The operationofanylawnmowercan resultinforeignobiectsbeing
thrownintothe eyes,whichcandamageyoureyesseverely,Always
wearsafetyglasseswhileoperatingthe mower,orwhileperforming
any adiustmentsor repairson it,
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline,Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive,Neverfuelmachineindoors
orwhilethe engineis hotor running,Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
pipes,andothersourcesof ignition,
GAS AND OIL FILL°UP
Gas Fill
acidsduringstorage,Acidicgas candamagethefuelsystemof an
enginewhilein storage,
To avoidengineproblems,thefuelsystemshouldbeemptiedbefore
storagefor 30 daysor longer,Drainthegastank,starttheengine
andbt it rununtil thefuel linesandcarburetorareempty,Use
freshfuel nextseason,SeeSTORAGEInstructionsfor additional
information,
ge mayoccur,
IMPORTANT:Themoweris shippedwithoutgas in thefuel tank,
• Neverfill thefueltankcompletely,Fill the tanktonomorethan
1/2=inchbelowbottomof fillernecktoprovidespaceforfuel
expansion,
• Alwaysuseclean,fresh,unbadedgradeautomotivegasoline,
Fill thefuel tankoutdoorsand usea funnelorspoutto prevent
spilling,Makesurethatthe containerfromwhichyou pourthe
gasolineis cleanandfree fromrustorotherforeignparticles,
Makesureto wipe offanyspilledfuelbeforestartingtheengine,
• At theendofthejob,emptythefueltank if themoweris not
goingto beusedfor 30 daysor longer,Storegasolineina cban
containerandkeepthe cap in placeon the container,SeeSTOR=
AGEinstructionsforadditionalinformation,
Besureno oneotherthanthe operatoris standingnearthelawn I
mowerwhile startingengineor operatingmower,Neverrunengine l
indoorsor inenclosed,poorlyventilatedareas,Engineexhaust
containscarbonmonoxide,anodorbss anddeadlygas, Keephands,I
feet,hair,andlooseclothingawayfromanymovingparts
Oil Fill
IMPORTANT:Themoweris shippedwithmotoroil inthe engine;
however,youMUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating,Oil shouldbe
changedonce afterthefirst twohoursof operationandevery25hours
of operationthereafter,Usethegradeof engineoil specifiedinthe
Maintenancesection,
1, Removetheoilfill cap/dipstickfromthe oilfill tube,
2, Checkthatthe levelof oil is uptothe FULLmarkon the dipstick,
Ifneeded,pouroil slowlyintothe oilfill tubeuntila FULLoil level
is achieved,
3, Replacethe oilfill cap/dipstick,
STARTmNG THE MOWER
1, Rebaseallcontrolsonthe mowerto preventwheelsor blades
fromrotating,
2, Movegearshift leverto neutral(N) position,
3, Movethe throttb/chokecontrolleverfullyupwardtochokesetting
I_1 tostarta cold engineorto fast(rabbit)setting_11 to starta
warmengine,
4, Tostart engineusingrecoilstarter:
a, Standon bft side(asviewedfrombehindhandbbars)ofma-
chine,Besureyour feetaresafelyawayfromthe underside
of themowerdeckandall mowercontrolsarereleased,
b, Graspstarterropehandb andpullslowlyuntilropepulls
slightlyharder,Let roperewindslowly,Then pullropewitha
rapid,full armstroke,Letropereturnslowly,Ifenginefailsto
start afterthreepulls,repeatinstructions(trysettingthrottle
at fastsetting),
c, Whenenginestarts,operateinfast throttlesetting_1_
(movethrottle/chokecontrolbver fromchokesettingto fast
setting),
Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeandduringreverseoperation,Stop
the mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse,
Ifyou strikea foreignobiect,stopthe engine,Removewirefromthe
sparkplug,thoroughlyinspectmowerforanydamage,andrepair
damagebeforerestartingandoperating,Extensivevibrationof
mowerduringoperationis anindicationofdamage,The unitshould
bepromptlyinspectedandrepaired,
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