, tree, etc.) 3.
Safety • Do not pull machine backward unless absolutely Read and understand the contents of this manual Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol before you start the engine. necessary. Always look down and behind before to avoid possible injury or death. Improperly using and while moving backward.
Children and Pets • Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a truck or Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always place containers to the presence of children or pets. Children are on the ground away from your vehicle before filling. often attracted to the machine and the mowing • Remove gas-powered equipment from the truck or activity. Never assume that children and pets will trailer and refuel it on the ground. If this is not remain where you last saw them.
Product Overview Safety and 1. Blade control bar Instructional Decals 2. Traction Clutch Bar 3. Knob (4) Important: All damaged or illegible safety and 4. Grass Catcher instruction decals should be replaced. 5. Cutting Height Lever They are located near areas of potential danger. 6. handle Setup Safety Warning Label Danger Decal Important: Remove and discard the protective plastic sheet that covers the engine.
Installing the Recoil-starter • Fill the tank outdoors when the engine is cold. Wipe up spills Rope in the Rope Eyelet • Do not handle gasoline when smoking or around an open flame or sparks. Important: To start the engine safely and easily • Store gasoline in an approved fuel container, out whenever you use the machine, install the of the reach of children.
Forward Travel To Change Cutting Height: First unlock the setting by pulling the leaver away from Pull lever to handle and hold To travel forward the mower out towards the right. You can now move the leaver either towards the front wheel (increasing the height) or back towards the rear To stop Travel Forward Release Lever...
Mowing Mulching the Clippings If the grass catcher is on the machine, remove it before mulching the clippings and shift mulching lever to the Mowing Tips mulch position. • Make sure to clear the area of stones, sticks, branches, wire and other debris that the blade Engaging Mulching Lever could hit.
Check the grass bag frequently. If it is require that an area be mulched a second time to damaged, install a new Saber Edge replacement completely hide the clippings. When doing a second bag. cut, mow across (perpendicular) the first cut path.
Changing the Engine Oil Preparing for maintenance Every 50 hours/Yearly (whichever comes first) Service Interval: After the first 5 hours 1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop. Refer to engine manual 2. Disconnect the spark-plug wire from the spark plug before performing any maintenance proce- Run the engine a few minutes before changing the oil to warm it.
Replacing the Blade Service Interval: Yearly Warning: The blade is sharp; contacting the blade can result in serious personal injury. To replace or sharpen the blade it is strongly recommended to have an Authorized Service Dealer perform this task. Examine the blade whenever you run out of gasoline.