Operator's Manual

operatingposition),dependingontheamount
ofcorrectionneeded.
•Ifthemowerdoesnotself-propel,turnthe
adjustingnut1to3turnsclockwise(fromthe
operatingposition),dependingontheamount
ofcorrectionneeded.
3.Startthemowerandusetheself-propeldriveto
checktheadjustment.
Note:Iftheself-propeldriveisnotproperly
adjusted,repeatstep2.
4.Whentheself-propeldriveisproperlyadjusted,
tightentheadjustingnutbyhand.
Note:Ifyourmowerstilldoesnotproperlyself-propel
afterperformingthisprocedure,contactanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.
ReplacingtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Replacetheblade
orhaveitsharpened(morefrequently
iftheedgedullsquickly).
Important:
Y ou will need a torque wr ench to install
the blade pr oper l y .Ifyoudonothaveatorque
wrenchorareuncomfortableperformingthis
procedure,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutofgasoline.If
thebladeisdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.
Ifthebladeedgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpenedor
replaceit.
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecan
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
1.Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplug.
RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
2.Tipthemowerontoitssidewiththeairlterup
(Figure28).
Figure28
3.Removetheblade,savingallmountinghardware.
4.Installthenewbladeandallmountinghardware.
Important:Positionthecurvedendsofthe
bladetopointtowardthemowerhousing.
5.Useatorquewrenchtotightenthebladebolt
to50N-m.
Important:Whileholdingthebladewitha
blockofwood,putyourweightbehindthe
ratchetorwrenchandtightentheboltsecurely.
EmptyingtheFuelTank
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforittocooldown
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Removethecapfromthefueltank.
4.Useahandpumptosyphonthefuelintoaclean
approvedgasolinecontainer.
5.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
6.Runtheengineuntilitstops.
7.Starttheengineagaintomakesurethatallthe
gasolineisoutofthecarburetor.
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