KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER

READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND ALL SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER. Compare the illustrations with your lawn mower to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference.

These symbols may appear on your lawn mower or in literature supplied with the product. Learn and understand their meaning.

CAUTION

ENGINE

ENGINE

FAST

SLOW

CHOKE

FUEL

OIL DANGER, KEEP HANDS

OR WARNING

ON

OFF

 

 

 

 

AND FEET AWAY

Drive

 

control

Operator presence control bar

bar

 

 

Handle knobs

Starter

Engine oil cap with dipstick

 

handle

 

 

 

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Primer

 

Grass

 

 

 

 

catcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muffler

 

Gasoline

filler cap

 

 

)ark

 

 

plug

Air filter

 

 

 

 

 

Mulcher

door

Drive

cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wheel adjuster

IMPORTANT:

This

lawn mower is shipped

(on each

wheel)

 

 

WITHOUT OIL OR GASOLINE in the engine.

Housing

 

MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Sears rotary walk-behind power lawn mowers conform to the safety standards of the American National Standards Institute and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com- mission. _/, WARNING: The blade turns when the engine is running.

Operator presence control bar- must be held down to the handle to start the

engine. Release to stop the engine. Primer- pumps additional fuel from the carburetor to the cylinder for use when starting a cold engine.

Starter handle - used for starting engine. Mulcher door - allows conversion to

discharging or bagging operation. Drive control bar- used to engage power-propelled forward motion of mower.

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