Yard Machines through 429, 410 manual Assembling Your Lawn Mower, Unpacking, Tools Required

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SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER

Unpacking

•Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open carton.

•Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e., owner’s manual, etc.).

•Cut along corners and lay carton down flat.

•Remove packing material.

•Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton thoroughly for loose parts.

Tools Required

1.Pair of Pliers

2.Phillips Screwdriver †

3.7/16" or Adjustable Wrench †

† Hardtop grass bags only

NOTE: This operator’s manual covers various models of lawn mowers. Follow only those instructions which pertain to your unit.

Disconnect Spark Plug Wire

•In the case of lawn mowers where engine is equipped with a rubber boot, attach rubber boot to a bolt on the engine to ground. See Figure 1.

Assembling Handle

NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the mower is observed from the operating position.

•Remove any packing material which may be between the upper and lower handles for shipping purposes.

•Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the handle into the operating position. Make certain the lower handle is seated securely into the handle mounting brackets.

Tighten hand knob

Tighten hand knob

Spark Plug Wire

With Rubber Boot

Spark

Plug

Engines with rubber boot

V-Slot on Engine

Spark

Plug

Wire

Briggs & Stratton Engines

Retaining

Spark

Post

Plug

 

Spark Plug

Wire

Tecumseh engines

Figure 2

•Tighten the hand knobs on each side of the handle (carriage bolts must be seated properly into the handle). See Figure 2.

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.

•Using a pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the lower handle against the handle mounting bracket. Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in the weld pins on the handle mounting brackets. Insert the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the weld pin. See Figure 3. Repeat on other side.

Handle Mounting

Bracket

Figure 1

•Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it against the engine. See Figure 1 .

Insert hairpin clip here

Hairpin

Clip

Weld

Pin

Figure 3

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Contents Operator’s Manual Table of Contents General Operation Important Safe Operation PracticesDo Not ServiceSlope Operation ChildrenPage CUT Along Dotted Line Slope GaugeTools Required Disconnect Spark Plug WireAssembling Your Lawn Mower UnpackingSoft Grass Bag Assembling Grass CatcherHardtop Grass Bag To attach the grass catcher Lift the rear Assembling Chute DeflectorTo remove the grass catcher Lift the rear Blade Control Handle Know Your Lawn MowerBefore Starting Using Rotary MowerOperating Your Lawn Mower Gas And Oil Fill-UpHandle Height Using MulcherCarburetor Tecumseh Engines Throttle ControlBriggs & Stratton Engines Quantum ModelsLubrication Maintaining the Blade Maintaining Your Lawn MowerBlade Mounting Torque Maintaining the DeckEngine Replacing Rear FlapTrouble Possible Causes Corrective Actions Trouble Shooting GuideShroud Color Shroud ChartParts List for Model Series 410 Through Description Wheel ChartType of Wheel Tread Color MANUFACTURER’S Limited Warranty for
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