Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Operation
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1.Mulchplug3.Lip
2.Dischargedoor4.Mowerhousing
4.Lowerthedischargedoor.
•RemovingtheMulchPlug:
Note:Whengrassisthickandlush,clippings
maycollectonandaroundthedischargetunnel
plug.Thismaymakeitdifculttoremovethe
plug.Cleantheplugthoroughlyaftereachuse.
1.Toremovethemulchplug,raisethedischarge
doorandpullthemulchplugoutofthe
dischargetunnel.
2.Lowerthedischargedoor.
CheckingtheBladeBrakeClutch
(BladeBrakeClutchUnitsOnly)
ChecktheBladeBrakeClutch(BBC)systembefore
eachusetoensurethatitisoperatingproperly.
NormalTest:
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Movethelawnmowerontoapavedsurfacein
anon-windyarea.
3.Setallfourwheelstothe21/2inches(6.4cm)
cuttingheight(seeFigure16andFigure17)
4.Takeahalfsheetofnewspaperandcrumple
itintoballsmallenoughtogounderthedeck
(about3inchesor7.6cmindiameter)asshown
inFigure15.
Figure15
1.Crumplednewspaper2.5inches(12.7cm)
5.Placetheballofnewspaper5inches(12.7cm)in
frontofthelawnmower.
6.Starttheengine.
7.Pushthebladecontrollockleverforwardto
releasethebladecontrolbail(Figure4).
8.Squeezethebladecontrolbailagainstthehandle.
bladeshouldengage.
9.Releasethebladecontrolbail.Youshouldheara
“bang.”Thebladeshouldstopinthreeseconds.
Thebladecontrollocklevershouldresettolock
thebladecontrolbail.
10.Immediatelypushthelawnmoweroverthe
newspaperball.
11.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
12.Walkaroundthelawnmowertocheckforthe
newspaperball.Iftheballdidnotgounderthe
deck,repeatsteps6through11.
13.Pullthelawnmowerawayfromthenewspaper.
Ifthenewspaperballunravelsorisshredded,
thebladehasnotproperlystopped,resulting
inanunsafeoperatingcondition.Contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
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