Operator's Manual

Storage
Storethemachineinacool,clean,dryplace.
PreparingtheMachinefor
Storage
WARNING
Gasolinevaporscanexplode.
•Donotstoregasolinemorethan30days.
•Donotstorethemachineinanenclosurenear
anopename.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringit.
1.Onthelastrefuelingoftheyear,addfuelstabilizerto
thefuelasdirectedbytheenginemanufacturer.
2.Disposeofanyunusedfuelproperly.Recycleit
accordingtolocalcodes,oruseitinyourautomobile.
Note:Oldfuelinthefueltankistheleadingcauseof
hardstarting.Donotstorefuelwithoutstabilizermore
than30days,anddonotstorestabilizedfuelmorethan
90days.
3.Runthemachineuntiltheenginestopsfromrunning
outoffuel.
4.Starttheengineagain.
5.Allowtheenginetorununtilitstops.Whenyoucan
nolongerstarttheengine,itissufcientlydry.
6.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
7.Removethesparkplug,add30ml(1oz)ofoilthrough
thesparkplughole,andpullthestarterropeslowly
severaltimestodistributeoilthroughoutthecylinder
topreventcylindercorrosionduringtheoff-season.
8.Looselyinstallthesparkplug.
9.Tightenallnuts,bolts,andscrews.
FoldingtheHandle
WARNING
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperlycan
damagethecables,causinganunsafeoperating
condition.
•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.
1.Loosenthehandleknobsuntilyoucanmovetheupper
handlefreely.
2.Foldthehandleforwardeithertotheverticalposition
orthefullyforwardpositionasshowninFigure30.
Important:Routethecablestotheoutsideofthe
handleknobsasyoufoldthehandle.
Figure30
1.Handlelockengaged
position
2.Handlelockdisengaged
positions
3.Tounfoldthehandle,referto1UnfoldingtheHandle
(page5).
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