Lookbehindthemowerbeforeand duringreverseoperation.Stop
themowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse.
USING THE MOWER
IMPORTANT:Alwaysreleasethedrivecontrolbeforechanging
speeds.Referto"Knowyour Mower"sectionfor mowercontroldetails.
Besure lawnis clearof stones,sticks,wire, or otherobjectswhich
coulddamagelawnmoweror engine.Suchobjectscouldbe accidently
thrownbythemowerin any directionandcause seriouspersonalinjury
tothe operatorandothers.For bestresults,do notcut wetgrass and
nevercutoff morethan one-thirdofthe totallengthof the grass.
1. Oncethe engineis running,slowlysqueezethedrivecontrol
againsttheupperhandleto propeltheunit.To activatethecutting
blades,squeezethebladecontrolagainsttheupper handle.
2. Tochangegears,releasethedrive controlleverandmovethe
gearshiftleverto the desired setting.Whenfirstpracticingwith
themower,putthe leverin No. 1position.Selectforwardspeeds
accordingtomowingconditionsandterrain.Useslowerspeeds
onroughterrainor whengrass is heavyor thick.Theforward
speedcanbe increasedonsmoothterrainor if thegrass coveris
light.Allowthewheelsto stopcompletelybeforeshiftingfromone
speedintoanother.
IMPORTANT:Beawarethatwhenengagingthedrive control
leverwiththe gearshiftleverin3rd or4th gear,the powerand
torquegeneratedmaycausetheunitto lurchforward.To avoid
this,slowlysqueezethedrivecontrollever againsttheupper
handle.
.Tostopthe blades,releasethe bladecontrol.Tostopthe drive
controltothe wheels,releasethedrivecontrol.
STOPPING THE MOWER
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2.
Releasebladeanddrivecontrolto stopwheelsand deckblades.
Movethrottle/chokecontrolleverdowntoslow (turtle)
position.Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceenginespeed
beforestoppingengine.
3. Movethrottle/chokecontrolleveralltheway downtostop
position.
4. Disconnectsparkplugwirefromsparkplug andgroundagainst
theengine.
MOVING THE MOWER WITHOUTENGINE POWER
Themowercanbe manuallypushedor pulledbyplacingthe gearshift
leverintoN (neutral)positionand pressingthedrivecontrolagainstthe
handlebargrip.
MULCHING OR SIDE-DISCHARGE MOWING
Youcanuse the mowereitherasa mulchingmoweror asa side-
dischargemower.Tousethemulchingfeature,insertthe mulchplug
asdescribedbelow.Removethemulchplug toside-dischargegrass
clippings.
Themulchplug is designedto keepthe dischargechuteraisedup
whilemowing.Whentheplug is removed,thedischargechutewill
loweritselfforside-dischargemowing.
Beforeinstallingor removingmulchplug, stopengine,wait for parts
to stopmoving,anddisconnectsparkplugwire.
Toinstallor removemulchplug:
1. Stoptheengineandwaitfor all parts to stop moving.
2. Disconnectthesparkplugwirefrom thesparkplug.
Figure8
3. Toinstallthe mulchplug,insertthe right-sidetab (A)of theplug
intothebracketon thedeck,Figure8.
4. Insertthecoverintothe dischargeopening(B), Figure8.
5. Afterthe mulchplughasbeen placedintothedeck opening,push
theplug towardstherear of the mower(C) tofit theplug properly
intotheopening,Figure8.
6. Toremovetheplug,slidethe coverto the right(frontof mower)to
disengagetheslotfromthe mowerdeckandthen prytheleft-side
ofthe coveroutandoff.
Keephandsandfeet awayfromthedischargeopeningofthe cutting
deck.
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