Manual
SECTION 4: UNPACKING
TO REMOVE UNIT FROM CARTON
1. Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut
tape at carton end and peel along top flap to
open carton.
2. Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e.,
owner's manual, etc.).
3. Cut along dotted lines and lay carton down flat.
4. Remove packing material.
5. Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton
thoroughly for loose parts.
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
Pair of Pliers
SETTING UP LAWN MOWER
Disconnect spark plug wire
Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the
spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it
against the engine. See Figure 3.
NOTE: On engines with a rubber boot, attach
rubber boot to a bolt on the engine to ground.
This owner's guide covers various models of
mowers. Follow only those instrucUons which
pertain to your unit,
Spark Plug Wire
With Rubber
Plug
Wire
(Briggs & Stratton Engine)
Retaining
Post
(All Engines With
Rubber Boot)
Spark Plug Wire
(Tecumseh Engine)
Figure 3
NOTE: Reference to dght or left hand side of the
mower is observed from the operating position.
This unit is shipped WITHOUT GASOLINE or OIL in
the engine. Be certain to service engine with
gasoline and oil before operating your mower.
Assembling handle
1. Remove any packing material which may be
between the upper and lower handles for
shipping purposes.
2.
,
Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise
the handle into the operating position, making
sure not to crimp the cables. Make certain the
lower handle is seated securely into the handle
mounting brackets.
Tighten the hand knobs on each side of the
handle (carriage bolts must be seated properly
into the handle).
NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in
the higher height position. If you wish to lower the
height of the handle, refer to the Adjustment Section
at this time.
4. Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in
the weld pins on the handle mounting brackets.
See Figure 4.
5. Using a pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the
lower handle against the handle mounting
bracket. See Figure 4.
Hairpin
Clip
Inner
Hole
Outer\
Weld
Pin
Lower
Handle
Handle
Mounting
Bracket
.
7.
Figure 4
Insert the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the
weld pin. Repeat on other side. See Figure 4.
Loosen the wing nut which secures the rope
guide to the right side of upper handle. See
Figure 5.
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