Manual

SECTION4: KNOWYOURLAWNMOWER
Read this owner's manual and safety rules before operating your lawn mower. Compare the illustrations in Figure
10 with your lawn mower to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this
manual for future reference.
_ll WARNING: The operation of any lawn mower can result in foreign objects being thrown into the
operator's eyes thus causing severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses while operating the
mower, or while performing any adjustments or repairs on it.
Control Handle
Upper Handle
Starter Rope --,.
Lower
Bail Handle
Bag-Fill
Gas Cap
Grasscatcher Bag
Lower Handle
Oil Fill Cap
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Cutting Height
Adjustment Levers
"Primer
Figure 10
Starter Rope
The starter rope is attached to the handle. Stand behind
the unit and pull the starter rope to start the unit.
Primer
The primer is used to pump gas intothe carburetor. Use
itto assist in starting a cold engine, but do not use it
when restarting a warm engine after a short shutdown.
Refer to Figure 10.
BladeControlHandle
The blade control handle is located on the upper handle
of the mower. The blade control handle must be
depressed in order to operate the unit. Release the
blade control handle to stop the engine and the blade.
WARNING: The blade control handle is a
Never attempt to bypass
safety device, its
operations or alter it in any way.
LowerBail Handle
The lower bail handle is located on the upper handle
and isused toengage the drive. Squeeze the lower bail
handle against the upper handle to engage the drive;
release it to slow down or stop the mower from
propelling.
GrasscatcherBag
The grass bag is equipped with a bag-fill indicator to
add convenience to your work. While the mower is
running, air will flow through the bag and into the "sail."
If the grass catcher is empty, air flows through easily
pushing the sail up. If the grass catcher is full, air does
not flow through it allowing the sail to fall. So the
position of the sail acts as a bag-fill indicator signifying
when to empty the grass bag.