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Your lawn mowerandengineshouldbe prepared
for off-seasonstorageasfollows:
LAW_MOWER
• Clean underside of Lawn Mower Housing. (See
"Cleaning" in maintenance section of manual.)
inspect and repgaceJsharpen Blade, if required
tSee "BtadelBtade Adapter Care" in
maintenance section of manual).
® Hose Grass Catcher off with water and let dry
before storing.
® Lubricate as shown in Service Recommendation
chart on page t7 of manual.
HANDLE
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O
_MPORTANT:
You can fold your Lawn Mower Handle for
storage as shown in Fig. 19.
To fold, squeeze the bottom ends of the Lower
Handle toward each other until the Lower Han-
dle clears the Handle Bracket, then move Han-
dle forward (See Fig. 20}.
WHEN FOLDJNGTHE HANDLE FOR
STORAGE OR TRANSPORTATION,
BE SURE TO FOLD THE HANDLE AS
SHOWN IN FIG. 19. IF YOU FOLD
THE UPPER HANDLE SECTION THE
WRONG WAY, YOU MAY DAMAGE
THE CONTROL CABLES.
ENGINE
Q
empty.
INPgRTANT:
Change oit tSee "To Change Oil" in maintenance
section of manual).
Drain fuel and run engine until fuel system is
iT iS IMPORTANT TO PREVENT
GUM DEPOSITS FROM FORMING
IN ESSENTIAL FUEL SYSTEM PARTS
SUCH AS THE CARBURETOR, FUEL
F3LTER, FUEL HOSE, OR TANK
DURING STORAGE. ALSO, EX-
PERIENCE INDICATES THAT ALCO-
HOL 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.
OPERATOR PRESENCE
CONTROL BAR
UPPER HANDL
FOLD FORWARD
FOR STORAGE
R6. 19
LOWER HANDLE
HANDLE BRACKET
OTHER
® Do not store gasoline from one season to another.
® Replace your gasoline can if your can starts to
rust. Rust and/or dirt in your gasoline can cause
problems.
Do not store your lawn mower under any plastic
cover. Plastic cannot breathe which allows con-
densation to form and can cause your lawn
mower to rust.
When setting up your Handle from the storag_
position, the Lower Handle will automatically locl_
into the mowing position.
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