Section 3: Features and Controls
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F. CUTTER BAR (WITH GUARD)
Sharp cutter bar blades move back and
forth at high speed. Contact with the
blades will cause serious personal
injury. Keep the protective plastic cutter
bar guard in place and avoid contact with
the cutter bar blades.
The cutter bar (F, Fig. 3-1) is located at the
lower front of the unit.
For safety, keep the plastic guard on the
cutter bar until just before starting engine.
The cutter bar assembly scissors back and
forth 14 times per second and can sever
grass, weeds, brush and saplings up to
one-inch thick.
G. FUEL TANK CAP
The fuel tank cap (G, Figs. 3-1 and 3-3) is
located on the top right side of the engine.
Keep the area around the fuel tank cap
clean and free of debris to help avoid con-
taminating the fuel or clogging fuel
system.
H. STARTER ROPE HANDLE
The starter rope handle (H, Figs. 3-1 and
3-3) is located on top of the engine at the
edge of the flywheel screen.
The starter rope handle is used to pull-
start the engine.
NOTE: Electric-start models can also be
pull-started with the starter rope.
J. ENGINE KEYSWITCH
(ELECTRIC-START UNITS ONLY)
The engine keyswitch (J, Fig. 3-1—INSET)
is used to start the engine on electric-start
models.
K. CUTTER BAR LEVER
The cutter bar lever (K, Fig. 3-1—INSET)
is located at the rear of the unit.
The cutter bar lever engages (ON position)
and disengages (OFF position) the cutter
bar drive and is operated by foot. The OFF
position is all the way to the right, and the
ON position is all the way to the left.
L. WEED DIVERTER
The rubber weed diverter (L, Fig. 3-1) is
located on the top front of the unit and
stretches from the eccentric arm to the
top of the hood.
The weed diverter is designed to vibrate
from cutter bar motion and the vibration
helps clear debris away from the front of
the unit.
N. ENGINE PRIMER BULB
Some engines are equipped with an
engine primer bulb (N, Fig. 3-4).
Pushing the bulb “primes” or prepares the
engine for starting by injecting fuel into
the combustion chamber.
WARNING
H
N
Fig. 3-3
G
D
Fig. 3-4
DISENGAGED
Fig. 3-2
B
C
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