Product Overview
Figure 8
1. Cutting height lever 7. Fuel tank cap
2. Oil ll/Dipstick
8. Battery (not shown; models
20074 and 20074A only)
3. Recoil start handle 9. Air lter
4. Blade control bar 10. Washout port
5. Self-propel drive bar
11. Primer
6. Ignition key (models 20074
and 20074A only)
12. Spark plug
Figure 9
1. Grass bag
3. Battery charger (models
20074 and 20074A only)
2. Side discharge chute
Operation
Filling the Fuel Tank
Gasoline is extr emel y flamma ble and explosi v e. A
fir e or explosion fr om gasoline can bur n y ou and
other s.
• T o pr ev ent a static charge fr om igniting the
gasoline, place the container and/or mo w er
dir ectl y on the g r ound bef or e filling , not in a
v ehicle or on an object.
• Fill the tank outdoor s when the engine is cold.
W ipe up spills.
• Do not handle gasoline when smoking or ar ound
an open flame or spar ks.
• Stor e gasoline in an appr o v ed fuel container , out
of the r each of childr en.
Fill the fuel tank with fresh unleaded regular g asoline from
a major name-brand ser vice station ( Figure 10 ).
Note: Nev er use methanol, g asoline containing methanol,
or g asohol containing more than 10% ethanol because the
fuel system could be damag ed. Do not mix oil with g asoline .
Important: T o r educe star ting pr oblems, add fuel
sta biliz er to the fuel all season, mixing it with gasoline
less than 30 days old.
Figure 10
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