Operator's Manual

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1.Blade(2)
4.Tightenthesecondblade;refertostep2.
5.Rotatethebladesbyhandafull360°turnto
ensurethattheydonottouch.
Note:Ifthebladestoucheachother,theyare
notmountedcorrectly.Repeatsteps1through
3,untilthebladesnolongertoucheachother.
WARNING
Incorrectlyinstallingthebladescoulddamage
themachineorcauseaninjurytoyouor
bystanders.
Usecarewheninstallingtheblades.
Storage
Storethemachineinacool,clean,dryplace.
GeneralInformation
1.Performtherecommendedannualmaintenance
procedures;refertoMaintenance(page19).
2.Cleanunderthemachinehousing;referto
CleaningundertheMachine(page17).
3.Removechaff,dirt,andgrimefromtheexternal
partsoftheengine,theshrouding,andthetop
ofthemachine.
4.Checktheconditionoftheblades;referto
InspectingtheBlades(page24).
5.Servicetheairlter;refertoServicingtheAir
Filter(page20).
6.Tightenallnuts,bolts,andscrews.
7.T ouchupallrustedorchippedpaintsurfaces
withpaintavailablefromanAuthorizedService
Dealer.
8.Electric-startmodelonly:Chargethebattery
for24hours,thenunplugthebatterycharger
andstorethemachineinanunheatedarea.If
youmuststorethemachineinaheatedarea,
youmustchargethebatteryevery90days.
9.Foldthehandleforstorage;referto1
AssemblingtheHandle(page5).
PreparingtheFuelSystem
WARNING
Fuelcanvaporizeifyoustoreitoverlong
periodsoftimeandexplodeifitcomesinto
contactwithanopename.
•Donotstorefueloverlongperiodsoftime.
•Donotstorethemachinewithfuelinthe
fueltankorthecarburetorinanenclosure
withanopename.(Forexample,a
furnaceorawaterheaterpilotlight.)
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringitin
anyenclosure.
Onthelastrefuelingoftheyear,addfuelstabilizer
tothefuelasdirectedbytheenginemanufacturer.
Emptythefueltankwhenmowingthelasttimebefore
storingthemachine.
1.Runthemachineuntiltheengineshutsofffrom
runningoutoffuel.
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