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NOTE'. We do not recommend sharpening
blade - but ifyou do, be sure the blade is
balanced.
TO SHARPEN BLADE
Care should be taken to keep the blade
balanced. An unbalanced blade willcause
eventual damage to lawn mower or engine.
• The blade can be sharpened with a file or
ona gdndingwheel.Donotattemptto
shaq_mwhilaonthernower.
• To check blade balance, drive a nsil intoa
beam or wall. Leave about one inch ofthe
straight r_l exposed. Place center hole of
blade over the head of 81e nail. Ifblade is
balanced, itshould remain in a horizontal
pes_. Iferd_ e_ of_e blede m_se
downward, shaq0en the heavy end untilthe
blade isbalanced.
Blade Crank-
shaft
keyway
Blade
bolt
Lock
washer Crank-
Hardened Trailing Blade shaft
washer edge adaptor
GRASS CATCHER
• The grass catcher may be hosed with
water, but must be dry when used.
• Check your grass catcher often for
damage or deterioration. Through
normal use it will wear. If catcher needs
replacing, replace only with a manufac-
turer approved replacement catcher.
Give the lawn mower model number
when ordedng.
DRIVE WHEELS
Check rear drive wheels each time you
mow to be sure they move freely. The
wheels not tuming freely means trash,
grass cuttings, etc., may be inside the
ddve wheel and dust cover area and must
be cleaned out to free ddve wheels.
If necessary to clean the drive wheels,
check beth rear wheels.
• Remove hubcaps and Iocknuts.
• Remove wheels from wheel adjuster
axles.
• Remove any trash or grass cuttings from
inside the dust cover, pinion and/or drive
wheel gear teeth.
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• The pinion gear must be installed with
the left gear on the left side and with the
right gear on the right side, from an
operator's view.
• The pinion gear is stamped with an "L"
(left) or =R" (right) on the inside. If
installed incorrectly, the drive system will
not work.
• Place wheels back on adjuster axles.
• Replace Iocknuts and hubcaps.
NOTE: Pinions and drive pawls should be
cleaned and lubricated with grease
approximately every 25 hours or once a
year.
Locknut
Ddve pin
Dust cover
Pinion
E-dng
ENGINE
LUBRICATION
Use only high quality detergent oil rated wi_
API service classification SF, SG or SH.
Select the oil'sSAE viscositygrade according
to your expected operating temperature.
NOTE: _ mull_viscosityoils (5W30,
10W30 etc.)improvestartingincoldweather,
thesemulti-viscos'_oilswillresultinincreased
oilconsumpt_ whenusedabove32°1-.
Checkyourengineoillevelmorefrequentlyto
avoidposs_leenginedamagefromrunning
lowon oil.
Cringe the oq_er every25 houmof
operationorat leastonce a year ifthe lawn
rnowerisnotusedfor25 hoursin one year.
Checkthe crankcaseoil lavel beforesta_ng
the engineand aftereachEve(5)hoursof
conlinuoususe.T_hton oUplugsecurelyasch
timeyoucheckthe oillavel.
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