Bolens 544 manual Assembling Your Lawn Mower, Removing Unit From Carton, Loose Parts in Carton

SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER

Removing Unit From Carton

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

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

•Cut along corners, lay the carton down flat, and remove all packing material.

•Roll or slide unit out of carton and check carton

thoroughly for loose parts. Spark Plug

Loose Parts in Carton

Spark Plug

Wire

•Grass Bag

•Side Discharge Chute

•Rear Wheels

•Hardware Pack

•Bottle of Oil

Hardware Pack

Figure 2

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

Setting Up Your Lawn Mower

Assembling Handle

Please identify each piece of the hardware pack as	•
shown in Figure 1.

Carriage Bolt	Wing Nut
	Group A
	Wave Washer
	Flat Washer	•
Shoulder Screw	Spring Washer
	Group B

Figure 1

Lift up and pull back on the upper handle to raise the handle into the operating position. See Figure

3.Make certain the lower handle is seated securely into the handle bracket assemblies.

	Lower Handle
Upper	Handle
	Bracket
Handle

Figure 3

Tighten wing nuts on each side of the handle making sure that the carriage bolts are seated properly into the handle. See Figure 4.

Before Assembly

•Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug and ground against the engine. See Figure 2.

Tighten this wing nut

Carriage

Bolt

Figure 4

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