Lift-AssistHandle
Usethelift-assisthandle(Figure7)tohelpwith
adjustingthehandleheightorraiseandlowerthe
kickstand.
Handle-HeightAdjuster
Usethehandle-heightadjuster(Figure8)tomovethe
handleheighttoacomfortableoperatingposition.Pull
upontheadjusterandusethelift-assisthandleto
raiseorlowerthehandleheight.
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Figure8
1.Handle-heightadjuster
ChokeLever
Thechokelever(Figure9)islocatedontheleftfront
oftheengine.Usethelevertoaidinstartingacold
engine;refertoUsingtheChokeLever(page15).
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Figure9
1.Chokelever
3.Recoil-starterhandle
2.Fuel-shutoffvalve
Fuel-ShutoffValve
Thefuel-shut-offvalveislocatedonthesideofthe
enginebelowthechokecontrol(Figure9).
Note:Closethefuel-shutoffvalvewhenthemachine
isnotusedforafewdays,duringtransporttoand
fromthejobsite,orwhenthemachineisparked
insideabuilding;refertoOpeningandClosingthe
Fuel-ShutoffValve(page16).
Recoil-StarterHandle
Pulltherecoil-starterhandle(Figure9)tostartthe
engine.
Kickstand
Thekickstand(Figure10)ismountedtotherearof
themachine.Usethekickstandwhenyouinstallor
removethetransportwheelsorthecuttingunit.
•TRANSPORT-WHEEL-SERVICEposition:
Tousethekickstandtoinstallthetransportwheels,
putyourfootonthekickstandwhilepullingupand
backonthelift-assisthandle(Figure10).
CAUTION
Themachineisheavyandcancauseback
strainifliftedimproperly.
Putyourfootpressuredownonthe
kickstandanduseonlythelift-assist
handletoraisethemachine.Attemptingto
raisethemachineontothekickstandany
otherwaycancauseinjury.
•CUTTING-UNIT-SERVICEposition:
Topreventthemachinefromtippingbackward
whenremovingthecuttingunit,lowerthekickstand
andinsertapinorboltthroughthechassisholeon
therightsideofthemachine(Figure11).
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