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Operation
Contact with internal rotating parts may cause serious injury.
DO NOT put hands, face, feet, or objects under the deck
or near the discharge area with the engine running.
Inspect the area where you will be working. The site must be free
of potentially hazardous obstacles such as glass, large stones, sticks,
wire, rope, and string-like materials. Make sure there are no people
or animals in the area.
1. Check the oil level every time you use the machine.
2. Check the gasoline level.
3. Open the fuel shut-off valve located on the fuel tank mount.
4. Make sure the blade control knob (see Figure 9) is pushed down
to the disengaged position.
Starting the Engine
Electric Starting
1. Push the blade control knob down to disengage the blades.
2. When starting a cold engine, push the throttle control lever up
to the RUN position. When starting a warm engine, push the
throttle lever down to the IDLE position.
3. Turn the key switch to the center position (ON), and then to
the START position until the engine starts, then release. The
key will snap back to the center position (ON) and the engine
will continue to run.
4. As the engine warms up, slowly adjust the throttle to the
RUN position. Wait until the engine runs smoothly before
each throttle adjustment. For maximum performance, operate
throttle in the RUN position.
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WARNING
Figure 9
BLADE
CONTROL
KNOB
KEYED
IGNITION
SWITCH
THROTTLE
CONTROL
LEVER
RUN
O
I
STOP
IGNITION SWITCH
BLADE CONTROL KNOB
ON
START
