Operation
Before Starting | Starting the Mower |
1. Check the guards, deflectors, grass bag, adapter, and | The engine on your mower is equipped with the Briggs & | |
covers to make sure all are in place and securely | Stratton Ready StartTM System. This features a temperature- | |
tightened. | controlled automatic choke. No additional steps are required | |
2. Check the blade control (A, Figure 1), wheel drive | to start a cold engine. | |
control (B), and ground speed control (C) to insure they |
|
|
work freely. | 1. | Pull the blade control (A, Figure 3) against the handle. |
| 2. | Pull the rope start handle (B) to crank the engine. |
A | 3. | To stop the engine (and blade), release the blade |
|
| control. |
| 4. | After the engine starts, allow a brief |
C |
| engine runs smooth before beginning mower operation. |
B |
|
|
A |
Figure 1: Mower controls |
|
|
|
|
3. Check the cutting height. Adjust to the desired height. |
|
|
| |
Refer to the Section entitled ‘Cutting Height Adjustment’. |
| B | ||
4. Check the engine oil (A, Figure 2) and add oil as needed |
| |||
|
| |||
to bring the level up to the full mark. Refer to he Engine |
|
| ||
Owner’s Manual for oil specifications. | for |
| ||
|
|
| ||
A | B |
| Fig re 3: Starting the mower | |
|
| |||
| Not |
|
| |
Figure 2: Oil and fuel fill | Reproduction | |||
|
|
|
|
5.Add fuel to the tank after pushing the mower outside where fumes can safely dissipate. Fill the tank to
6.Clean the exterior surfaces of the cutting deck and engine of any accumulation of spilled fuel, dirt, grass, oil, etc. Keep the engine air intake screen and cooling fins clear at all times.
7