CONTROLS
WARN ING: The op er a tion of any lawn mower
can re
sult in for
eign ob
jects be
ing thrown
into the op er a tor’s eyes thus caus ing se vere
eye dam
age. Al
ways wear safety glasses
while op er at ing the mower, or while per form -
ing any ad just ments or re pairs on it.
Blade Con trol Han dle
The blade con trol han dle is lo cated on the up per han dle
of the mower. See Fig ure 9. The blade con trol han dle
must be de
pressed in or
der to op
er
ate the unit. Re
-
lease the blade con trol han dle to stop the en gine and
blade.
WARN
ING: The blade con
trol han
dle is a
safety de
vice. Never at
tempt to by
pass its
op er a tions.
Recoil Starter
The re
coil starter han
dle is at
tached to the han
dle.
Stand be hind the unit in the op er at ing po si tion to start
the unit.
Drive Control Handle
Squeez
ing the drive clutch con
trol en
gages the drive
sys tem. Re leas ing the clutch con trol dis en gages the
drive sys tem. Re lease the clutch con trol to slow down
when ne
go
ti
at
ing an ob
sta
cle, mak
ing a turn or stop
-
ping.
Cut ting Height Ad just ment Le ver
These le vers are lo cated on each wheel and they are
used to ad just the cut ting height. All four le vers have
to be at the same rel a tive po si tion to en sure uni form
cut.
Mulch ing Plug
The mulch
ing plug is us
ed only for mulch
ing pur
-
poses. In stead of col
lect ing the grass clip pings in a
grass catcher, your mower has the op tion of re cir cu -
lat ing the clip pings back to the lawn.
Make sure that
the rear dis
charge door is closed and the grass
catcher is re moved from the unit while mulch ing.
OPERATION
Read and un
der
stand all in
struc
tions and
warn ings on the ma chine and in this man ual
be fore op er at ing.
Ser vice the en gine with gas o line and oil as in structed
in the sep
a
rate en
gine man
ual packed with your
mower. Read in struc tions care fully.
WARN ING: Never fill fuel tank in doors, with
en gine run ning or un til the en gine has been
al lowed to cool for at least two min utes af ter
run ning.
To Start Engine and Engage Blade
WARN ING: Keep hands, feet, hair and loose
cloth ing away from any mov ing parts on en -
gine and lawn mower.
WARN ING: Be sure no one other than the
op
er
a
tor is stand
ing near the lawn mower
while start ing en gine or op er at ing mower.
•
At
tach spark plug wire to spark plug. If unit is
equipped with a rub ber boot over the end of the spark
plug wire, make cer tain the metal loop on the end of
the spark plug wire (in
side the rub
ber boot) is fas
-
tened se curely over the metal tip on the spark plug.
See Fig ure 10.
•
If your unit is equipped with a primer, prime en gine as
in structed in the sep a rate en gine man ual packed with
your unit.
•
Stand
ing be
hind the unit, de
press the blade con
trol
han dle and hold it against the up per han dle, See Fig -
ure 11.
•
Grasp the re
coil starter han
dle as shown and pull
slowly un til re sis tance is felt, then pull rap idly to start
en
gine and avoid kick
back. Re
turn it slowly to the
rope guide bolt.
8
Fig ure 10
Metal
Loop
on Spark
Plug Wire
Rubber Boot
Fig ure 9
Blade Control Handle
Drive Control Handle
Starter
Rope
Cutting Height
Adjustment
Levers
Mulching Plug
Grasscatcher
