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OPERATION
GAS
,,Fill fuel tank. Use fresh, clean, regular unteaded gesdiine With a minimum of 87 octan& (Use of leaded gasoline Wit ncreaee carbon and lead oxide deposits
and reduce valve life),, Do not | mix oil | with gasoline. |
Purchase fuel Fnquantities that can be | used w thin 30 | |
days tO assure flJel freshness. | ", |
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WARNING: Experience indicates that alcohol blended fuels (called gasohel or using ethanol or methanol) can attract moisture which Jeads to separation and format!on ot acids during storage. Acidic gas can damage the fuel system of an erigtne while in storage. T_oavoid engine problems, the ,fUel system should be emptied before stor- age of 30 days o1: longer. Drain 'th e fue! tank, start the engine and et itrun 'unit fuel nes and carburetor are empty. Use fresh fuel next season. Sea Storagei!nstruc- lions for additional information, Never use engine or carburetor cleaner products tn fue_ tank or permanent damage may occur.
TO START ENGINE
•To start a cold engine push pdmer_t_e (5) times berets trying to'start. Use a firm push, This _tep is not usua!ly necessary when starting an engine which has already run for ate w mtnu es_
Push eng'lnespeed control lever to fast [._) position.
•Hold operator presence contro! bar down to the handle and putl starter handle quickly. Do not aflow starter rope to snap back°
. To stop engine, release operat0r pre.sence control bar.
NOTE: In cooler weather It may be necessary to repeat priming steps, In warmerweather over priming maycause flooding and engine will not start, If you do flood engine, wait a few minutes before attempting to start and do not repeat pdmlng step&
MOWING TIPS
•Under certain conditions, such as very tallgrass, it may be necessary to raise the height of c;ut to reduce push ng effort and to keep from overloading the engine and leav ng clumps of grass clippings.
•For extremely heavy cutting, reduce the wtdih of cut and raise the rear of the lawn mower housing one (1) wh'eetadjL=stersetting higher than the front for better discharge of grass.
•For belier grass bagging and mbst Cutting _onditlons,
the engine speed should be set in the fast (.€_) posi- tion.
•When using a rear discharge lawn mower in moist, heavy grass, clumps of out grass may not enter the
grass catcher: Reduce ground speed (pushing speed) a nd/or tun the lawn mows rover the area a second lime.,
•If a trailer grass cllpplngsls left on ti:teright side of a rear discharge lawn mower, mow in a cl0ckwfse dlrecUon with a small oved&p to collect the clippings on the next
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K_ep 'topof engine around Starter, dear and clean of grass clippings and chaff. This wii! help engine air flow and extend engine life
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•Pores In cloth grass catche(_banbecome filled with dirt
and dust with use | and c'atcherswttl col!ect less gi'ess, | |||
Toprevent | lhfs, regu ally | hose catchers off wilh water | ||
andfet dry | before | using. | ," | _= |
MULCHING MOWING 'TIPS
IMPORTANT: FOR BEST"PERFORM_NCE, KEEP MOWER HOUSING FREE OF
TRASH CLEAN UNDERSIDE OF,MOWER HOUSING AFTER EACH USE. SEE ."CLEANING" IN'CUSTOMER
RESPONSIBILITIES SECT ON OFTHIS MANUAL ' '
•The spec!al mutchlng blade wtti recut'_h§ grass Cllp- pings many times and redqce them in size So that as they fal! onto the lawn Ihe_,iwjfl disperse into'thegrass and not be noticed, Also, the mu!ched grass will blodegrads quickly to provide nutrients for the lawn. Afways muloh with your highestengine' (blade) speed
as this wilt provide lhe :best recuttlng action of the
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° | AvoidcuttJngyourlawnwhen | Hswet, Wetgraastends |
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The best time to mow your lawn iSthe eady Afternoon, At this time the grass hasdded and the newly cut area will notes exposed to the direct s0ri.
•For best re,_utts, adjust the IeWli mower cu_Jng height so that the lawn mowe_ cuts elf only the top one;third of the grass blades (See EJg. 8), :If the lawn is overgrown it will be necessary to'rais_the height of cut to reduce pushing effort and to keep from byerloading the engine and leaytngelumps of _ulPhedgrass, For
extremely heavy mulching, red,Jce yoi4t width of cut, mow slowly andTals_ the rea_"of the lawn mower one
wheel adjuster setting hlghe, r thari th=efront.
"Certain types of gras_ ahd grass conditions may re; quire that an area be mulched a rsecond time to comp etely hide lhe clippings When :doing a second cut, mew across or perpend!cular to the first cut path.
•Change yourcutttng pattern from week to week, Mow north to soulh one _eek then change tOeast to west the next week. This will help prevent matt ng And grain ng of the lawn.
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