Use and Care Manual

Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotstartafterseveral
attempts,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
UsingtheSelf-propelDrive
(Self-propelmodelsonly)
Tooperatetheself-propeldrive,squeezetheself-propeldrive
bar(Figure14)towardthehandleandholdit.
Figure14
1.Self-propeldrivebar
Todisengagetheself-propeldrive,releasetheself-propel
drivebar.
Note:Themaximumself-propelgroundspeedisxed.To
reducethegroundspeed,increasethespacebetweenthe
self-propeldrivebarandthehandle.
StoppingtheEngine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Tostoptheengine,releasetheblade-controlbar(Figure15).
Note:Removetheignitionkeywhenyouleavethemachine
(electric-startmodelsonly).
Important:Whenyoureleasetheblade-controlbar,
boththeengineandbladeshouldstopwithin3seconds.
Iftheydonotstopproperly,stopusingyourmachine
immediatelyandcontactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Figure15
MulchingtheClippings
Yourmachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytomulchthe
grassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.
Ifthegrassbagisonthemachine,removeitbeforemulching
theclippings.RefertoRemovingtheGrassBag(page11).
BaggingtheClippings
Usethegrassbagwhenyouwanttocollectgrassandleaf
clippingsfromthelawn.
WARNING
Aworngrassbagcouldallowsmallstonesandother
similardebristobethrownatyouorinthedirection
ofbystanders,resultinginseriouspersonalinjury
ordeathtoyouortobystanders.
Checkthegrassbagfrequently.Ifitisdamaged,
installanewLawn-Boyreplacementbag.
WARNING
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.
Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
InstallingtheGrassBag
1.Liftupthereardeector(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Reardeector3.Rodend(2)
2.Notchinthehandle
bracket(2)
4.Grassbag
2.Inserttherodendsofthegrassbagintothenotches
inthehandlebrackets(Figure16).
3.Allowthereardeectortorestonthebag.
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