User's Manual

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SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Removing Unit From Carton
• Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut
tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open.
• Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e.,
operator’s manual, grass bag, safety glasses etc.)
• Cut along corners, lay carton down flat, and remove
packing material and bottle of oil, if any.
• Roll or slide unit out of carton and check carton
thoroughly for loose parts.
Loose Parts In Carton
1. Handle Assembly
2. Bag
3. Blower Chute (on models so equipped)
4. Safety Glasses (not shown)
Figure 1
Before Assembly
• Before setting up your chipper shredder vacuum,
disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug
and ground to a stud on the engine.
Attaching The Handle
• Unfold the upper handle until it aligns with the lower
handle as shown in Figure 1.
• Tighten both handle knobs securing the two
handles. See Figure 1. Make sure both carriage
bolts are seated properly on the handle.
• Remove carriage screws and wing nuts, called out
in Figure 1, from the lower handle.
• Remove hairpin clips from the handle brackets on
the chipper shredder vacuum. See Figure 2.
• Place bottom hole of the lower handle over weld pin
on the handle bracket as shown in Figure 2. Secure
with a hairpin clip removed earlier. Repeat on the
other side.
• Insert carriage screw, removed earlier, through the
upper hole in the lower handle and secure with wing
nut. See Figure 2. Repeat on the other side.
Figure 2
Attaching The Bag
• Grasp bag handle with one hand and slide locking
rod on the mounting bracket with other hand toward
engine. Use end of mounting bracket as leverage
when sliding the locking rod. See Figure 3.
Figure 3
• Slip bag over the rim of the discharge opening and
release locking rod to secure bag in place.
• Place the bag straps over the lower handle,
hooking them on the studs. See Figure 3.
• Snap bag clip to the top of the lower handle. See
Figure 3.
Blower Chute
Bag Handle Assembly
Handle
Handle
Knob
Knob
Wing
Nuts
Carriage
Bolts
Carriage
(optional)
Screw
Wing Nuts
Carriage Screw
Hairpin Clip
Weld Pin
Bag
Straps
Stud
Stud
Locking Rod
Handle
Clip
Bag