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Variable Speed Self Drive System (Fig. L)

DANGER: Sharp moving blade. Never attempt to
override the operation of the switch box, the self
drive system or the safety key system as serious
injury couldresult.
Your mower is equipped with variable speed self drive. This
system is dependent on the blade ON‑OFF switch. It can only be
used with the blade spinning.
1. Follow Starting Mowerinstructions.
2. To turn on self drive, hold blade bail handle
5
in place
against the main handle
4
with onehand.
3. Pull the self speed lever
6
toward the main handle with
your otherhand.
4. You can hold just the speed lever
6
or hold both bail
handle
5
and speed leversimultaneously.
5. To turn off self drive, release the speed lever
6
.
Starting Mower (Fig. I–L)
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DANGER: Sharp moving blade. Never attempt to
override the operation of the switch box and safety
key system as serious injury couldresult.
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WARNING: Ensure self drive is disengaged before starting
the mower
NOTE: Mower is operational when battery packs and safety key
areinstalled.
1. Lift and hold the battery port cover
10
up to expose the
battery port
26
.
2. Slide a battery pack
23
into the battery port
26
until an
audible click is heard. Repeat this process for the second
batteryport.
NOTE: Ensure the battery packs are fully seated and fully
latched intoposition before startingmower.
3. Close the battery port cover. Ensure the cover is fully closed
before startingmower.
4. Insert safety key
3
into the ON‑OFF switch box
1
until it is
fully seated inside housing. The mower is nowoperational.
5. Your mower is equipped with a special ON‑OFF switch
box
1
. To operate the mower, push and hold the ON‑OFF
button
2
on the ON‑OFF switch box
1
, then pull the bail
handle
5
to the main handle
4
.
NOTE: Once the mower starts you can release
theON‑OFFbutton, but you must continue to hold the bail
handle to themain handle for the mower torun.
6. To turn the mower OFF, release the bailhandle
5
.
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WARNING: Never attempt to lock a switch or bail handle
in the ONposition.
NOTE: Once the bail handle has returned to the original position
it will activate the “Automatic Braking Mechanism”. The motor is
braked and the mower blade will stop rotating in three seconds
orless. If mower blade rotates longer than three seconds,
discontinue using mower and have itserviced.
Safety Key (Fig. J)
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DANGER: Sharp moving blade. In order to prevent
accidental start-up or unauthorized use of your
cordless mower, a removable safety key
3
has been
incorporated into the design of your mower. The mower
will be completely disabled when the safety key has been
removed from themower.
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DANGER: Rotating blades can cause serious injury.
To prevent serious injury, turn unit off and remove safety
key and battery packs when unattended, or when
charging, cleaning, servicing, transporting, lifting, or
storingmower.
Installing and Removing the Battery Packs
(Fig. I)
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DANGER: MAKE CERTAIN THE SAFETY KEY IS
REMOVED TO PREVENT ACTUATION BEFORE
REMOVING OR INSTALLINGBATTERIES.
This mower is designed to operate on two battery packs of
equal capacity. The mower will not operate on a single battery
pack, and If using different capacity battery packs, the smaller
capacity battery pack, when depleted, will cause the unit to
turnoff.
NOTE: For best results, make sure the battery packs
d
are
fullycharged.
To Install the Battery Packs
1. Lift and hold the battery port cover
10
up to expose the
battery ports
18
.
2. Slide a battery pack
23
into the battery port until an audible
click is heard. Repeat for the second battery
NOTE: Ensure the battery packs are fully seated and fully latched
intoposition before startingmower.
3. Close the battery port cover. Ensure the cover is fully closed
before startingmower.
To Remove the Battery Packs
1. Lift and hold the battery port cover up to expose the
batteryports.
2. Depress the battery release button
24
on the battery packs
and pull the battery packs out oftool.
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DANGER: Do not operate mower unless handle is locked
intoposition.
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DANGER: Sharp moving blade. Never operate the
mower in bagging mode unless the bag lugs on the grass
collection bag are seated properly on the mower and the
rear discharge door rests firmly against the top of the grass
collection bag as serious injury couldresult.
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WARNING: Let the mower work at its own pace. Do
notoverload.