EngagingtheMowerHead
1.Afterstartingtheengine,holdthemowerbail
againstthehandletostartmowerhead.
2.Pushthemachineforwardtomow.
3.Releasethebailtodisengagethemowerhead.
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ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.Releasethemowerbail.
2.Movetheengineon/offswitchtotheOFF
position.
3.Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleaving
theoperatingposition.
OperatingTips
•Whenmowingtallandthickweedsorgrass,
operatethemachineataslowerwalkingspeed.
•Frequentlyremovegrassbuildupunderthemower;
refertoRemovingDebrisfromtheMachine(page
19).
•Forbestresultsandincreasedlinelife,mowusing
theendsofthelinebymovingslowlythroughthick
orheavyweeds.
•Shortermowerlinesincreasejobtime.Replace
themowerlineswhentheyareworntolessthan
halftheiroriginallength.
•Mowerheadcontactwithconcrete,asphalt,and
hardersurfacesmaycauseprematureweartothe
heightguideandlines.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Alwaysshutoffthemachine,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andallowthemachinetocoolbefore
adjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Cleangrass,debris,andexcessivegreasefrom
themachinetohelppreventres.Cleanupoilor
fuelspills.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
HaulingSafety
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine.
•Securethemachinefromrolling.
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