Figure9
Model447Fshown
1.Lowerhandlelock8.Reardoor
2.Grassbag9.Oilll/Dipstick(notshown)
3.Upperhandlelock10.Fueltankcap
4.Recoilstarthandle
11.Cuttingheightlever(2)
5.Upperhandle
12.Sparkplug
6.Bladecontrolbar
13.Airlter
7.Electricstart(model447F
only)
14.Recycling/bagginglever
Operation
FillingtheFuelTank
Petrolisextremelyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfrompetrolcanburnyouand
others.
•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthe
petrol,placethecontainerand/ormower
directlyonthegroundbeforelling,notina
vehicleoronanobject.
•Fillthetankoutdoorswhentheengineis
cold.Wipeupspills.
•Donothandlepetrolwhensmokingor
aroundanopenameorsparks.
•Storepetrolinanapprovedfuelcontainer,
outofthereachofchildren.
Fillthefueltankwithfreshunleadedpetrol(Figure10).
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,add
fuelstabilizertothefuelallseason,mixingitwith
petrollessthan30daysold.
Figure10
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engineoillevel.
1.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,andfullyinstall
thedipstick(Figure6).
2.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel
(Figure6).IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkon
thedipstick,slowlypouroilintotheoillltubeto
raisetheoilleveltotheFullmarkonthedipstick.
Donotoverll.(Max.ll:0.59l,type:SAE30W
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