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1.Slidethecontrolbartothe
right.
2.Raisethecontrolbarto
thehandle.
•Todisengagetheself-propeldriveandtheblades,release
thecontrolbar.
Note:Youcanvarythegroundspeedbyincreasingor
decreasingthedistancebetweenthecontrolbarandthe
handle.Lowerthecontrolbartoreducethespeedwhenyou
makeaturnorifthemachineismovingtoofast.Ifyoulower
thecontrolbartoofar,themachinestopsself-propelling.
Squeezethecontrolbarclosertothehandletoincreasethe
groundspeed.Whenyouholdthecontrolbartightagainst
thehandle,themachineself-propelsatthemaximumground
speed.
CheckingtheBlade-stop
SystemOperation
Beforeeachuse,checkthatthebladesstopwithin3seconds
ofreleasingthecontrolbar.
UsingtheGrassBag
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
blade-stopsystemoperation.Theblades
shouldstopwithin3secondsofreleasing
thecontrolbar;iftheydonot,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
Youcanusethegrassbagtochecktheblade-stopsystem.
1.Removetherear-dischargeplug.
2.Installtheemptygrassbagonthemachine.
3.Starttheengine.
4.Engagetheblades.
Note:Thebagshouldbegintoinate,indicatingthat
thebladesarerotating.
5.Whilewatchingthebag,releasethecontrolbar.
Note:Ifthebagdoesnotdeatewithin3secondsof
releasingthecontrolbar,theblade-stopsystemmaybe
deterioratingand,ifignored,couldresultinanunsafe
operatingcondition.Havethemachineinspectedand
servicedbyanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
6.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
NotUsingtheGrassBag
1.Movethemachineontoapavedsurfaceinanon-windy
area.
2.Setall4wheelstothe3-1/2inch(89mm)cutting
heightsetting.
3.Takeahalfsheetofnewspaperandcrumpleitintoa
ballsmallenoughtogounderthemachine(about3
inchesor75mmindiameter).
4.Placethenewspaperballabout5inches(13cm)in
frontofthemachine.
5.Starttheengine.
6.Engagetheblades.
7.Releasethecontrolbarandbegincountingout3
seconds.
8.Onthecountof3,pushthemachinequicklyforward
overthenewspaper.
9.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
10.Gotothefrontofthemachineandcheckthe
newspaperball.
Note:Ifthenewspaperballdidnotgounderthe
machine,repeatsteps
4through10.
Important:Ifthenewspaperisunravelledor
shredded,thebladesdidnotstopproperly,which
couldresultinanunsafeoperatingcondition.
ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
RecyclingtheClippings
Thismachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecyclegrass
andleafclippingsbackintothelawn.Topreparethemachine
torecycle:
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