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Starting Engine |
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WARNING: Be sure no one other than the operator |
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is standing near the lawn mower while starting |
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engine or operating mower. Never run engine |
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indoors or in enclosed, poorly ventilated areas. |
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Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, an |
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odorless and deadly gas. Keep hands, feet, hair and | 1 | |
loose clothing away from any moving parts on | ||
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engine and lawn mower. |
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Follow the set of instructions pertaining to your unit. Refer to engine manual for help with the engine.
Briggs & Stratton Engine:
1. Standing behind the mower, squeeze the blade control against upper handle. See Fig.
2. | Holding these two handles together firmly, grasp recoil | 2 |
| starter handle and pull rope out with a rapid, continuous, | |
| full arm stroke. See Fig. |
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| starter handle, let the rope rewind slowly. Repeat until |
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| engine cranks. Let the rope rewind each time slowly. | Figure |
Honda Engine:
1.Place the fuel valve lever found on the left side of the
engine into the ON (OPEN) position. See Fig.
2. | Move the choke lever all the way backward into the choke | 3 |
| position. |
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3. | Standing behind the mower, squeeze the blade control |
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| against upper handle. The choke will now begin to slowly |
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| return to the off choke position after activating the blade | 1 |
| control. Therefore, quickly move onto step four below. | |
4. | Holding these two handles together firmly, grasp recoil | Off |
| starter handle and pull rope out with a rapid, continuous, | 4 |
| full arm stroke. See Fig. | ON |
| starter handle let the rope rewind slowly. Repeat until | 2 |
| engine cranks. Let the rope rewind each time slowly. |
Stopping Engine
1. | Release blade control to stop the engine and blade. |
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| WARNING: Wait for the blade to stop completely |
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| before performing any work on the mower or to | Figure |
| remove the grass catcher. |
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