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Your Lawn
Mower
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WARNING
Read,understand,
and follow all instruc-
tions and warnings
on the machineand
inthis manual before
operating.
This blade control
mechanism is a
safety device. Never
attempt to bypass its
operations.
Useextreme care
when handling
gasoline.Gasoline is
trernely flammable
and the vapors are
explosive.Never fuel
the machine indoors
or while the engine
is hot or running.
Extinguish cigarettes,
cigars, pipesand
other so urcesof
ignition.
Know Your Lawn Mower
Blade Control Handle
Drive Control Handle
Recoil Starter
/
Mulching Baffle
Height Adjustment
Levers
Chute Deflector
Figure 8
Blade Control Handle
Thebladecontrolhandleislocatedon theupperhandle
ofthemower.SeeFigure8.Thebladecontrolhandle
mustbedepressedinordertooperatetheunit.Release
thebladecontrolhandletostoptheengineand blade.
Drive Control Handle
Thedrivecontrolhandleislocatedontheupperhandle.
Squeezethedrivecontrolhandleagainsttheupper
handletoengagedrivesystem.Releasethecontrol
handletodisengagethedrivesysteminordertostop,
slowdown,or backup.
Recoil Starter
Therecoilstarterisattachedtotherightupperhandle.
Standbehindtheunitand pullthe recoilstarterropeto
starttheunit.
Mulching Baffle
Themulchingbaffleisusedtorecirculategrassclip-
pingsbacktothelawn.Attachitasinstructedonpage7
ofthismanual.
Cutting Height Adjustment Levers
Oneadjustmentleveris locatedoneachwheelandis
usedtoadjustthecuttingheight.All fourlevershaveto
beatthesamerelativepositiontoensureuniformcut.
Before Starting
1. Servicetheenginewithgasolineandoil asinstructed
in theseparateenginemanual.
2. Attachsparkplugwireto sparkplug. If unitis
equippedwitha rubberbootovertheend ofthespark
plugwire,makecertainthemetalloopon theend of
thesparkplugwire(insidetherubberboot)isfastened
securelyoverthemetaltipon thesparkplug.
3. Beforeeachuse,checkforproperdriveclutchopera-
tionbyperformingthefollowingbeforestartingthe
engine:
a. Withthedrivecontrolreleased,pushmower
forward.Itshouldmovefreely.Pullmowerback-
ward.Itshouldmovewithonlya smallamountof
resistance.
If itdoesnottheclutchmaynotbereleasing
completely.Donotstarttheengineuntilcorrections
havebeenmade.Checkthecontrolcablefor
severebend,kinksandbinding.Alsocheckfor
grassbuild-uparoundthebelt.
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