again at a lower setting for best lawn appearance.
If grass is too long and leaves clumps on top of
lawn, mower may plug and cause engine to stall.
• Alternate mowing direction. This helps disperse
clippings over lawn for even fertilization.
If the finished cut lawn appearance is unsatisfactory,
try one or more of the following:
* Sharpen Ihe blade.
• Walk at a slower pace while mowing.
• Raise the height-of-cut setting on your mower.
• Cut grass more frequently.
• Overlap cutting swaths instead of cutting a full
swath with each pass.
Set height-of-cut on front wheels one notch
lower than rear wheels. (example: set front
wheels at "C" setting and rear wheels at "D"
setting)
Cutting Leaves
When cutting is complete, always be sure that
50% of the lawn shows through the cut leaf
cover. This may require one or more passes over
the leaves.
• For light leaf coverage, position all wheels at the
same height-of-cut setting.
If there are more than five inches of leaves Oll
lawn, set the front wheels one or two notches
higher than the rear wheels. This makes it easier
to feed leaves under mower deck.
• Walk at a slower mowing speed if leaves are not
being cut up finely enough to be hidden down in
the grass.
• If you cut up a lot of oak leaves, you might want
to add lime to your grass in the spring. Lime
reduces the acidity of oak leaves.
Operation
Controls
Key switch (electric start model), throttle control,
ground speed control (self-propelled model), control
bar and recoil starter are on upper handle
(Fig. 10 & 11).
Starting Engine
I. Push spark plug wire onto spark plug (Fig. 9).
2. Self-propelled model only-Move ground speed
control to N (NEUTRAL).
3. Move throttle control to _ (FAST).
4. Push primer three (3) times (Fig. 12). _Wait
about two (2) seconds between each push.
Note: Do not use primer to restart a warm
engine after a short shutdown.
However, cool weather may require
priming to be repeated.
5. Start the mower:
• Manual Starting: Squeeze control bar
against handle. Pull starter handle lightly
until resistance is felt, then pull sharply. Let
rope return to handle slowly.
• Key-lectric Starting (Electric start
models only): Insert key into switch. Turn
key to START and release when engine
begins running.
Note:
If the battery's charge is too weak to
start the engine, the engine can be
started with the recoil starter.
6. Regulate throttle as desired between _ (FAST)
and -_ (SLOW).
Stopping Engine
.
Release control bar. Engine, blade and traction
drive will stop. See your dealer immediately if
they do not. Stay behind the handle until all
moving parts stop.
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