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....................................................................11
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel.................................11
FillingtheFuelTankwithGasoline...........................11
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight....................................12
StartingtheEngine.................................................12
ShuttingOfftheEngine..........................................12
OperatingtheSelf-PropelDriveandEngagingthe
CuttingBlade.....................................................13
CheckingtheBlade-BrakeClutch..............................13
RecyclingtheClippings...........................................14
BaggingtheClippings.............................................14
OperatingTips......................................................15
Maintenance.................................................................17
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)......................17
EngineMaintenance..................................................18
ServicingtheAirCleaner.........................................18
ChangingtheEngineOil.........................................18
ChangingtheEngine-OilFilter.................................19
ServicingtheSparkPlug..........................................19
DriveSystemMaintenance.........................................20
AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive................................20
BrakeMaintenance....................................................21
AdjustingtheBlade-BrakeCable...............................21
BladeMaintenance.....................................................21
MaintainingtheBlade.............................................21
AdjustingtheBlade-BrakeCable...............................23
Cleaning...................................................................24
CleaningundertheMachine.....................................24
CleaningundertheBeltCover..................................25
CleaningtheBlade-Brake-ClutchShield.....................25
CleaningtheWheels...............................................26
Storage........................................................................27
PreparingtheFuelSystem.......................................27
PreparingtheEngine..............................................27
GeneralInformation...............................................27
RemovingtheMachinefromStorage.........................27
Troubleshooting...........................................................28
Safety
ThismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewithENISO
5395:2013.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecanresult
ininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,complywith
thesesafetyinstructions.
Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,and
togainknowledgeoftheproduct,itisessentialthat
youandanyotheroperatorofthemowerreadand
understandthecontentsofthismanualbeforethe
engineiseverstarted.Payparticularattentiontothe
safety-alertsymbol(Figure2),whichmeansCaution,
Warning,orDanger—personalsafetyinstruction.Read
andunderstandtheinstructionbecauseithastodowith
safety.Failuretocomplywiththeinstructionmayresult
inpersonalinjury.
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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