BLADE CONTROL

Thebladecontrolis usedto engagethe mowerdeck.Toengagethiscontrol,press andholdthe leveragainstthe handlebar

RecoilStarter

grip.Tostopthe blades,releasethe blade

Oil Cap/

Cleaner Handle

control.Alwaysdisengagethe blade controlbeforestartingthe engine.This helpsto ensurethatthe bladeswill not startturningwhenthe enginestarts.

DRIVE CONTROL

Thedrivecontrolis usedto engage anddisengagedriveto thewheels.To engagethiscontrol,squeezethe drive controlagainstthe handlebargrip.To stopthedrive,releasethe drivecontrol.

IMPORTANT:Alwaysreleasethe drive controlbeforechangingspeeds.

GEAR SHIFT LEVER

Usethisleverto selectanyof four forwardgroundspeeds,neutral,or reverse.

Forward

Therearefourforwardspeeds.Positionone(1)is the slowestand positionfour(4) is thefastest.

Reverse

Toselectreverse,putthe leverin the Reverse(R) position.

Neutral

Placethe leverinneutral(N) beforestartingthe mower,andwhen the moweris not inuse. In addition,the mowercan be manuallypushed orpulledby placingthe gearshiftleverinto N (neutral)positionand pressingthe drivecontrolagainstthe handlebargrip.

To avoiddamagingthe transmission,do notshift gearswhenthe mowerismoving.Releasedrive controlbeforeshiftinggears.

Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeandduringreverseoperation.Stop the mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse.

Dipstick

SparkPlug

OilDrain

Wire

Valve Mufflerand SparkPlug

MufflerGuard

Figure7

ENGINE CONTROLS

Referto Figure7for locationsof the enginecontrols.

Recoil Starter

The recoilstarteris usedto pull-startthe engine.

Oil Drain Valve

Usethe oil drainvalveto drainoil fromthe engine.Referto the Maintenancesectionfor instructions.

Air Cleaner Handle

Theaircleanerhandleis usedto gainaccessto theair cleaner.The air cleanercartridgecan beremovedandcleanedor replaced.Referto the Maintenancesectionfor details.

Ifcartridgeor coverareinstalledincorrectly,seriousinjuryordeath could resultfrombackfire.Donot attemptto startyourenginewith them removed.

Spark Plug/Spark Plug Wire

Referto the Maintenancesectionfor instructions sparkplug replacement.

Oil Cap/Dipstick

Referto the Maintenancesectionfor instructions checkingtheoil.

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247.887330 specifications

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