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Setup and
Adjustment
NOTE: This Operator’s Manual covers several models. Lawn Mower features vary by model. Not all features discussed (or engines pictured) in this manual are applicable to all Lawn Mower models.
NOTE: Stand behind the mower as if you were going to operate it. Your right hand corresponds to the right side of the mower; your left hand corresponds to the left side of the mower.
NOTE: Your mower
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B | Wing Nuts (2) Carriage Bolts (2) |
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IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Fill up gasoline and oil as instructed in the accompanying engine manual BEFORE operat- ing your mower.
1.Remove any packing material which may be between upper and lower handles.
a.Pull up and back on upper handle as shown in Figure
b.Tighten star knobs securing upper handle to lower handle. See Figure
2.Locate the hairpin clip on the weld pin on each side lower handle.
a.Remove hairpin clip from this hole. Using a pair of pliers, insert hairpin clip into the hole on pin closest to the bracket. See Figure
b.Insert a carriage bolt from the hardware pack into the upper hole on the handle mounting bracket as shown in Figure
3.The rope guide is attached to the right side of the upper handle. Loosen the wing nut which secures the rope guide. See Figure
a.Hold blade control against upper handle.
b.Pull starter rope out of the engine. Release blade control handle.
c.Slip starter rope into rope guide.
d.Tighten wing nut.
4.Insert post on cable ties into holes provided on the lower handle. Pull cable tie tight and trim excess. See Figure
is shipped with the handle in the higher height position.
NOTE: Each end of the lower handle must be placed in the same relative position.
IMPORTANT This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Fill up gasoline and oil as instructed in the accompanying engine manual BEFORE operating your mower.
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