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FIGURE 15. FIGURE 16.
Keep hands and feet away from the chute area on
cutting deck. See figure 15.
For shipping purposes your mower
is set with the wheels in a iow cut¬
ting height position. For best
resuits raise the cutting position un-
tii it is determined which height is
best for your iawn. See cutting
height adjustment section.
BEFORE STARTING
1. Fill sump with oii as instructed in the separate
engine manual packed with your unit.
2. Fill fuel tank, using clean, fresh, unleaded,
low-lead or regular grade leaded gasoline. Fill
tank completely!
DO NOT MIX OIL WITH GASOLINE.
3. Attach spark plug wire to spark plug.
TO START ENGINE AND ENGAGE BLADE
1. Move the throttle control lever to FAST or
START position.
2. Standing behind the unit, depress the blade
control handle and hold it against the upper
handle as shown in figure 16.
3. Grasp the recoil starter handle as shown and
pull up rapidly. Return it slowly to the rope
guide bolt.
4. After engine starts, move throttle control to
desired engine speed.
TO STOP ENGINE AND BLADE
1. Release the blade control handle to stop the
engine and blade.
\ WARNING \
The blade continues to rotate for a
few seconds after the engine is shut
off.
2. Disconnect the spark plug wire and ground it
against the engine to prevent accidental start¬
ing while equipment is unattended.
USING YOUR ROTARY MOWER
^ WARNING \
Do not operate the mower unless
the complete grass catcher is prop¬
erly mounted on the mower.
Be sure that lawn is clear of stones, sticks, wire,
or other objects which could damage lawn mower
or engine. Such objects could be accidently
thrown by the mower in any direction and cause
serious personal injury to the operator and others.
Operate a new engine at intermediate speeds and
light load for the first few hours as you would a
new automotive engine.
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