Owner`s manual

Your lawn mower' and engine should be prepared
for off-season storage as follows:
LAWN MOWER
o Clean underside of lawn mower housing_ (See
"Cleaning" in maintenance section of manual..)
o Inspect and replace/sharpen blade, if required
(See "Blade/BJade Adapter Care" in
maintenance section of manual).
= Lubricate as shown in Service Recommendation
chart on page 15 of manual
o Hose grass catcher off with water and let dry
before storing. (if purchased as an accessory)_
HANDLE
o
o
IMPORTANT:
You can fold your lawn mower handle for storage
as shown in Fig 12_
To fold, squeeze the bottom ends of the lower
handle toward each other until the lower handle
clears the handle bracket, then move handle for-
ward (See Fig_ 13).
WHEN FOLDINGTHE HANDLE FOR
STORAGE OR TRANSPORTATION,
BE SURE TO FOLD THE HANDLE AS
SHOWN 1N FIG._ 12 IF YOU FOLD
THE UPPER HANDLE SECTION THE
WRONG WAY, YOU MAY DAMAGE
THE CONTROL CABLES°
ENGINE
o
o
empty.
INPORTANT:
Change oil (See "To Change Oil" in maintenance
section of manual)..
Drain Fuel and Run Engine until fuet system is
IT IS IMPORTANT TO PREVENT
GUM DEPOSITS FROM FORMING
IN ESSENTIAL FUEL SYSTEM PARTS
SUCH AS THE CARBURETOR, FUEL
FILTER, FUEL HOSE, OR TANK DUR-
ING STORAGE. ALSO, EXPER*
IENCE INDICATES THAT ALCOHOL
BLENDED FUELS (CALLED GASO-
HaL OR USING ETHANOL OR
METHANOL) CAN ATTRACT MOIS-
TURE WHICH LEADS TO SEPARA-
TION AND FORMATION OF ACIDS
DURING STORAGE.. ACIDIC GAS
CAN DAMAGE THE FUEL SYSTEM
OF AN ENGINE WHILE IN
STORAGE°
OPERATOR PRESENCE
CONTROL BAR
UPPER HANI
FOLD FORWARO
FOR STORAGE
HANDLE KN
BACKWARD
;J MOWING POSITION
LOWER _. NDL£
FIG. 12
LOWER HANDLE
FIG. 13
OTHER
o Do not store gasoline from one season to another_
Replace your gasoline can if your can starts to
rusL Rust and!or dht in your gasoline can cause
problems°
• Do not store your lawn mower under any plastic
cover. Plastic cannot breathe which allows cam
densation to form and can cause your' Iawn
mower to rust.
o When setting up your handle from the storage
position, the lower handle will automatically lock
into the mowing positiom
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