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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key start switch

 

 

 

 

Handle

knobs

 

 

 

 

Engine oil cap with dipstick

 

Auxiliary

 

 

 

 

 

starter

 

 

 

 

 

handle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primer

 

Grass

 

 

 

 

 

catcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muffler

 

Gasoline

filler cap

 

 

 

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. AWARNING: 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.

Key start switch = used for starting the engine.

Auxiliary starter handle - used for start- ing engine.

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

Mulcher door - allows conversion to discharging or bagging operation. Drive control bar- used to engage

8 power-propelled forward motion of mower.

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