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Unpacking and Assembling the Machine
Your
DR WALK-BEHIND LEAF & LAWN VACUUM is
shipped in one carton, completely assembled except for
the Top Shield/Upper Handle Assembly and the Nozzle Door Rod. The mounting hardware for the Top
Shield/Upper Handle Assembly is temporarily installed on the Lower Handle Brace and the remaining
hardware is in the Hardware Bag (see the Attaching Hardware Description on the next page).
Parts Supplied in Carton:
•
DR WALK-BEHIND LEAF & LAWN VACUUM
•
Safety
&
Operating Instructions
Manual
•
Briggs and Stratton Engine Manual
•
Hardware Bag (attached to Lower Handle Brace)
Opening the Shipping Carton
Tool Needed:
•
Pliers
•
Knife
STABILIZE THE SHIPPING CONTAINER ON A FLAT SURFACE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO UNPACK AND
ASSEMBLE THE MACHINE.
1. Using Pliers, carefully remove the staples from the top of the shipping carton and open the top. Be
careful of the staples; they are sharp.
2. Remove the wrapped Nozzle Door Rod from the top of the packing and set it aside (
Figure 2
on the
next page).
3. Remove the top packing to expose the Top Shield/Upper Handle Assembly (
Figure 3
on the next page).
4. Cut the cardboard top to bottom in the seams at the rear of the carton and fold it down (
Figure 2
).
5. Carefully lift out the Top Shield/Upper Handle Assembly (noting the attached engine control cables),
rotate the assembly 180º clockwise, and then rest the assembly on the carton end previously cut and
folded down.
TAKE CARE NOT TO TWIST THE CONTROL CABLES WHEN REMOVING THE TOP SHIELD/UPPER HANDLE
ASSEMBLY FROM THE CARTON SINCE THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE MACHINE.
6. Remove the remaining packing material from around the DR WALK-BEHIND LEAF & LAWN VACUUM.
7. Proceed to “Attaching the Top Shield/Upper Handle Assembly” on page 15 before removing the
machine from the shipping carton. Do not discard your packaging material until you are fully satisfied
with your new DR WALK-BEHIND LEAF & LAWN VACUUM.
