Operator's Manual

StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Turnonthefuelvalve.
2.Movethechokelevertotheleftifyouarestartinga
coldengine.
3.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweentheslow
(turtle)andfast(rabbit)positions.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking.
4.Withonehand,holddowntheoperatorpresencebail.
5.Pulltherecoilhandlesharplytostarttheengine.
6.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethechoketo
theright.
Note:Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,movethechoke
leftagainuntiltheenginewarmsup.
7.Movethethrottlelevertodesiredsetting.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Releasetheoperatorpresencebail.
2.Turnthefuelvalveoff.
3.Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
OperatingtheMachine
1.Movethedepthcontrollevertothedesiredsetting.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Pushdownonthehandletoraisethefrontwheelsoff
theground.
4.Slowlylowerthefrontwheelstotheground,allowing
thebladestograduallyworkintothegrassandsoil.
5.Whennished,releasetheoperatorpresencebail,stop
theengine,andraisethecuttingbladestothetransport
setting.
OperatingTips
Dethatching
•Settheailblades1/8to1/4inch(3to6mm)intothe
earth(belowthezeroposition).
•Mowyardshorterthannormalmowinglengthbefore
dethatching.
•Dethatchalawnbeforegrass’sprimegrowingseason.
•Afterdethatching,removethatchanddebrisfromlawn
withrake.
•Usetimeofsoilexposuretofertilizeandseedlawn.
•Givelawnextrawateringafterdethatching.
PowerRaking/Renovation
Tobreaknewgroundortillanexistinglawn,settheail
blades6to12mm(1/4to1/2inch)intotheearth(below
thezeroposition).Allowthemachinetomoveatitsown
pacethroughthesoil,goingforwardandbackwardoverthe
areatobeleveled,ormakingmultiplepassesfromdifferent
directions.
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