Yard-Man 950 Series, Owner'S Manual, Page: 10 / 52

WARNING: Do not re move the bat -
tery pack from the handle panel for
any rea son other than re placement.
When re
placing the battery pack,
re fer to in struc tions in Main te nance
sec tion.
NEUTRAL TEST FOR ALL MODELS:
•
Before each use, check for proper drive
clutch op er a tion by per form ing the fol low ing
before start ing the engine:
With the drive clutch con trol re leased, push
mower for ward. It should move freely.
If it does not and the rear wheels tend to
lock up, the clutch may not be re
leasing
completely. Do not start the en gine un til cor-
rections have been made. Check the con trol
cable for se vere bend, kinks and bind ing, or
grass build-up in the pul ley groove. Refer to
the "Ad
justment" section for any ad ditional
in for ma tion.
TO START ENGINE AND EN GAGE BLADE
WARNING: When starting the unit
for the first time, place mower in
first speed (slow) po sition. Face the
mower against a solid ob
ject such
as a wall, fence, etc. Start the unit,
and if it shows any signs of mo tion
with the drive clutch control disen-
gaged, shut the en
gine off im medi-
ately. Make cer tain the drive clutch
control is ad justed so the drive belt
is as loose as pos sible. Re fer to the
Ad just ment Sec tion.
•
Attach 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
(inside the rub ber boot) is fas tened se curely
over the metal tip on the spark plug. See
Fig ure 8.
•
If your unit is equipped with a primer, prime
engine as in
structed in the sep a rate en gine
manual packed with your unit.
•
If your unit is equipped with a two speed
control on the en
gine re fer to the sep arate
engine man ual packed with your unit.
•
Standing be hind the unit, de press the blade
control han dle and hold it against the up per
handle as shown in Fig ure 9.
ELECTRIC START MODELS ONLY:
•
Turn the ig ni tion key to the right to start the
engine. Re
lease the key af ter en gine starts.
See Fig ure 4.
NOTE: The en gine on your unit is
provided with an auxiliary re coil
starter sys tem. To start the en gine
using the auxiliary start sys tem, pro -
ceed as follows for recoil start
mod els:
RECOIL START MODELS ONLY:
•
Grasp the re coil starter han dle as shown and
pull slowly un
til re sistance is felt, then pull
rapidly to start en gine and avoid kickback.
Return it slowly to the rope guide bolt. See
Fig ure 9.
•
To en gage the drive, squeeze the drive clutch
control han dle (see Fig ure 9) to wards the up -
per han
dle. Release the drive clutch control
to slow down when ne gotiating an ob sta cle,
making a turn, or stop ping.
•
The six speed shift le ver is lo cated on the
drive clutch con trol hous ing on the up per
handle. See Fig ure 9. This le ver is used to se -
lect the operating speed of the mower.
Release the drive clutch con trol when chang-
ing speeds.
WARNING: THIS CON TROL MECH A-
NISM IS A SAFETY DE VICE. NEVER
ATTEMPT TO BY
PASS ITS OP ERA-
TIONS.
The blade control han dle must be de pressed
in or
der to op erate the unit. Re lease the
blade con trol han dle to stop the en gine and
blade.
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Figure 9-RE COIL START MODEL SHOWN
Recoil Start
Handle
Blade Control Handle
Drive
Clutch
Handle
Six Speed
Shift Lever
Fig ure 8
Metal
Loop
on Spark
Plug Wire
Rubber Boot