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immediately prepare your lawn mower for
storage at the end of the season or if the
unit wil! not be used for 30 days or more.
LAWN MOWER
When lawn mower is to be stored for a peri-
od of time, clean it thoroughly, remove a!l
dirt, grease, leaves, etc. Store in a clean,
dry area.
. Clean entire lawn mower (See "CLEAN-
ING" in the Customer Responsibilities
section of this manual).
• Lubricate as shown in the Customer
Responsibilities section of this manual.
• Be sure that all nuts, bolts, screws, and
pins are securely fastened. Inspect
moving parts for damage, breakage and
wear. Replace if necessary.
Touch up all rusted or chipped paint sur-
faces; sand lightly before painting.
HANDLE
You can fold your lawn mower handle for
storage.
. Squeeze the bottom ends of the lower
handle toward each other until the lower
handle clears the handle bracket, then
move handle forward.
. Loosen upper handle mounting bolts
enough to allow upper handle to be fold-
ed back.
IMPORTANT: When folding the handle for
storage or transportation, be sure to fold the
handle as shown or you amy damage the
control cables.
= When setting up your handle from the
storage position, the lower handle will
automatically lock into the mowing posi-
tion. Lower
handle
Handle
bracket
Operator presence control bar
\
Fold,.forward
for _torage ._
Lower
handle -
Upper
_/_ _i_bhandle
_ ,,7 1 Fold back-
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Mowing
position
ENGINE
FUEL SYSTEM
iMPORTANT: It is important to prevent gum
deposits from forming in essential fuel sys-
tem parts such as carburetor, fuel system
parts such as carburetor, fue! filter, fuel hose
or tank during storage. Also, experience
indicates that alcohol blended fuels ( called
gasohol or using ethanol or methanol) can
attract moisture which leads to separation
and formation of acids during storage.
Acidic gas can damage the fuel system of
an engine while in storage.
Drain the fuel tank.
- Start the engine and let it run until the fue!
lines and carburetor are empty.
Never use engine or carburetor cleaner
products in the fuel tank or permanent
damage may occur.
• Use fresh fuel next season.
NOTE: Fuel stabilizer is an acceptable
alternative in minimizing the formation
of fuel gum deposits during storage.
Add stabilizer to gasoline in fuel tank or
storage container. Always follow the
mix ratio found on stabilizer container.
Run engine at least 10 minutes after
adding stabilizer to allow the stabilizer
to reach the carburetor. Do not drain
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