BeforeOperation.................................................10
BeforeOperationSafety...................................10
FillingtheFuelT ank...........................................11
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel...........................11
AdjustingtheHandleHeight.............................12
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight.............................12
DuringOperation.................................................13
DuringOperationSafety...................................13
StartingtheEngine...........................................14
UsingtheSelf-PropelDrive...............................15
ShuttingOfftheEngine.....................................15
RecyclingtheClippings....................................15
BaggingtheClippings.......................................16
OperatingtheBag-on-DemandLever...............16
Side-DischargingtheClippings.........................17
OperatingTips.................................................17
AfterOperation....................................................18
AfterOperationSafety......................................18
CleaningundertheMachine.............................18
FoldingtheHandle...........................................18
Maintenance...........................................................20
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........20
MaintenanceSafety..........................................20
PreparingforMaintenance...............................20
ServicingtheAirFilter.......................................21
ChangingtheEngineOil...................................21
ChargingtheBattery.........................................22
ReplacingtheFuse...........................................23
LubricatingtheWheelGears............................23
ReplacingtheBlade..........................................24
AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive.........................25
Storage...................................................................26
PreparingtheMachineforStorage...................26
RemovingtheMachinefromStorage................26
Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ENISO5395:2013.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjury.
Usingthisproductforpurposesotherthanitsintended
usecouldprovedangeroustoyouandbystanders.
•Read,understand,andfollowtheinstructions
andwarningsinthisOperator’sManualandon
themachineandattachmentsbeforestartingthe
engine.
•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmovingpartsof
orunderthemachine.Keepclearofanydischarge
opening.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Keepbystandersandchildrenasafedistance
awayfromthemachine.Donotallowchildrento
operatethemachine.Allowonlypeoplewhoare
responsible,trained,familiarwiththeinstructions,
andphysicallycapabletooperatethemachine.
•Stopthemachine,shutofftheengine,removethe
electric-startbutton(ifequipped),andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeservicing,fueling,or
uncloggingthemachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafety-alertsymbol,whichmeans
Caution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Youcanndadditionalsafetyinformationwhere
neededthroughoutthismanual.
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