Operator's Manual

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Tiltthemachinesotheengineislevel,andshutoff
theengine.
2.Allowtheenginetocool.
3.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick.
4.Removethedipstickandwipetheendclean.
5.Slidethedipstickfullyintothedipsticktubewithout
threadingitintothellerneck.
6.Pullthedipstickoutandlookattheend.
Note:Theoilshouldbetothetopoftheupperlimit
range(Figure7).
Figure7
1.Oildipstick
Important:Runningtheenginewithalowoil
levelcancauseenginedamage.Thistypeof
damageisnotcoveredbywarranty.
Theengineisequippedwithanoilalertsystem
thatautomaticallyshutsofftheenginebeforethe
oillevelfallsbelowthesafelimit.
7.Iftheoillevelislow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilinto
thecrankcasetoraisetheleveltotheupperlimit.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausetheenginemaybedamaged.
8.Replacethedipstick.
StartingandShuttingOffthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.MovethefuelvalvetotheOPENposition,alltheway
totheright.
Note:Ifyourmodelisequippedwithanenginewith
anOn/Offswitch,movetheswitchtotheONposition.
2.MovethechokeleverlefttotheONpositionifyou
arestartingacoldengine.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking.
3.MovethethrottletotheDISENGAGEposition.
4.Holdthesafetybailagainstthehandleandpushthe
handledownenoughtoraisethecuttingwheeloffthe
ground.
5.Pullthestarterhandlelightlyuntilyoufeelresistance,
thenpullthehandlebriskly.Returnthestarterhandle
gently.
6.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethechokelever
backtotheOFFposition.
Note:Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,movethechoke
backtotheONpositionagainuntiltheenginewarms
up.ThenmoveittotheOFFposition.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.MovethethrottletotheDISENGAGEposition.
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,
letitrunforaminutebeforereleasingthesafetybail.
Thishelpstocooltheenginebeforeshuttingoff.Inan
emergency,theenginemaybeshutoffimmediately.
2.Releasethesafetybailtoshutofftheengine.
3.MovethefuelvalvetotheCLOSEDposition,allthe
waytotheleft.
Note:Ifyourmodelisequippedwithanengine
withanOn/Offswitch,movetheswitchtotheOFF
position.
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