Use and Care Manual

Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotstartafterseveralattempts,
contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
StoppingtheEngine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Tostoptheengine,releasetheblade-controlbar(
Figure13).
Important:Whenyoureleasetheblade-controlbar,
boththeengineandbladeshouldstopwithin3seconds.
Iftheydonotstopproperly,stopusingyourmachine
immediatelyandcontactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Figure13
MulchingtheClippings
Yourmachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytomulchthe
grassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.
Ifthegrassbagisonthemachine,removeitbeforemulching
theclippings.RefertoRemovingtheGrassBag(page9).
BaggingtheClippings
Usethegrassbagwhenyouwanttocollectgrassandleaf
clippingsfromthelawn.
WARNING
Aworngrassbagcouldallowsmallstonesandother
similardebristobethrownatyouorinthedirection
ofbystanders,resultinginseriouspersonalinjury
ordeathtoyouortobystanders.
Checkthegrassbagfrequently.Ifitisdamaged,
installanewLawn-Boyreplacementbag.
WARNING
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.
Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
InstallingtheGrassBag
1.Liftupthereardeector(Figure14).
Figure14
1.Reardeector
3.Rodendonthegrassbag
(2)
2.Grassbag
4.Notchinthehandle
bracket(2)
2.Inserttherodendsofthegrassbagintothenotches
inthehandlebrackets(
Figure14).
3.Allowthereardeectortorestonthebag.
RemovingtheGrassBag
1.Liftupthereardeector(Figure14).
2.Liftthegrass-baghandleoutfromthenotchesonthe
handlebracketsandremovethebagfromthemachine.
3.Closethereardeector.
OperatingTips
GeneralMowingTips
•Cleartheareaofsticks,stones,wire,branches,andother
debristhatthebladecouldhit.
•Avoidstrikingsolidobjectswiththeblade.Never
deliberatelymowoveranyobject.
•Ifthemachinestrikesanobjectorstartstovibrate,
immediatelystoptheengine,disconnectthewirefrom
thesparkplug,andexaminethemachinefordamage.
•Forbestperformance,installanewbladebeforethe
cuttingseasonbegins.
•ReplacethebladewhennecessarywithaLawn-Boy
replacementblade.
CuttingGrass
•Cutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassbladeatatime.Donot
cutbelowthe44mm(1-3/4inch)settingunlessthegrass
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