MTD 25B-551A700 - Operation and Adjustment; Engine Operation; Edging Techniques

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WARNING
Donot lowerblade if
blade isoverconcrete,
asphalt,rocks, or the like.
Theblade canstrikethe
supportingsurface,result-
inginpersonalinjuryor
propertydamage.
Neverfill fuel tank
indoors,withengine
runningoruntilthe engine
hasbeenallowedto cool
for at leasttwo minutes
afterrunning.
The Blade Control isa
safetydevice.Neverattempt
tobypassitsoperation.
Rotatingcuttingblade
maythrow objectscaus-
ingpersonalinjury.Keep
areaclearof bystanders
anddonotoperate
withoutguardsin place.
Theoperationof any edgercan result
in foreign objectsbeingthrown intothe
eyes,whichcan result in severeeye
damage.Alwayswearsafetyglassesor eyeshields.
Werecommend widevisionsafetymask for over
spectaclesor standardsafetyglasses.
_hlt ARNING: Donot lowerbladeif bladeis
overconcrete,asphalt,rocks or thelike.
Thebladecanstrikethesupportingsurface,result-
inginpersonalinjuryor propertydamage.
Adding Gasoline & Oil
Servicetheenginewithgasolineandoil as instructed
intheEngineManualpackedwithyouredger.Read
instructionscarefully.
_IIL WARNING:Neverfill fuel tank indoors,
with enginerunningor until the enginehas
been allowedto cool for at least two minutes after
running.
Starting The Engine
NOTE:Referto the Engine Manual packedwith your
edger for a detailed description of all engine-related
controls and components.
Tostarttheedger'sengine,proceedas follows:
1. Attachthe sparkplugwireto the sparkplug.Make
certainthemetalcapon theend ofthe sparkplug
wireis fastenedsecurelyoverthe metaltiponthe
sparkplug.
2. Movethebladedepthcontrolleverbacktothe
STARTpositionin theadjacent(top)notch.
3. Depressthe primerbulbthreetimes,pausingtwoto
threesecondsbetweeneachpush.Incold weather
(below50°F/19°0), it maybenecessarytodepress
theprimerbulbfouror fivetimes.
IMPORTANT:Using the primerto restart a warm
engineafter a short shutdownis usually not neces-
sary. Doingso may resultina flooded engine.
4. Standingbehindtheunit,depressthebladecontroland
holditagainsttheupperhandlewithyourIdt hand.
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Withyourrighthand,grasptherecoilstarterhandleand
slowlypulltheropeoutwarduntilenginereachesthe
startof itscompressioncycle(theropewillpullslightly
harderatthispoint).
6. Afterslowlyallowingthe ropeto recoil,pullthe rope
witha rapid,continuous,fullarmstroke.Keepa firm
gripon starterhandlethroughouttheentirestroke.
7. Allowthestarterhandletoslowlyreturntotheeyebolt.
NOTE:If the enginefails to start after three pulls,
depress the primeran additional two times before
pulling the starter rope again.
Stopping The Engine
Tostoptheedger'sengine,releasethe bladecontrol.
NOTE:Seeyourenginemanual packedwith your
unit for moredetailed instructions.
To
1.
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Edging
beginedging,proceedasfollows:
Movetheunitoverto theareatobe edged,making
surethatthe left rearwheelis on a hardsurfaceand
thebladeisoverthe areato becut, Figure5-1.
Movethebladedepthcontrolleverto the leftandplace
intothe nextlowernotch.Thenmakea passalongthe
areato beedgedbeforeproceedingto the nextnotch.
Thefurtherforwardthe bladedepthcontrolleveris
moved,the deeperor lowerthe bladewill cut intothe
ground.Severalpassesmaybe necessaryto obtain
thedesireddepthof cut.Donotlowerthe blademore
thanonedepth notchat a timewithoutmakinga pass.
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Figure5-1:Edgingexample.
3. Forbestresults,proceedslowlyalongthepathbeing
edged,slowlymovingtheedgerbackandforththrough
thecuttingarea,againmakingsureto keeptheleftrear
wheelonthehardsurfaceandthe bladeinthecutting
path,closetobutnottouchingtheedgeofthehard
surface.
4. Onceyou havereachedthe endofyourcuttingpath,
raisethe bladecontrolleverbackinto theSTARTposi-
tion,moveto the nextareato beedged,andproceed
againfromstep1.
Bevel Adjustment
Theangleof theedgerbladecanbeadjustedbyplacing
thebeveladjustmentinoneof threepositionsforedging/
trenchingor bevelededging,Figure5-3.
_ ARNING: Rotatingcuttingblade may
throw objects causingpersonal injury.Keep
areaclear of bystanders anddo not operatewithout
guards in place.
Beveling
Inorderto achievea bevellededge,setthe bevel
adjustmentlever(referto Figure5-2) inthefirst(left-hand)
orthird (right-hand)notchtoplacethe edgerbladein
positionforbeveling.
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