•Iftherearemorethan13cm(5inches)ofleaves
onthelawn,mowatahighercuttingheightand
thenagainatthedesiredcuttingheight.
•Slowdownyourmowingspeedifthemachine
doesnotcuttheleavesnelyenough.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Alwaysshutoffthemachine,removetheignition
key(ifequipped),waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andallowthemachinetocoolbeforeadjusting,
servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthemachinetohelp
preventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
HaulingSafety
•Removetheignitionkey(ifequipped)before
loadingthemachineforhauling.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine.
•Securethemachinefromrolling.
CleaningundertheMachine
ServiceInterval:Aftereachuse
Forbestresults,cleanunderthemachinesoonafter
youhavecompletedmowing.
1.Lowerthemachinetoitslowestcutting-height
setting.
2.Movethemachineontoapavedlevelsurface.
3.Withtheenginerunningandthebladeengaged,
sprayastreamofwaterinfrontoftheright,rear
wheel(Figure16).
Note:Thewaterwillsplashintothepathofthe
blade,cleaningouttheclippings.
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Figure16
4.Whennomoreclippingscomeout,stopthe
waterandmovethemachinetoadryarea.
5.Runtheengineforafewminutestodrythe
undersideofthemachine.
FoldingtheHandle
WARNING
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperly
candamagethecables,causinganunsafe
operatingcondition.
•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Removetheignitionkey(ifequipped).
2.Loosenthehandleknobsuntilyoucanmovethe
handlefreely(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.Handleknob(2)
3.MovethehandleforwardasshowninFigure17.
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