Operator's Manual

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Contents

Safety.......................................................................3

GeneralSafety...................................................3

SafetyandInstructionalDecals..........................5

Setup........................................................................7

1InstallingtheHandle........................................7

2InstallingtheRecoil-startRope........................8

3FillingtheCrankcasewithOil...........................9

4AdjustingtheSelf-propelDrive.........................9

ProductOverview...................................................10

Operation................................................................10

CheckingtheEngine-oilLevel...........................10

FillingtheFuelTank...........................................11

AdjustingtheCuttingHeight..............................11

StartingtheEngine...........................................12

StoppingtheEngine.........................................13

OperatingtheSelf-PropelDrive........................13

RecyclingtheClippings....................................13

BaggingtheClippings.......................................14

OperatingTips.................................................15

Maintenance...........................................................16

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........16

EngineMaintenance...........................................16

ServicingtheAirCleaner..................................16

ChangingtheEngineOil...................................17

ServicingtheSparkPlug...................................18

DriveSystemMaintenance..................................18

AdjustingtheSelf-propelDrive..........................18

BladeMaintenance..............................................19

MaintainingtheBlade.......................................19

Cleaning..............................................................21

CleaningundertheMowerHousing..................21

CleaningundertheBeltCover..........................22

Storage...................................................................22

PreparingtheFuelSystem...............................22

PreparingtheEngine........................................22

GeneralInformation..........................................22

RemovingtheMachinefromStorage................23

Troubleshooting......................................................24

Safety

ThismachinemeetsorexceedstheCPSCblade

safetyrequirementsforwalk-behindrotarylawn

mowers.

Improperlyusingormaintainingthislawnmower

canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialfor

injury,complywiththesesafetyinstructions.

Torodesignedandtestedthislawnmowerforto

offerreasonablysafeservice;however,failureto

complywiththefollowinginstructionsmayresult

inpersonalinjury.

WARNING

Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,

anodorless,deadlypoisonthatcankillyou.

Donotruntheengineindoorsorinan

enclosedarea.

Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,and

togainknowledgeoftheproduct,itisessential

thatyouandanyotheroperatorofthelawnmower

readandunderstandthecontentsofthismanual

beforetheengineiseverstarted.Payparticular

attentiontothesafetyalertsymbol(Figure2)

whichmeansCaution,Warning,orDanger.Read

andunderstandtheinstructionbecauseithas

todowithsafety.Failuretocomplywiththe

instructionmayresultinpersonalinjury.

GeneralSafety

Thismachineiscapableofamputatinghandsand

feetandofthrowingobjects.Failuretoobservethe

followingsafetyinstructionscouldresultinserious

injuryordeath.

Thefollowinginstructionshavebeenadaptedfrom

theANSI/OPEIB71.4-2012standard.

Training

•ReadtheOperator'sManualandothertraining

material.Iftheoperator(s)ormechanic(s)cannot

readEnglishitistheowner'sresponsibilityto

explainthismaterialtothem.

•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe

equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.

•Alloperatorsandmechanicsshouldbetrained.

Theownerisresponsiblefortrainingtheusers.