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Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
2.2 STARTING & OPERATION 2.3
2.2.1. ENGINE & BLADE (Kawasaki Engine)
1. Make sure fuel valve on engine is open. See
Figure 2.5.
CLOSE
FIGURE 2.5
2. Move engine speed control past "Fast" detent to
"Choke" position. See Figure 2.4 and
"FAMILIARIZATION".
3. Pull blade control against handle.
4. Pull rope start handle to crank engine.
5. After engine starts, turn off choke, reduce engine
speed, and allow a brief warm-up until engine runs
smooth.
NOTE: Stop the engine (and blade) by releasing the
blade control.
2.2.3, PROPELLING MOWER
(Self Propelled Models Only)
1. Start engine. Refer to Section "Starting &
Operation".
2, Move ground speed control to the desired speed
position. See Figure 2.6.
3. Move wheel drive control against handle to
engage wheel drive and propel mower forward.
Forward speed can be adjusted while the mower is
moving by changing position of the ground speed
control. See Figure 2.6.
ENGAGE
WHEEL
DRIVE
CONTROL
SLOWER
GROUND
SPEED
CONTROL
FASTER
2,4
STOPPING
Stop forward motion of mower by releasing the
wheel drive control. Stop engine and blade by
releasing the blade control.
HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
The height of the mower handle can be adjusted as
follows:
1. Loosen the lower nuts on each lower handle as
shown in Figure 2.7.
HIGHER
LOWER
HANDLE
LOWER
LOOSEN LOWER
NUTS ON EACH
LOWER HANDLE
FIGURE 2,7
2. Move upper mower handle up or down until the
desired position is achieved.
3. Tighten the lower nuts on each lower handle to
maintain desired position.
WARNING [
i!_ir_l and mower blade by releasing the[
e before adjusting cutting height oI
2,5 CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
1, Pull the height adjusting latch outward and move
to desired cutting height. See Figure 2.8.
LOWEST
D HEIGHT CUTTING
"E_ HEIGHT
FIGURE 2,6
FIGURE 2.8
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