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Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeand during reverseoperation.Stop
the mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse.
USmNG THE MOWER
IMPORTANT:Alwaysreleasethe drivecontrolbeforechanging
speeds.Referto "Knowyour Mower"sectionfor mowercontroldetails.
Besure lawnis char of stones,sticks,wire,orother obiectswhich
coulddamagelawnmowerorengine.Suchobiectscouldbeaccidently
thrownby the mowerin anydirectionand causeseriouspersonaliniury
to the operatorand others.Forbest results,do notcutwetgrassand
nevercut off morethanone=thirdof the total bngth of the grass.
1. Oncethe engineis running,slowlysqueezethe drivecontrol
againstthe upperhandleto propelthe unit.To activatethe cutting
blades,squeezethe bladecontrolagainstthe upperhandle.
2. Tochangegears,releasethe drivecontrol bver and movethe
gearshiftleverto the desiredsetting.Whenfirst practicingwith
the mower,put the leverin No.1 position.Sebct forwardspeeds
accordingto mowingconditionsand terrain.Useslowerspeeds
on roughterrainor whengrassis heavyor thick.The forward
speedcanbe increasedon smoothterrainor if the grasscoveris
light.Mow thewheelsto stopcompbtely beforeshiftingfromone
speedintoanother.
iMPORTANT:Beawarethat whenengagingthe drivecontrolleverwith
the gearshift bver in 3rdor 4thgear,the powerand torquegenerated
maycausethe unitto lurchforward.To avoidthis,slowlysqueezethe
drivecontrolleveragainstthe upperhandb.
3. Tostopthe blades,rebase the bladecontrol.To stopthe drive
controlto the wheels,releasethedrive control.
STOPPING THE MOWER
1. Releasebladeand drivecontrolto stop wheelsand deck blades.
2. Movethrottle/chokecontrolleverdownto slow(turtb)
position.Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceenginespeed
beforestoppingengine.
3. Movethrottle/chokecontrolbver all the waydownto stop
position.
4. Disconnectspark plug wirefromsparkplugandgroundagainst
the engine.
MOVmNG THE MOWER WITHOUT
ENGmNE POWER
The mowercan be manuallypushedor pulledby placingthe gearshift
leverintoN (neutral)positionandpressingthedrivecontrolagainstthe
handlebargrip.
MULCHING OR SmDE-DISCHARGE MOWmNG
Youcan usethe mowereitheras a mulchingmoweror as a side=
dischargemower.To usethe mulchingfeature,insert the mulchplug
as describedbelow.Removethe mulchplugto side=dischargegrass
clippings.
The mulchplug is designedto keepthe dischargechuteraisedup
while mowing.Whenthe plug is removed,thedischargechutewill
loweritselffor side=dischargemowing.
Beforeinstallingor removingmulchplug,stopengine,waitfor parts
to stopmoving,anddisconnectsparkplug wire.
To installor removemulch plug:
1. Stopthe engine andwait for all partsto stop moving.
2. Disconnectthespark plugwirefrom the sparkplug.
3. To installthe mulch plug,insertthe right=sidetab (A) of the plug
into the bracketon the deck, Figure8.
4. Insertthe cover intothe dischargeopening(B), Figure8.
5. After the mulchplughas been placedintothedeckopening,push
the plug towardsthe rearof the mower(C) to fit the plug properly
into the opening,Figure8.
6. To removethe plug,slidethe coverto the right(frontof mower)to
disengagethe slotfromthe mowerdeck and then prythe left=side
of the coverout and off.
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Figure8
Keephandsand feetawayfromthedischargeopeningof thecutting
deck.
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