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IMPORTANT:Thisunitis shippedwith oil in the engine.After
assembly,see page12for fuelandoil details.
IMPORTANT:Referenceto rightor leftside of the moweris observed
fromthe operatingposition.
Disconnectthe sparkplugwire andgroundit againstthe engineto
preventunintendedstarting.
LOOSE PARTS IN CARTON
Thefollowingitemsare packagedin a bag:
Operator'sManual,Oil drainhose,Waterhosecoupler,EngineManual
TOOLS NEEDED FOR ASSEMBLY
A setof adjustablewrenchesand tiregauge
MOWER SET-UP
Shipping Brace Removal
Makesurethe lawnmower'sengineis off. Removetheignitionkey
beforeremovingthe shippingbrace.
1. Locatethe shippingbrace,if present,foundon the rightside of
thecuttingdeck. SeeFigure1.
.
Figure1
Whileholdingthe dischargechutewith your left hand,removethe
shippingbracewith yourright handby graspingit betweenyour
thumbandindexfingerand rotatingit clockwise.
Attaching the Battery Cables
NOTE: The positivebatteryterminalis markedPos.(+).The negative
batteryterminalis markedNeg.(-).
The positivecable (heavyredwire)is securedto the positivebattery
terminal(+)witha hex boltandhex nutat thefactory.
The negativecable(heavy blackwire) maybe securedto the negative
batteryterminalat the factory.If it hasn'tbeenattached,proceedas
follows:
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Removethe carriagebolt andhexnut fromthe positivecable
(heavyred wire).
Removethe redplasticcover,if present,fromthe positivebattery
terminalandattachthe positivecableto the positivebattery
terminal(+)withthe bolt andhexnut.See Figure2.
Figure2
3. Removethe carriagebolt andhexnut fromthe negativecable
(heavyblackwirel
4. Removethe blackplasticcover,if present,fromthe negativebat-
tery terminalandattachthe negativecableto the negativebattery
terminal(-) withthe boltand hexnut. See Figure2.
5. Makecertainthe hold-downrodis in positionoverthe battery,
securingit inplaceand makecertain that the red rubberbootcov-
ers the positivebatteryterminalto helpprotectit fromcorrosion.
NOTE: Ifthe batteryis putinto serviceafter the dateshown
on top/sided battery,chargethe batteryas instructedin the
Maintenancesectionof this manualprior to operatingthe mower.
Theshippingbraceis usedfor packagingpurposesonly. Remove
anddiscardthe shippingbracebeforeoperatingyourlawnmower.
Themowingdeckis capableof throwingobjects.Failureto operate
I the mowerwithoutthedischargecoverin the properoperatingposi-
ltion could resultin seriouspersonalinjuryand/or propertydamage.
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