Bolens 436 manual Assembling Your Lawn Mower

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SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER

Removing Unit From Carton

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

Remove loose parts if included with unit.

Cut corners and lay carton down flat. Remove packing material.

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

NOTE: Make sure not to crimp cables while removing the loose parts or the entire unit from the carton.

Hardware Pack

 

 

Please identify each piece

 

 

of the hardware pack as

Wing

Carriage

shown here.

Nut

Bolt

 

 

1/4-20 (2)

1/4-20 (2)

Tools Required

Pair of Pliers

Funnel

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

Disconnecting Spark Plug

Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it to retaining post on the engine. See Figure 1.

Figure 1

Assembling Handle

For shipping purposes, the grass bag was placed on top of the unit. Remove it from the unit and set it out of the way. See Figure 2 .

Figure 2

Raise the lower handle, as shown in Figure 2 , until it snaps into place.

Raise the upper handle as shown in Figure 2 .

Tighten the two wing nuts which are already on the handle. See Figure 3 .

 

Tighten these

 

wing nuts

 

Lower

Upper

Handle

Handle

 

Figure 3

NOTE: Make sure to route the cables outside the lower handle. Also do not crimp the cables while lifting the handle up.

Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in the weld pins on the handle bracket assemblies. Using a pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the lower handle against the handle bracket assemblies. Insert the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the weld pin. Repeat on other side. See Figure 4.

After you have moved the hairpin clip, install the carriage bolt, (carriage bolt must go to the inside of handle) included in the hardware pack, in the upper hole on the handle mounting bracket. Secure with one plastic wing nut, also included in the hardware pack. See Figure 4. Repeat process on other side.

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Contents Operator’s Manual Table of Contents General Operation Important Safe Operation PracticesDo Not ServiceChildren Slope OperationYour Responsibility General ServiceSlope Gauge Assembling Your Lawn Mower Assembling Grass Catcher Attaching Starter RopeAttaching Grass Catcher Blade Control Handle Know Your Lawn MowerRemoving Grass Catcher Converting to Side-DischargeStarting Engine Operating Your Lawn MowerGas and Oil Fill-Up Before Starting MowerBagging Grass Clippings Using the MulcherAdjusting Cutting Height Operating Your Lawn MowerEngine Maintenance Cleaning the Lawn MowerMaintaining Your Lawn Mower Blade Care Servicing Your MowerTo Sharpen Blade Replacing Rear Flap Making AdjustmentsAdjusting Handle Height Adjusting CarburetorGasoline TROUBLE-SHOOTING GuideMower Parts List for Model Model Page Page MANUFACTURER’S Limited Warranty for