Use and Care Manual

4.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltube,butdonot
screwitin.
5.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevel;referto
Figure8.
•Iftheoillevelislow,addasmallamountofoil
slowlytotheoil-lltube,andthenrepeatsteps
3through5untiltheoillevelonthedipstickis
correct.
•Iftheoillevelishigh,draintheexcessoiluntilthe
oillevelonthedipstickiscorrect.Todrainthe
excessoil,referto
ChangingtheEngineOil(page
13).
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseis
toolowortoohighandyouruntheengine,
youmaydamagetheengine.
6.Installthedipsticksecurely.
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight
WARNING
Adjustingthecuttingheightmaybringyouinto
contactwiththemovingblade,causingserious
injury.
•Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
•Donotputyourngersunderthehousingwhen
adjustingthecuttingheight.
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,themuferwillbe
hotandcanseverelyburnyou.Keepawayfromthe
hotmufer.
Adjustthecuttingheightasdesired.Setthefrontwheelsand
therearwheelstothesameheight.
Note:Toraiseorlowerthemachine,movethecutting-height
leversasshowninFigure9.
Figure9
1.Raisethemachine2.Lowerthemachine
Important:Thecuttingheightsettingsare32mm
(1-1/4inches);44mm(1-3/4inches);57mm(2-1/4
inches);70mm(2-3/4inches);83mm(3-1/4inches);
and95mm(3-3/4inches).
StartingtheEngine
1.Turnthefuel-valvelevertotheOnposition(Figure10).
Figure10
2.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainsttheupperhandle
(Figure11).
Figure11
3.Pulltherecoil-starthandle(Figure12).
Figure12
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