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Starting and stopping
Before starting
!
WARNING! Please read the operator’s
manual carefully and make sure you
understand the instructions before
using the machine.
Wear personal protective equipment.
See instructions under the heading
”Personal protective equipment”.
• Keep people and animals well away from the working
area.
• Perform daily maintenance. See instructions in the
section “Maintenance”.
• Ensure the ignition lead sits correctly on the spark
plug.
• Add oil if necessary. See instructions in the section
"Maintenance".
• Add gasoline. See instructions in the section "Fuel
handling".
• Disengage drive system, if equipped, before starting
the engine (motor).
Manual Start
The operator presence control bar must be held against
the handlebar when the engine is started.
• Position yourself behind the machine.
• Grip the starter handle and pull quickly. Do not allow
the starter rope to snap back.
Never wrap the starter
cord around your hand
Drive
• Self-propelling is controlled by holding the operator
presence control bar down to the handle and pulling
one or both of the drive levers upwards toward the
handle. The further toward the handle the drive levers
are pulled, the faster the unit will travel.
• Forward motion will stop when the drive levers are
released.
• To stop forward motion without stopping the engine,
release the drive lever only. Hold the the operator
presence control bar down against handle to continue
mowing without self-propelling.
When the drive starts feeling slow you need to adjust the
drive control cable. Finely adjust the cable using the
adjuster screw.
• Turn off the engine. Always disconnect the spark plug
before performing maintenance or accessing movable
parts.
• To tension the wire and increase speed, turn the
adjustment screw counterclockwise.
Make sure the drive control cable is not tensioned too
tight. If the lawn mower starts to drive without the clutch
lever is being operated, extend the wire.
• To extend the wire and reduce speed, screw the
adjustment screw clockwise.
Stopping
• Stop the engine by releasing the operator presence
control bar.
Emptying the grass catcher
• Lift up on grass catcher using the frame handle.
• Remove grass catcher with clippings from under lawn
mower handle.
• Empty clippings from bag using both frame handle
and bag handle.
CAUTION! Do not drag the bag when emptying, it will
cause unnecessary wear.
OPERATING
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