The operationof any lawnmowercan resultinforeignobiectsbeing thrownintothe eyes,whichcandamageyoureyesseverely,Always wearsafetyglasseswhileoperatingthe mower,orwhileperforming any adiustmentsor repairson it,
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline,Gasolineis extremely flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive,Neverfuel machineindoors orwhilethe engineis hotor running,Extinguishcigarettes,cigars, pipes,andothersourcesof ignition,
GAS AND OIL FILL°UP
Gas Fill
Besureno oneotherthanthe operatoris standingnearthe lawn | I |
mowerwhile startingengineor operatingmower,Neverrunengine | l |
indoorsor inenclosed,poorlyventilatedareas,Engineexhaust |
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containscarbonmonoxide,anodorbss anddeadlygas, Keephands,I feet,hair,andlooseclothingawayfromanymovingparts
Oil Fill
IMPORTANT:The moweris shippedwithmotoroil inthe engine; however,you MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating,Oil shouldbe changedonce afterthefirst twohoursof operationandevery25hours
of operationthereafter,Usethegradeof engineoil specifiedinthe Maintenancesection,
1, Removethe oilfill cap/dipstickfromthe oilfill tube,
2, Checkthatthe levelof oil is upto the FULLmarkon the dipstick,
Ifneeded,pouroil slowlyintothe oilfill tubeuntila FULLoil level is achieved,
3, Replacethe oilfill cap/dipstick,
acidsduringstorage,Acidicgas candamagethefuel systemof an enginewhilein storage,
To avoidengineproblems,the fuel systemshouldbeemptiedbefore storagefor 30 daysor longer,Drainthe gastank, startthe engine andbt it rununtil thefuel linesandcarburetorareempty,Use freshfuel nextseason,SeeSTORAGEInstructionsfor additional information,
ge mayoccur,
IMPORTANT:The moweris shippedwithoutgas in thefuel tank,
•Neverfill the fueltankcompletely,Fill the tankto nomorethan 1/2=inchbelowbottomof fillerneckto providespaceforfuel expansion,
•Alwaysuseclean,fresh,unbadedgradeautomotivegasoline, Fill thefuel tankoutdoorsand usea funnelorspoutto prevent spilling,Makesurethatthe containerfromwhichyou pourthe gasolineis cleanandfree fromrustorotherforeignparticles, Makesureto wipe offany spilledfuelbeforestartingtheengine,
•At the endof thejob, emptythe fueltank if the moweris not goingto beusedfor 30 daysor longer,Storegasolineina cban
containerandkeepthe cap in placeon the container,SeeSTOR= AGEinstructionsforadditionalinformation,
STARTmNG THE MOWER
1, Rebaseallcontrolsonthe mowerto preventwheelsor blades fromrotating,
2, Movegearshift leverto neutral(N) position,
3, Movethe throttb/chokecontrolleverfullyupwardtochokesetting
I_1 to starta cold engineorto fast(rabbit)setting _11 to starta warmengine,
4, Tostart engineusingrecoilstarter:
a, Standon bft side (asviewedfrombehindhandbbars)of ma-
chine,Besureyour feetaresafelyawayfromthe underside of the mowerdeckandall mowercontrolsarereleased,
b, Graspstarterropehandb andpullslowlyuntil ropepulls slightlyharder,Let roperewindslowly,Then pullropewitha rapid,full arm stroke,Letropereturnslowly,Ifenginefailsto start afterthreepulls,repeatinstructions(trysettingthrottle at fast setting),
c, Whenenginestarts,operateinfast throttlesetting_1_ (movethrottle/chokecontrolbver fromchokesettingto fast setting),
Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeandduringreverseoperation,Stop the mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse,
Ifyou strikea foreignobiect,stopthe engine,Removewirefromthe sparkplug,thoroughlyinspectmowerforany damage,andrepair damagebeforerestartingandoperating,Extensivevibrationof mowerduringoperationis anindicationof damage,The unitshould bepromptlyinspectedandrepaired,
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