Stiga 8211-0208-08 manual Using the Mower

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3.Tighten the locking nuts to the lower part of the handle. When these are tightened, the height of the handle can be adjusted by tightening the screws B with the enclosed wrench (fig. 2).

ENGINE BRAKE CABLE

Fit the engine brake cable to the engine brake, (fig. 3). Note the cable should be fitted in the direc- tion of the steering.

CABLE BEARER

Attach the cables to the cable bearers (fig. 4) as fol- lows:

D: Start/Stop cable + Clutch cable (*)

E: Throttle cable(*) + Clutch cable (*)

F: Electric cable (*) + Variator cable (*)

EYELET FOR STARTER HANDLE

Attach the starter handle to the eyelet on the steer- ing handle (fig. 1).

VARIATOR LEVER (*)

When the lawn mower is supplied the variator ca- ble is set so that the transmission will not be dam- aged. It might be necessary to adjust the cable, refer to the section “ADJUSTING THE VARIA- TOR CABLE” in the “MAINTENANCE” section.

GRASS COLLECTOR

Raise the collector bin hatch and fit the two retain- ers to the grass collector bin using the enclosed screws. The retainers are marked L and R and should be fitted at the corresponding marks on the rear section of the mower (fig. 5).

Fabric collector bin (*): Pull the fabric collector bag over the steel frame and snap the bag on the plastic cover (fig. 6).

Plastic collector bin (*): Snap the two halves to- gether and then the upper part (fig. 7).

Open the hatch on the mower and hitch the grass collector bin onto the retainers.

Note that the mower can be operated without a grass collector bin. The grass cuttings are then left in a string behind the mower.

BATTERY (*)

Electrolyte in the battery is toxic and corrosive. It can cause serious corrosion damage etc. Avoid all contact with skin, eyes and clothing.

Before starting the mower the first time, you should charge the battery for 24 hours. Refer also to the section titled “MAINTENANCE, BAT- TERY”.

Insert the starter key (*) into the ignition lock.

USING THE MOWER

BEFORE STARTING

FILL THE CRANKCASE WITH OIL

The lawn mower is delivered without any oil in the motor crankcase. The crankcase must, therefore, be filled with oil before the motor is started the first time.

Remove the oil dipstick (fig. 8, 9, 10). Fill the en- gine's crankcase with 0.6 litres of good quality oil (service class SE, SF or SG) Use SAE 30 or SAE 10W-30 oil.

Slowly fill up to the “FULL/MAX” mark. Do not fill with too much oil.

CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL

Check before using the machine that the oil level is between “FULL/MAX” and “ADD/MIN” on the dipstick.

Remove and dry the dipstick (fig. 8, 9, 10). Slide it down completely and tighten it. Unscrew and pull it up again. Read-off. If the oil level is low, fill with oil up to the “FULL/MAX” mark.

FILL UP THE PETROL TANK

Fill with petrol before starting the mo- tor. Never remove the filler cap or fill or top up with petrol while the motor is running or still warm.

Never fill the fuel tank completely full but allow a little room for the petrol to expand.

Always use pure unleaded petrol. You must never use 2-stroke petrol mixed with oil.