Contents
Safety...........................................................................3
GeneralLawnMowerSafety.....................................3
SoundPressure......................................................5
SoundPower..........................................................5
Hand/ArmVibration..............................................5
SafetyandInstructionalDecals.................................5
Setup............................................................................7
1InstallingtheHandle.............................................7
2FillingtheCrankcasewithOil.................................8
3AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive...............................9
4AssemblingtheGrassBag......................................9
ProductOverview.........................................................10
Specications........................................................10
Operation....................................................................10
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel.................................10
FillingtheFuelTankwithGasoline...........................11
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight....................................11
StartingtheEngine.................................................12
StoppingtheEngine...............................................12
OperatingtheSelf-PropelDriveandEngagingthe
CuttingBlade.....................................................12
CheckingtheBlade-BrakeClutch..............................13
RecyclingtheClippings...........................................13
BaggingtheClippings.............................................14
OperatingTips......................................................15
Maintenance.................................................................16
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)......................16
EngineMaintenance..................................................17
ServicingtheAirCleaner.........................................17
ChangingtheEngineOil.........................................17
ChangingtheEngine-OilFilter.................................18
ServicingtheSparkPlug..........................................18
DriveSystemMaintenance.........................................19
AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive................................19
BladeMaintenance.....................................................20
MaintainingtheBlade.............................................20
AdjustingtheBlade-BrakeCable...............................21
Cleaning...................................................................23
CleaningundertheMachine.....................................23
CleaningundertheBeltCover..................................24
CleaningtheBlade-Brake-ClutchShield.....................24
Storage........................................................................25
PreparingtheFuelSystem.......................................25
PreparingtheEngine..............................................25
GeneralInformation...............................................25
RemovingtheMachinefromStorage.........................25
Troubleshooting...........................................................26
Safety
ThismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewithENISO
5395:2013.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecanresult
ininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,complywith
thesesafetyinstructions.
Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,and
togainknowledgeoftheproduct,itisessentialthat
youandanyotheroperatorofthemowerreadand
understandthecontentsofthismanualbeforethe
engineiseverstarted.Payparticularattentiontothe
safetyalertsymbol(Figure2),whichmeansCaution,
Warning,orDanger—“personalsafetyinstruction.”
Readandunderstandtheinstructionbecauseithasto
dowithsafety.Failuretocomplywiththeinstruction
mayresultinpersonalinjury.
GeneralLawnMowerSafety
Thiscuttingmachineiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeet
andofthrowingobjects.Failuretoobservethefollowing
safetyinstructionscouldresultinseriousinjuryordeath.
Training
•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe
controlsandtheproperuseoftheequipment.
•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwiththese
instructionstousethemachine.Localregulationscan
restricttheageoftheoperator.
•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuserisresponsiblefor
accidentsorhazardsoccurringtootherpeopleortheir
property.
•Understandexplanationsforallpictogramsusedonthe
machineorintheinstructions.
Gasoline
WARNING-Gasolineishighlyammable.Takethe
followingprecautions.
•Storefuelincontainersspecicallydesignedforthis
purpose.
•Refueloutdoorsonlyanddonotsmokewhilerefueling.
•Addfuelbeforestartingtheengine.Neverremovethe
capofthefueltankoraddgasolinewhiletheengineis
runningorwhentheengineishot.
•Ifgasolineisspilled,donotattempttostarttheengine
butmovethemachineawayfromtheareaofspillageand
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilgasolinevapors
havedissipated.
•Replaceallfueltankandcontainercapssecurely.
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