Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeandduringreverseoperation.Stop the mowerbladesbeforeoperatinginreverse.
USmNG THE MOWER
IMPORTANT:Alwaysreleasethe drivecontrolbeforechanging speeds.Referto "Knowyour Mower"sectionfor mowercontroldetails.
Besure lawnis char of stones,sticks,wire,orother obiectswhich coulddamagelawnmowerorengine.Suchobiectscouldbeaccidently thrownby the mowerin anydirectionandcauseseriouspersonaliniury to the operatorandothers.Forbestresults,do notcutwetgrassand nevercut off morethanone=thirdof the totalbngth of the grass.
1.Oncethe engineis running,slowlysqueezethe drivecontrol againstthe upperhandleto propelthe unit.To activatethe cutting blades,squeezethe bladecontrolagainstthe upperhandle.
2.Tochangegears,releasethe drivecontrolbver and movethe gearshiftleverto the desiredsetting.Whenfirst practicingwith the mower,put the leverin No. 1 position.Sebct forwardspeeds accordingto mowingconditionsandterrain.Useslowerspeeds on roughterrainor whengrassis heavyor thick.The forward speedcanbe increasedonsmoothterrainorif the grasscoveris light. Mow thewheelsto stopcompbtelybeforeshiftingfromone speedintoanother.
iMPORTANT:Beawarethatwhenengagingthe drivecontrolleverwith the gearshift bver in 3rdor 4thgear,the powerandtorquegenerated maycausethe unitto lurchforward.To avoidthis,slowlysqueezethe drivecontrolleveragainstthe upperhandb.
3.Tostopthe blades,rebase the bladecontrol.To stopthe drive controlto the wheels,releasethedrive control.
MULCHING OR SmDE-DISCHARGE MOWmNG
Youcan usethe mowereitheras a mulchingmoweroras a side= dischargemower.To usethe mulchingfeature,insertthe mulchplug as describedbelow.Removethe mulchplugto side=dischargegrass clippings.
The mulchplugis designedto keepthe dischargechuteraisedup while mowing.Whenthe plugis removed,thedischargechutewill loweritselffor side=dischargemowing.
Beforeinstallingorremovingmulchplug,stopengine,waitfor parts to stopmoving,anddisconnectsparkplugwire.
To installor removemulchplug:
1.Stopthe engineandwaitfor all partsto stopmoving.
2.Disconnectthespark plugwirefromthe sparkplug.
3.To installthe mulchplug,insertthe right=sidetab (A) of the plug into the bracketonthe deck, Figure8.
4.Insertthe coverintothe dischargeopening(B), Figure8.
5.Afterthe mulchplughas beenplacedintothedeckopening,push the plugtowardsthe rearof the mower(C) to fit the plugproperly into the opening,Figure8.
6.To removethe plug,slidethe coverto the right(frontof mower)to
disengagethe slotfromthe mowerdeckandthen prythe left=side of the coverout andoff.
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STOPPING THE MOWER
1.Releasebladeanddrivecontrolto stopwheelsanddeck blades.
2.Movethrottle/chokecontrolleverdownto slow(turtb) position.Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceenginespeed beforestoppingengine.
3.Movethrottle/chokecontrolbver allthe waydownto stop position.
4.Disconnectsparkplugwirefromsparkplugandgroundagainst the engine.
MOVmNG THE MOWER WITHOUT
ENGmNE POWER
The mowercan be manuallypushedor pulledby placingthe gearshift leverintoN (neutral)positionandpressingthedrivecontrolagainstthe handlebargrip.
Figure8
Keephandsandfeetawayfromthedischargeopeningof thecutting deck.
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