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Operation
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StartingEngine
WARNING:
Besurenooneotherthantheoperator
isstandingnearthelawnmower whilestarting
engineoroperatingmower.Neverrunengine
indoorsorinenclosed,poorlyventilatedareas.
Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,an
odorlessanddeadlygas.Keephands,feet,hairand
looseclothingawayfromanymovingpartson
engineandlawnmower.
Followthesetofinstructionspertainingtoyourunit.Referto
enginemanualforhelpwith theengine.
GP140-B Engine:
1.
Whenstartingtheengineforthefirsttime,pushprimer
fivetimes.Forallfuturestarts,pushtheprimerthreetimes.
Waitabouttwosecondsbetweeneachpush.SeeFigure
5-1.Donotprimetorestartawarmengine.
2.
Standingbehindthemower,squeezethebladecontrol
againstupperhandle.
3.
Holdingthesetwohandlestogetherfirmly,grasprecoil
starterhandleandpullropeoutwith arapid,continuous,
fullarmstroke.SeeFigure5-1.Keeping afirmgriponthe
starterhandle,lettheroperewindslowly.Repeatuntil
enginecranks.Lettheroperewindeachtimeslowly.
IMPORTANT:
Donotallowtherecoilstartertosnapback
againsttheropeguide.
Ifenginedoesnotstart,it maybenecessarytore-primethe
engine.
StoppingEngine
1.
Releasebladecontroltostoptheengineandblade.
WARNING:
Waitforthebladetostopcompletely
beforeperforminganyworkonthemowerorto
removethemulching baffle(ifequipped).
UsingYourLawnMower
Besurelawnisclearofstones,sticks,wire,orotherobjects
whichcoulddamagelawnmowerorengine.Suchobjectscould
beaccidentlythrownbythemowerinanydirectionandcause
seriouspersonalinjurytotheoperatorandothers.
WARNING:
Theoperationofanylawnmowercan
resultinforeignobjectsbeingthrownintotheeyes,
whichcandamageyoureyesseverely.Alwayswear
safetyglasseswhileoperatingthemower,orwhile
performinganyadjustmentsorrepairsonit.
WARNING:
Ifyoustrikeaforeignobject,stopthe
engine.Removewirefromthesparkplug,
thoroughlyinspectmowerforanydamage,and
repairdamagebeforerestartingandoperating.
Extensivevibrationofmowerduringoperationisan
indicationofdamage.Theunitshouldbepromptly
inspectedandrepaired.
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Figure5-1
Our Machine Technical Data: See Figure 5-2
Figure5-2
