Owner`s manual

IMPORTANT: Blade bolt is grade 8 heat
treated.
TO SHARPEN BLADE
NOTE: We do not recommend sharpen-
ing blade - but if you do, be sure the blade
is balanced.
Care should be taken to keep the blade
balanced. An unbalanced blade will
cause eventual damage to lawn mower or
engine.
• The blade can be sharpened with a file
or on a grinding wheel. Do not attempt
to sharpen while on the mower.
• To check blade balance, drive a nail
into a beam or wall. Leave about one
inch of the straight nail exposed. Place
center hole of blade over the head of
the nail. If blade is balanced, it should
remain in a horizontal position. If either
end of the blade moves downward,
sharpen the heavy end until the blade
is balanced. Crank shaft
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GRASS CATCHER
• The grass catcher may he hosed with
water, but must be dry when used.
• Check your grass catcher oftenfor
damage or deterioration. Through normal
use it will wear. If catcher needs replacing,
replace only with a manufacturer approved
replacement catcher. Give the lawn
mower model number when ordering.
DRIVE WHEELS
Check rear drive wheels each time you
mow to be sure they move freely. The
wheels not turning freely means trash,
grass cuttings, etc., may be inside the
drive wheel and dust cover area and must
be cleaned out to free ddve wheels.
If necessary to clean the drive wheels,
check both rear wheels.
• Remove hubcaps and lecknuts.
• Remove wheels from wheel adjuster
axles.
• Remove any trash or grass cuttings
from inside the dust cover, pinion and/or
drive wheel gear teeth.
• If you remove the drive pinions, wipe
clean with dry cloth. Reassemble dry.
Do not lubricate. Do not use oil or
grease.
• The pinion gear, on both sides of the
mower, are the same, however, they
must be installed correctly. If installed
incorrectly, the drive system will not
work.
• There are arrows embossed on both
sides of the pinion gear. With the arrow
at the top of the pinion, the arrow must
point towards front of mower. If the
arrow points to the rear, turn the pinion
around and assemble to mower.
• Place wheels back on adjuster axles.
• Replace Iocknuts and hubcaps.
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ENGINE
LUBRICATION
Use only high quality detergent oil rated
with API service classification SF, SG or
SH. Select the oit's SAE viscosity grade
according to your expected operating
temperature.
SAE V+SCOSITY GRADES
_0" 0+ 3o"
_0 • -20" -1_* o" tO* 20" 30"
TEMPERATURE RANGE ANTICIPATED BEFORE NEXT OiL CHANGE
NOTE: Although mu_vlscosity oils (5W30,
10W30 etc.) improve starting in cold weather,
these multi-viscosityoils will result in
increased oil consumption when used above
32°F. Check your engine oil level h_ore
frequen T to avoid possible engine damage
from running low on oil.
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