WARNING
The bladecontrolis a
safetydevice. DONOT
bypassitsoperations.
Useextremecarewhen
handlinggasoline.
Gasolineisextremely
I flammable andthe vapors
; areexplosive.Neverfuel
; the machine indoorsor
i whilethe engineishot
i or running.Extinguish
c=garettes,e=gars,pipes
and othersourcesof
ignition.
i Keep handsand feet
awayfrom the chutearea
oncutting deck. Referto
warninglabelonthe unit.
Know Your Lawn Mower
BladeControl
CuttingHeightAdjustment
Levers(oneat eachwheel)
Figure4-1:Themaincomponentsonthemower.
Nowthatyouhavesetupyourlawnmower,itsimportanttobecomeacquaintedwithitscontrolsandfeatures.
Blade Control
Thebladecontrolisattachedtothe upperhandleof
themower.Depressand squeezeitagainsttheupper
handletooperatethe unit. Releaseitto stopengineand
blade.
,_ WARNING:Thisbladecontrolisa safety
device.Neverattempt to bypass itsopera-
tions.
Gas and Oil Fill-Up
Referto the enginemanualfor instructions.
1. Checkoillevelandaddoil if necessary.Followengine
manualforthis.
2. Servicetheenginewithgasolineas instructedinthe
enginemanual.Refertothe enginemanualfor the
locationofthe gasandoil fill.
Cutting Height Adjustment Levers
Oneadjustmentleverislocatedat eachwheelandis
usedtoadjustthecuttingheight.All fourwheelsmust
bepositionedat the sameheightto ensurea uniform
cut.
Recoil Starter
Therecoilstarteris attachedtotherightupperhandle.
Standbehindtheunitand pullthe recoilstarterropeto
startthe unit.
,_ WARNING:Useextremecarewhenhandling
gasoline.Gasolineisextremely flammable
and the vapors are explosive. Neverfuel the
machine indoorsor whilethe engineis hotor run-
ning.Extinguish cigarettes,cigars,pipesand other
sourcesof ignition.
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