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BLADE CONTROL
Thebladecontrolis usedto engagethe
mowerdeck.Toengagethiscontrol,press
andhold the leveragainstthe handlebar
grip.Tostopthe blades,releasethe blade
control.Alwaysdisengagethe blade
controlbeforestartingthe engine.This
helpsto ensurethatthe bladeswill not
startturningwhenthe enginestarts.
DRIVE CONTROL
Thedrivecontrolis usedto engage
anddisengagedriveto thewheels.To
engagethiscontrol,squeezethe drive
controlagainstthe handlebargrip.To
stopthedrive, releasethe drivecontrol.
IMPORTANT:Alwaysreleasethe drive
controlbeforechangingspeeds.
GEAR SHIFT LEVER
Usethis leverto selectanyof four forwardgroundspeeds,neutral,or
reverse.
Oil Cap/
Dipstick
RecoilStarter
Cleaner
Handle
OilDrain
Valve Mufflerand SparkPlug
MufflerGuard
SparkPlug
Wire
Figure7
ENGINE CONTROLS
Referto Figure7for locationsof the enginecontrols.
Recoil Starter
The recoilstarteris usedto pull-startthe engine.
Oil Drain Valve
Usethe oil drainvalveto drainoil fromthe engine.Referto the
Maintenancesectionfor instructions.
Air Cleaner Handle
Theaircleanerhandleis usedto gainaccessto theair cleaner.The air
cleanercartridgecan beremovedandcleanedor replaced.Referto
the Maintenancesectionfor details.
Forward
Therearefourforwardspeeds.Positionone (1) is the slowestand
positionfour(4) is thefastest.
Reverse
Toselectreverse,putthe leverin the Reverse(R) position.
Neutral
Placethe leverinneutral(N) beforestartingthe mower,andwhen the
moweris not inuse.In addition,the mowercan be manuallypushed
orpulledby placingthe gearshiftleverinto N (neutral)positionand
pressingthe drivecontrolagainstthe handlebargrip.
Ifcartridgeor coverare installedincorrectly,seriousinjuryor death
could resultfrombackfire.Donot attemptto startyourenginewith
them removed.
Spark Plug/Spark Plug Wire
Referto the Maintenancesectionfor instructionson sparkplug
replacement.
Oil Cap/Dipstick
Referto the Maintenancesectionfor instructionson checkingtheoil.
To avoiddamagingthe transmission,do notshift gearswhenthe
mowerismoving.Releasedrive controlbeforeshiftinggears.
Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeandduring reverseoperation.Stop
the mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse.
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