Final Assembly
Make cer
tain all nuts and bolts are tight
ened se
-
curely.
CAU TION:
Do not run your lawn mower with
out
chute de
flec
tor or an ap
proved grass catcher in
place. The de flec tor will de flect a pro jec tile thrown
by the blade into the lawn.
OPERATION
Be fore Start 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
•
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 11.
•
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 as
shown in Fig ure 12.
•
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.
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: THIS CON TROL MECH A NISM IS
A SAFETY DE VICE. NEVER AT TEMPT TO BY -
PASS ITS OP ER A TIONS.
To Stop Engine:
•
Re lease the blade con trol han dle to stop the en gine
and blade.
WARNING: The blade con tin ues to ro tate for
a few sec onds af ter the en gine is shut off.
•
Dis con nect the spark plug wire and ground it against
the en gine to pre vent ac ci den tal start ing while equip -
ment is un at tended.
Using Your Mulcher (Optional)
Mulching mow ers use a spe cially de signed blade to
chop the grass clip
pings ex
tra fine and then blow
them back down into the lawn. The small clip pings
de com pose quickly be com ing a nat u ral fer til izer that
re
turns much of the needed nu
tri
ents to the soil.
Con tin u ous mulch ing means con tin u ous free nat u ral
fer til iza tion, no messy clip pings to worry about ever
again and the end re sult for you is a much greener
health ier lawn.
9
Fig ure 9
B
B
A
Fig ure 10 (op tional)
Fig ure 12
Starter
Handle
Blade
Con trol Han dle
Fig ure 11
Metal
Loop
on Spark
Plug Wire
Rubber Boot
Shipping
Block
