Operator's Manual

•Recoil-StartHandle:

1.TurntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition(AofFigure16).

Important:Donotattempttostarttheenginewiththeblade-controlbarengaged;otherwise,

youmayblowthefuse(BofFigure16).

2.Pulltherecoilhandleslowlytotherearuntilyoufeelresistance,thenpullsharply(CofFigure16).

Allowtheropetoreturntotheengineslowly.

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Figure16

UsingtheSelf-PropelDrive

Tooperatetheself-propeldrive,simplywalkwithyour

handsgrippingtheupperhandleandyourelbowsat

yoursides,andthemachinewillautomaticallykeep

pacewithyou(Figure17).

Note:Youcanself-propelthemachinewiththe

bladesengagedordisengaged.

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Figure17

Note:Usethetraction-assisthandleinsituations

whenyouneedmorecontrolthanyouhavewiththe

self-propeldrivealone.

ShuttingOfftheEngine

StandardModel

Pressthetoggleswitch(Figure17)totheSTOP

positionandholdituntiltheengineshutsoff.

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Figure18

Electric-StartModel

1.TurntheignitionkeytotheOFFposition(Aof

Figure18).