Starter Rope
1.The starter rope is attached to the engine. Additional rope may be wound around the starter handle. If so, unwind the rope from the handle.
2.With the spark plug wire disconnected and grounded, depress the blade control handle and pull the rope out of the engine.
3.Place the rope guide around the starter handle, so the opening in the rope guide is toward the front of the mower. Insert the rope guide into the right side of the handle, and secure with hex locknut. See Figure 5.
Starter
Handle
Hex
Lock
Nut
Rope
Guide
Starter
Rope
Cable
NOTE: If the starter rope becomes disconnected from rope
guide on handle, disconnect and ground the spark plug | Figure 5 |
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wire. Depress the blade control handle and pull the starter |
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rope out from engine slowly. Slip the starter rope into the rope guide bolt on handle. |
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Tie
Mulching Baffle
If your mower is equipped with a mulching baffle, install it on the right side of the deck. Follow the sequence indicated here.
1.Lift up and hold the
2.Insert bottom lip of the mulching baffle inside the chute opening (marked 1 in Figure 6).
3.Snap hooks of the mulching baffle over the hinge pin of the chute deflector (marked 2 in Figure 6). The hooks must snap into place on the hinge pin, locking the mulching baffle firmly onto the mower. Release the chute deflector.
NOTE: For proper assembly, install bottom lip inside chute opening before placing hooks over the hinge pin.
Chute
Deflector
Mulching 
Baffle 
2
1
Hooks
Chute Opening
Lip of Mulching Baffle (insert inside chute opening)
Figure 6
Installing Front Wheels
• Place the front of the mower deck on raised blocks. |
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• Remove lock nut from pivot arm assembly, slide wheel |
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onto pivot arm assembly and secure with lock nut. See |
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Figure 7. |
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• Assemble the other side in the same manner. |
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• If your mower is equipped with hub caps, place hub |
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caps in position against the inner hub of wheel. Press |
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firmly around the center portion of the hub cap in a |
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circular motion. The hub caps are flexible and they will |
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snap over the wheel hubs. | Lock Nut |
Pivot Arm
Assembly
Hub Cap (If Equipped)
Figure 7
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