Operator's Manual

Note:Allowtheropetoreturnslowlytothe
ropeguideonthehandle.
6.Whentheenginestarts,movethethrottle-control
levertotheFastposition(Figure14).
StoppingtheEngine
Releasetheblade-controlbar.Boththeengineand
thebladeshouldstopwithin3seconds.Iftheydonot,
contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Note:Closethefuelvalvebymovingthefuel-valve
lever(Figure13)totheleftifyouwillnotbestarting
theenginesoonafterward.
OperatingtheSelf-Propel
Drive
Thismachinehas3groundspeeds:1(slow),2
(medium),and3(fast);italsohasaNeutral(N)
position.Theself-propel-driveleverislocatedbelow
andbehindthefueltank(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Self-propel-drivelever
1.Movetheself-propel-drivelevertothedesired
groundspeed.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Squeezetheblade-controlbaragainstthe
handletotheRun/Driveposition(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.Handle3.Blade-controlbarinthe
Run/Shiftposition—about
2.5cm(1inch)belowthe
handle
2.Blade-controlbarinthe
Run/Driveposition
4.Blade-controlbarinthe
Stopposition
Important:Shiftingspeedswhilesqueezing
theblade-controlbaragainstthehandlein
theRun/Drivepositioncoulddamagethe
transmission.Movetheblade-controlbarto
theRun/Shiftposition(Figure17)whenever
youchangethegroundspeed.
Note:Youcanvarythegroundspeedby
increasingordecreasingthedistancebetween
theblade-controlbarandthehandle.Lowerthe
bartodecreasethegroundspeedwhenyouare
makingaturnorifthemachineismovingtoofast
foryou.Ifyoulowerthebartoofar,themachine
stopsself-propelling.Squeezethebarcloserto
thehandletoincreasethegroundspeed.When
youholdthebartightagainstthehandle,the
machineself-propelsatthemaximumground
speed.Movetheself-propel-drivelevertothe
Neutralpositionwhenyouusethemachinefor
trimming.
RecyclingtheClippings
Thismachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecycle
grassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.T oprepare
themachinetorecycle:
•Ifthegrassbagisonthemachine,removeit;refer
toRemovingtheGrassBag(page14).
•Iftherear-dischargeplugisnotinstalled,gripitby
thehandle,raisethereardoor,andinsertitinto
therear-dischargechuteuntilthelatchlocksinto
place(Figure18).
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