Operator's Manual

AddingFuel
Capacity:5.6L(1.48USgallons)
RecommendedFuel
TypeUnleadedgasoline
Minimumoctanerating
87(US)or91(research
octane;outsidetheUS)
Ethanol
Nomorethan10%byvolume
MethanolNone
MTBE(methyltertiarybutyl
ether)
Lessthan15%byvolume
OilDonotaddtothefuel
Useonlyclean,fresh(nomorethan30daysold),fuel
fromareputablesource.
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,addfuel
stabilizertothefuelallseason,mixingitwith
gasolinelessthan30daysold;runthemachine
drybeforestoringitformorethan30days.
Donotusefueladditivesotherthanafuel
stabilizer/conditioner.Donotusefuelstabilizers
withanalcoholbasesuchasethanol,methanol,
orisopropanol.
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromgasoline
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Disengagethecuttingblades,shutoffthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,andturn
theengineswitchtotheOFFposition.
2.Allowtheenginetocool.
3.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcapandremoveit.
Note:Thecapistetheredtothefueltank.
4.Addunleadedgasolinetothefueltankuntilthe
levelisjustinsidethemeshlterbasket.
Important:Thisspaceinthetankallows
gasolinetoexpand.Donotllthefueltank
completelyfull.
5.Installthefuel-tankcapsecurely.
6.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
CheckingtheEngineOil
Checktheengineoilbeforestartingtheengine;refer
toCheckingtheEngine-OilLevel(page21).
AdjustingtheCutting-Blade
Depth
1.Bringthemachinetoafullstop.
2.Disengagethecuttingblades.
3.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
4.Unlockthecutting-bladedepthhandlebypulling
upward.
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Figure9
1.Unlock3.Lock
2.Cutting-bladedepth
handle
5.Movethelevertothedesiredworkingdepthslot
setting.Rotateandpushthehandledownto
lockthehandle.
6.Adjustthesettingdownasthecuttingblades
wear.
AdjustingtheSeeding-Rate
Gauge
1.Bringthemachinetoafullstop.
2.Disengagethecuttingblades.
3.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
4.Tochangetheseedingrate,loosentheknobon
theseeding-rategaugelocatedonthefrontof
theseedhopper.Movethegaugepointertothe
desiredposition,andtightentheknob.
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Figure10
1.Gaugepointer
Note:Refertotheseedinggraph,locatedonthe
machine,todeterminethecorrectgaugesettingfor
thetypeofgrassandthethicknesstobeplanted.
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