Operator's Manual

AdjustingtheCuttingHeight

WARNING

Adjustingthecuttingheightmaybringyouinto

contactwiththemovingblade,causingserious

injury.

•Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingparts

tostop.

•Donotputyourngersunderthehousingwhen

adjustingthecuttingheight.

CAUTION

Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,themuferwillbe

hotandcanseverelyburnyou.Keepawayfromthe

hotmufer.

Adjustthecuttingheightasdesired.Setthefrontwheelsto

thesameheightastherearwheels(Figure10).

Note:Toraisethemachine,movethefrontcuttingheight

leversrearwardandtherearcuttingheightleversforward.

Tolowerthemachine,movethefrontcuttingheightlevers

forwardandtherearcuttingheightleversrearward.

Figure10

1.Raisethemachine2.Lowerthemachine

Note:Thecuttingheightsettingsare1inch(25mm);1-3/8

inches(35mm);1-3/4inches(44mm);2-1/8inches(54mm);

2-1/2inches(64mm);2-7/8inches(73mm);3-1/4inches

(83mm);3-5/8inches(92mm);and4inches(102mm).

StartingtheEngine

1.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainstthehandle(Figure

11).

Figure11

1.Blade-controlbar

2.Pushtheelectric-startbutton(Figure12)(electric-start

modelonly)orpulltherecoilstarthandle(Figure13).

Note:Iftheelectric-startbuttonifithasbeen

removed,insertitintheelectricstarter;refertoFigure

12(electric-startmodelonly).

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Figure12

Electricstart

1.Electricstarter3.Electric-startbutton

(installed)

2.Electric-startbutton

Note:Whenyoupulltherecoilstarthandle,pullit

lightlyuntilyoufeelresistance,thenpullitsharply

(Figure13).Allowtheropetoreturntothehandle

slowly.