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OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Cleaning
"EFORECLEANINGTHEMOWERENSURETHETHROTTLELEVERISINTHEg34/0g
POSITION4URNTHEFUELTAPOFFDISCONNECTTHESPARKPLUGLEADAND
WEDGEITBETWEENTHECYLINDERFINSANDDISCONNECTTHEBATTERYON
+EYSTARTMODELS
s 2EMOVEGRASSBUILDUPFROMTHEAIRINTAKESONTHETOPOFTHEMOWERCOWLAROUNDTHE
engine and carburettor, and around the air filter body.
s 4HEUNDERSIDEOFTHEMOWERSHOULDBECLEANEDREGULARLYTOREMOVEDIRTANDGRASSBUILD
up, as any build up will adversely affect grass catching and mulching performance and
can promote corrosion on steel baseplates.
s
7HENCLEANINGTHEUNDERSIDEOFTHEMOWERALWAYSTILTHANDLEBACKTOGROUNDLEVELSO
THEFRONTWHEELSAREOFFTHEGROUNDANDSPARKPLUGISPOINTINGTOTHESKY4ILTINGINOTHER
DIRECTIONSCANCAUSETHEOILTOCONTAMINATETHEFUELDAMAGEAIRFILTERCAUSINGSTARTING
DIFFICULTIES
s
!HOSEMAYBEUSEDONTHEUNDERSIDEOFYOURMOWER/.,9#AREMUSTBETAKENTO./4
get water into the engine, as it may damage the magneto or get into the fuel system.
s )FYOURMOWERISFITTEDWITHAWASHPORTSIMPLY
attach a garden hose whilst the engine is running
and turn on the water.
s/N+EYSTARTMODELSKEEPTHEBATTERYSTARTER
switch, starter motor and all leads dry.
s 4OPREVENTCHASSISCORROSIONTHEUNDERSIDEOFYOUR
mower should be cleaned immediately after mowing
an area which has been recently dressed with
sulphate of ammonia or fertiliser.
s
After cleaning, run the engine briefly to dry
OFFEXCESSMOISTUREBEFORESTORING
Washport
/NLYONSOMEALLOYBASEPLATE
models)
Self Propelled
Drive Control operation
s 4OENGAGEDRIVEPRESSENGAGEMENTLEVERAGAINST
mower handle.
s (OLDTHEREWHILEDRIVEISREQUIRED
s 4ODISENGAGEDRIVERELEASELEVER
./4%$RIVECONTROLADJUSTMENTISAUTOMATIC
All self propelled models are fitted with a self adjusting
mechanism which eliminates the need for any drive
control adjustment.
Press to Drive
Release
to stop
Engagement Bale
Self Propelled
Press to drive
Engagement bale
4 Stroke mower
primer button
Spark
plug
4 Stroke
mower
primer button
Spark
plug
Spark
plug
Not
for
Reproduction
