SET-UP
This unit is shipped
WITH OUT GAS O LINE or OIL.
Af ter as sem bly, ser vice en gine with gas o line and oil
as in structed in the sep a rate en gine man ual packed
with your unit.
NOTE:
Ref er ence to right or left hand side of the
mower is ob served from the op er at ing po si tion.
This owner’s man
ual cov
ers var
i
ous mod
els of
lawnmowers. The units il lus trated may vary slightly
from your unit. Fol low only those in struc tions which
per tain to your model lawnmower.
•
Dis con nect the spark plug wire and ground it as in -
structed in the sep a rate en gine man ual packed with
your unit.
•
Re move the car ton in serts (if any). Re move the loose
parts which are in the car ton, lift the mower from the
car ton, or cut the cor ners of the car ton and roll the
mower out.
•
Pull up and back on the up
per han
dle to raise the
han dle into the op er at ing po si tion. Make cer tain the
lower han
dle is seated se
curely into the han
dle
mount
ing brack
ets. Tighten the large wing nuts on
each side of the han dle. See Fig ure 1.
•
Re move the hair pin clips from the outer hole in the
weld pins on the han dle mount ing brack ets. Place the
hair pin clips in the in ner hole. See Fig ures 2 and 3.
•
Place one car riage bolt (found in the hard ware pack
in cluded with your unit) in the up per hole of the right
han
dle mount
ing bracket from the in
side out
ward.
See Fig ures 2 and 3. Se cure with one wing nut. Re -
peat pro cess on the left side.
•
The rope guide is al ready at tached to the han dle on
the right side of your mower. See Fig ure 4. With the
spark plug wire dis
con
nected and grounded as in
-
structed in the sep
a
rate en
gine man
ual, hold the
blade con trol han dle, against the up per han dle and
pull the starter rope out of the en gine. Slip the rope
through the rope guide and se
cure us
ing the small
wing nut. See Fig
ure 4. Make cer
tain all nuts and
bolts are tight ened se curely.
•
Fas ten the ca ble to the lower han dle with the ca ble
ties found on the lower han
dle. Pull the ca
ble ties
tight and trim off the ex cess. See Fig ure 5.
•
Make cer tain all nuts and bolts are tight ened se curely.
NOTE:
If the starter rope be comes dis con nected
from rope guide on han
dle, dis
con
nect and
ground the spark plug wire. De press the bail and
pull the starter rope out from en gine slowly. Slip
6
Fig ure 1
Fig ure 2- For mod els with 8" rear wheels.
Wing Nut
Lower
Handle
Hairpin
Clip
Place the
hairpin clip in
the inner hole
of weld pin.
Carriage Bolt
Fig ure 3 - For mod els with 12" rear wheels.
Place the
hairpin clip
in the inner
hole of weld
pin.
Hairpin
Clip
Carriage
Bolt
Wing Nut
Lower Handle
Fig ure 4
Small Wing
Nut
Blade
Control
Handle
Rope Guide
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