Operator's Manual

EngagingtheBlade
Whenyoustartyourengine,thebladesdonotturn.You
mustengagethebladestomow.
1.Pulltheblade-control-barlockbacktotheblade-control
bar(Figure21).
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Figure21
1.Blade-controlbarlock2.Blade-controlbar
2.Slowlypulltheblade-controlbarbacktothehandle
(Figure21).
3.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainstthehandle
(Figure22).
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Figure22
DisengagingtheBlade
Releasetheblade-controlbar(Figure23).
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Figure23
Important:Whenyoureleasetheblade-controlbar,
thebladesshouldstopwithin3seconds.Iftheydonot
stopproperly,stopusingyourmachineimmediatelyand
contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
CheckingtheBlade-stop
SystemOperation
Beforeeachuse,checkthatthebladesstopwithin3seconds
ofreleasingtheblade-controlbar.
UsingtheGrassBag
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Youcanusethegrassbagtochecktheblade-stopsystem.
1.Removetherear-dischargeplug.
2.Installtheemptygrassbagonthemachine.
3.Starttheengine.
4.Engagetheblades.
Note:Thebagshouldbegintoinate,indicatingthat
thebladesarerotating.
5.Whilewatchingthebag,releasetheblade-controlbar.
Note:Ifthebagdoesnotdeatewithin3secondsof
releasingtheblade-controlbar,theblade-stopsystem
maybedeterioratingand,ifignored,couldresultin
anunsafeoperatingcondition.Havethemachine
inspectedandservicedbyanAuthorizedService
Dealer.
6.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
NotUsingtheGrassBag
1.Movethemachineontoapavedsurfaceinanon-windy
area.
2.Setall4wheelstothe89mm(3-1/2inch)cutting
heightsetting.
3.Takeahalfsheetofnewspaperandcrumpleitintoa
ballsmallenoughtogounderthemachine(about75
mmor3inchesindiameter).
4.Placethenewspaperballabout13cm(5inches)in
frontofthemachine.
5.Starttheengine.
6.Engagetheblades.
7.Releasetheblade-controlbarandbegincountingout3
seconds.
8.Onthecountof3,pushthemachinequicklyforward
overthenewspaper.
9.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
10.Gotothefrontofthemachineandcheckthe
newspaperball.
Note:Ifthenewspaperballdidnotgounderthe
machine,repeatsteps4through10.
11.Ifthenewspaperisunravelledorshredded,theblades
didnotstopproperly,whichcouldresultinanunsafe
operatingcondition.ContactanAuthorizedService
Dealer.
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