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Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeandduring reverseoperation.Stop
the mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse.
USING THE MOWER
IMPORTANT:Alwaysreleasethe drivecontrolbeforechanging
speeds.Referto "Knowyour Mower"sectionfor mowercontroldetails.
Besure lawnis clearof stones,sticks,wire,orotherobjectswhich
coulddamagelawnmoweror engine.Suchobjectscouldbeaccidently
thrownby themowerin anydirectionandcause seriouspersonalinjury
to the operatorandothers.Forbestresults,do not cut wet grass and
nevercut off morethan one-thirdof the totallengthof the grass.
1. Oncethe engineis running,slowlysqueezethe drivecontrol
againstthe upperhandleto propeltheunit. Toactivatethe cutting
blades,squeezethe bladecontrolagainstthe upper handle.
2. Tochangegears, releasethe drivecontrolleverandmovethe
gearshiftleverto the desiredsetting.Whenfirst practicingwith
the mower,put the leverin No.1position.Selectforwardspeeds
accordingto mowingconditionsand terrain.Use slowerspeeds
on roughterrainor whengrassis heavyor thick.The forward
speedcanbe increasedon smoothterrainor if the grass coveris
light.Allowthewheelsto stopcompletelybeforeshiftingfrom one
speedintoanother.
IMPORTANT:Beawarethatwhenengagingthedrive control
leverwiththe gearshift leverin 3rd or 4th gear,the powerand
torquegeneratedmaycausethe unitto lurchforward.Toavoid
this,slowlysqueezethe drivecontrolleveragainstthe upper
handle.
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Tostopthe blades,releasethe bladecontrol.To stopthe drive
controlto the wheels,releasethe drivecontrol.
STOPPING THE MOWER
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2.
Releasebladeanddrivecontrolto stopwheelsand deck blades.
Movethrottle/chokecontrolleverdownto slow (turtle)
position.Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceenginespeed
beforestoppingengine.
3. Movethrottle/chokecontrolleverallthe way downto stop
position.
4. Disconnectsparkplug wirefrom sparkplug and groundagainst
the engine.
MOVING THE MOWER WITHOUT
ENGINE POWER
Themowercan bemanuallypushedor pulledby placingthe gearshift
leverinto N (neutral)positionandpressingthe drivecontrolagainstthe
handlebargrip.
MULCHING OR SIDE-DISCHARGE MOWING
Youcanuse the mowereitheras a mulchingmoweror as a side-
dischargemower.To usethe mulchingfeature,insert the mulchplug
as describedbelow.Removethe mulchplugto side-dischargegrass
clippings.
The mulchplugis designedto keepthe dischargechute raisedup
while mowing.Whenthe plugis removed,the dischargechute will
loweritselffor side-dischargemowing.
Beforeinstallingor removingmulch plug,stopengine,wait for parts
to stopmoving,and disconnectsparkplugwire.
To installor removemulch plug:
1. Stoptheengineand wait for all parts to stop moving.
2. Disconnectthe sparkplug wirefrom the sparkplug.
Figure8
3. To installthe mulchplug,insertthe right-sidetab (A)of the plug
intothe bracketonthe deck, Figure8.
4. Insertthe cover intothe dischargeopening(B), Figure8.
5. After the mulchplug has been placedinto thedeck opening,push
the plugtowardsthe rearof the mower(C) tofit the plugproperly
intothe opening,Figure8.
6. To removethe plug,slidethe coverto the right(frontof mower)to
disengagethe slotfromthe mowerdeckand then prythe left-side
of the coverout andoff.
Keephandsandfeet awayfrom thedischargeopeningof the cutting
deck.
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