MTD 83M warranty Know Your Lawn Mower

4		Know Your Lawn Mower
	Drive Control
		Blade Control
Operating	Drive
	Lever
	Control
Your Lawn		Choke Knob
		Cutting Height Adjustment Lever
Mower	Recoil Starter

Grass Bag

WARNING

The blade control is a safety device. Never attempt to bypass its operations.

Use extreme care when handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are explosive. Never fuel the machine indoors or while the engine is hot or running.

Gasoline Fill

	Oil Fill
Figure 4-1: The major components on the lawn mower.
Now that you have set up your lawn mower for	Recoil Starter
operation, read this section to become acquainted	The recoil starter is attached to the right upper
with its controls and features. This knowledge will	handle. Stand behind the unit and pull the recoil
allow you to use your new equipment to its fullest	starter rope to start the unit.
potential.

Extinguish cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and other sources of ignition.

Keep hands and feet away from the cutting deck. Refer to warning label on the unit.

Blade Control

The blade control is attached to the upper handle. Depress and squeeze it against the upper handle to operate the unit. Release it to stop engine and blade.

WARNING: This blade control is a safety device. Do not bypass its operations.

Drive Control Lever

The drive control is located on the upper handle. Squeeze the drive control lever to engage the drive system. Release it to disengage the drive system. To slow down when approaching an obstacle, mak- ing a turn, or stopping, release the lever.

Cutting Height Adjustment Lever

The cutting height adjustment lever is located above the left rear wheel. To adjust the cutting height, refer to the Adjustment Section.

Choke Knob

Pull the choke knob to activate the choke on the engine. Use of the choke may not be necessary if the engine is warm or the air temperature is high.

Gas and Oil Fill-Up

1.Check oil level and add oil if necessary, Figure 4-1. Refer to the Engine Operation section for more information.

2.Service the engine with gasoline as instructed in the Engine Operation section. See Figure 4-1 for location of gas fill.

WARNING: Use extreme care when handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable

and the vapors are explosive. Never fuel the machine indoors or while the engine is hot or running. Extin- guish cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and other sources of ignition.

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