Briggs & Stratton Series 410 thru 420 warranty Setup Adjustment

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Setup and

Adjustment

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IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Fill up gasoline and oil as instructed in the accompanying engine manual BEFORE operat- ing your mower.

1.

Remove any packing material which may be between

 

upper and lower handles.

 

a. Pull up and back on upper handle as shown in

 

Figure 3-1. Make certain the lower handle is seated

 

securely into the handle mounting brackets. Do not

 

crimp cable while lifting the handle up.

 

b. Tighten star knobs securing upper handle to lower

 

handle. See Figure 3-1. Make sure that each

 

carriage bolt is seated properly in the handle.

2.

Locate the hairpin clip on the weld pin on each side

 

lower handle.

NOTE: This Operator’s Manual covers several models. Lawn Mower features vary by model. Not all features discussed (or engines pictured) in this manual are applicable to all Lawn Mower models.

NOTE: Stand behind the mower as if you were going to operate it. Your right hand corresponds to the right side of the mower; your left hand corresponds to the left side of the mower.

NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher height position.

NOTE: Each end of the lower handle must be placed in the same relative position.

IMPORTANT This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Fill up gasoline and oil as instructed in the accompanying engine manual BEFORE operating your mower.

Figure 3-1: Unfold handle and tighten hardware.

Hardware Pack

Wing Nuts (2) Carriage Bolts (2)

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Figure 3-2: Secure lower handle to mounting brackets.

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Figure 3-3: Pull recoil starter through rope guide and tighten.

a.

Remove hairpin clip from this hole. Using a pair

 

of pliers, insert hairpin clip into the hole on pin

 

closest to the bracket. See Figure 3-2. Repeat on

 

other side.

b. Insert a carriage bolt from the hardware pack into

 

the upper hole on the handle mounting bracket as

 

shown in Figure 3-2. Secure with one plastic wing

 

nut, also included in the hardware pack. Repeat on

 

other side.

3. The rope guide is attached to the right side of the

upper handle. Loosen the wing nut which secures the

rope guide. See Figure 3-3.

a.

Hold blade control against upper handle.

b. Pull starter rope out of the engine. Release blade

 

control handle.

c.

Slip starter rope into rope guide.

d.

Tighten wing nut.

4. Insert post on cable ties into holes provided on the

lower handle. Pull cable tie tight and trim excess. See

Figure 3-4.

Figure 3-4: Secure cable to handle using cable ties.

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