height. With the spring washer on the axle
bolt re
in
sert in the square hole de
sired,
through the wheel as sem bly and se cure with
the wing nut pre vi ously re moved.
IM POR TANT:
All wheels must be placed in
the same rel a tive po si tion.
NOTE:
For rough or un
even lawns,
move the height ad
just
ment le
ver to a
higher po
si
tion. This will help stop
scalp ing.
CASTER LOCK
WARNING: When op er at ing mower
on hills, front wheels should be
locked in the straight ahead po
si
-
tion.
The cast
ers can be locked in a straight
ahead po si tion or can be left to swivel freely.
Lift and place the lock pins in the larger
holes for locked, straight ahead op
er
a
tion,
place pins in smaller holes to al low cast ers
to ro tate freely.
OPERATION
IM POR TANT
: Move the shift le
ver
ONLY
when the en
gine is run
ning. Shifting the
speeds with the en gine off can cause dam -
age to the unit. Dis
en
gage the drive clutch
con trol be fore chang ing the speed se lec tion.
Ser vice the en gine with gas o line and oil as
in
structed in the sep
a
rate en
gine man
ual
packed in your mower. Read in
struc
tions
care fully.
WARNING: 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.
BEFORE STARTING
MODELS WITH ELEC TRIC START ONLY:
WARNING: The bat
tery con
tains
cor
ro
sive fluid and toxic ma
te
rial.
HAN
DLE WITH CARE. Keep away
from chil dren. Do not punc ture, dis -
as sem ble, mu ti late or in cin er ate.
Ex
plo
sive gases could be vented
dur ing charg ing or dis charg ing. Use
in a well-ven ti lated area, away from
sources of ig ni tion.
•
Charge bat
tery for 16 hours be
fore ini
tial
use. DO NOT CHARGE LONGER THAN 20
HOURS.
IMPORTANT: Use only the battery
charger supplied with this mower.
To charge the bat tery
, first re move the pro -
tec tive cap from the end of the bat tery pack
lead. Al
ways plug charger lead into bat
tery
pack lead be
fore in
sert
ing bat
tery charger
plug into 120 volt stan dard house hold out let.
See Fig ure 7.
Af ter charg ing, dis con nect bat tery charger
plug from house hold out let first, then dis con -
nect charger lead from bat tery pack lead.
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Fig ure 6
Locking Pin
Axle Bolt
and
Spring
Washer
Figure 5
Cutting Height Adjustment Lever
LOWER
HIGHER
Fig ure 7
Protective
Cap
Battery
pack
lead