Manual

Maintenance
Cleaning
CleanGrassBuild-UpUnder
Deck
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removesparkplugwire.
2.Toensurethebestperformance,keepthe
undersideofthelawnmowerhousingclean.
CAUTION
Themowermaydislodgematerialfromunder
themowerhousing.
•Weareyeprotection.
•Stayintheoperatingposition(behindthe
handle).
•DoNotallowbystandersinthearea.
WashingMethod
1.Positionthelawnmoweronaatconcreteor
asphaltsurfacenearagardenhose.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Holdtherunninggardenhoseathandleleveland
directthewatertoowonthegroundjustin
frontoftherightreartire(Figure33).
Figure33
4.Engagetheblade.
Note:Thebladewilldrawinwaterandwashout
clippings.Letthewaterrununtilyounolonger
seeclippingsbeingwashedoutfromunderthe
housing.
5.Disengagetheblade,stoptheengineandwaitfor
allmovingpartstostop.
6.Turnoffthewater.
7.Startthelawnmower,engagetheblade,andlet
thelawnmowerrunforafewminutestodryout
itscomponents.
ScrapingMethod
Ifwashingdoesnotremovealldebrisfromunderthe
lawnmower,scrapeitclean.
1.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
2.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank.Referto
EmptyingtheFuelTankandCleaningthe
FuelFiltersection.
3.Tipthelawnmowerontoitsrightside.
4.Removethedirtandgrassclippingswitha
hardwoodscraper.Avoidburrsandsharpedges.
5.Turnthelawnmowerupright.
6.Fillthefueltank.
7.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
CleaningtheDischarge
TunnelandPlug
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Alwaysbesurethatthedischargetunneldoorcloses
securelywhenyoureleasethehandle.Ifthedebris
preventsthedischargedoorfromclosingsecurely,
cleantheinsideofthedischargetunnelandthedoor
thoroughly.
WARNING
Grassclippingsandotherobjectscanbethrown
fromanopendischargetunnel.Thrownobjects
cancauseseriousinjuryorkilltheoperatoror
bystanders.
Neverstartoroperatethelawnmowerunlessone
ofthefollowingistrue:
•Thedischargetunnelplugislockedsecurely
inthedischargetunnel.
•Thegrassbagislockedinplace.
•Theoptionalreardischargechuteislocked
inplace.
•Thedischargetunneldoorisclosed.
CleaningUndertheBelt
Cover(Self-PropelledUnits
Only)
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
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