Operator's Manual

AdjustingtheSeed-Gate
ClosedPosition
Iftheseedgateispartiallyopenwhenthe
seeder-controlleverisintheOFFposition,complete
thefollowing:
1.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,andremovethespark-plugwire.
2.Raisethecuttingbladestothehighestposition.
3.Pulltheseeder-controllevertotheOFFposition.
4.Loosenthenutsontheseed-gatecontrolcable
(seeFigure26).
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Figure26
1.Jamnut
2.Cable
5.Movethecablerighttoclosetheseedgateor
lefttoopenit.
Important:Donottightenthecabletothe
pointtheseedgateistighttotherightwith
extremetensiononthecableasthiswill
damagethegateandthecable.Onlyadjust
ituntiltheopeningsinthebottomofthe
seederareclosed.
6.Tightenthejamnutsandtesttheseeder-control
levertoensurethattheseedgateopensand
closescorrectly.
Cleaning
CleaningtheEngineArea
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily(Cleanthe
engineandexhaustareamoreoften
indryordirtyconditions.)
CAUTION
Excessivedebrisaroundengineandexhaust
areacancauseengineandexhaustareato
overheat,whichcancreatearehazard.
Cleanalldebrisfromengineandexhaustarea.
1.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,andremovethespark-plugwire.
2.Cleanalldebrisfromtheengineair-intake
screenandaroundtheengine.
3.Wipeupanyexcessivegreaseoroilaroundthe
engine.
CleaningundertheMachine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,andremovethespark-plugwire.
2.Toensurethebestperformance,keepthe
undersideofthemachineclean.
CAUTION
Themachinemaydislodgematerialfrom
underthehousing.
•Weareyeprotection.
•Stayintheoperatingposition(behind
thehandle).
•Donotallowbystandersinthearea.
3.TurnthefuelshutoffvalvetotheOFFposition,
anddrainthefuelfromthefueltank;referto
DrainingtheFuelT ank(page27).
4.Tiltthemachinerearwarduntiltheupperhandle
restsontheground,andplaceajackstand
underthemachine.
Note:Ifnecessary,use2peopletotiltthe
machinerearward.
5.Removethedebriswithahardwoodscraperor
othersuitabledevice.Avoidburrsandsharp
edges.
6.Returnthemachinetotheuprightposition.
7.Fillthefueltank.
8.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
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