Use and Care Manual

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Fig. L
5
2
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Mower Overload
To prevent damage due to overload conditions, do not try
to remove too much grass at one time. Slow down your
cutting pace, or raise the cutheight.
Storage (Fig. A, M)

DANGER: Rotating blade can cause serious injury.
Release bail handle
5
to turn mower off, remove
safety key, and remove batteries before lifting,
transporting, or storing the mower. Store in a
dryplace.

CAUTION: Pinch point. To avoid being pinched, keep
fingers away from area around handle brackets when
folding downhandles.

CAUTION: Make sure cord does not become stretched
or pinched in the area between the handle and handle
bracket during folding. This can cause damage to
thecord.
The handle of the mower can be easily folded down for
quick and convenientstorage.
1. To unlock the handle
4
pull, and twist a half turn, the
two handle locks
6
located on both sides of the handle.
2. Fold the handle to the front of the mower as shown in
Fig.M.
3. Locate the handle storage detent holes
8
located on
the handle brackets
7
as shown in Fig. M.
4. Lock the handle in place by untwisting the handle
locks
6
allowing them to snap into the storage detent
holes and ensure the handle is firmlylatched as shown
in Fig. M.
Fig. M
6
6
4
7
Carrying the Mower (Fig. A, N)

DANGER: Rotating blades can cause serious
injury. To prevent serious injury, remove safety
key and battery packs when unattended,
or when charging, cleaning, servicing,
transporting, lifting, or storingmower.
• The mower can be carried using the convenient carry
handles
14
,
15
as shown in Fig. N. DO NOT attempt to
lift the mower by grasping the main handle
4
.
Fig. N
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15
4
Mowing Tips

WARNING: ALWAYS INSPECT AREA WHERE
MOWER IS TO BE USED AND REMOVE ALL
STONES, STICKS, WIRE, BONES, AND OTHER
DEBRIS WHICH MIGHT BE THROWN BY THE
ROTATINGBLADE.

WARNING: Mow across the face of slopes, never
up-and-down. Exercise extreme caution when
changing direction on slopes. Do not mow excessively
steep slopes. Always maintain goodfooting.
1. Release bail handle to turn mower “OFF” when crossing
any gravel area (stones can be thrown by the blade).
2. Set mower at highest cutting height when mowing
in rough ground or in tall weeds. Removing too much
grass at one time can cause the motor to be overloaded
and to stop. Refer to TroubleshootingSection.
3. If a grass collection bag
12
is used during the fast
growing season, the grass may tend to clog up at the
discharge opening. Release bail handle to turn mower
off, remove the safety key and battery packs. Remove
the catcher and shake the grass down to the back end
of the bag. Also clean out any grass or debris which may
be packed around the discharge opening. Replace the
grasscatcher.
4. If mower should start to vibrate abnormally, release bail
handle to turn mower off, remove the safety key and
battery packs. Check immediately for cause. Vibration
is a warning of trouble. Do not operate mower until a
service check has been made. Refer to Troubleshooting
section inthis manual.
5. For best cutting results, keep blade sharpened
andbalanced.
6. Inspect and thoroughly clean mower after each use as a
deck with caked grass will degrade performance.