Operator's Manual

CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Oilviscosity:SAE30orSAE10W-30detergentoil
APIserviceclassication:SJorhigher
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Removethedipstick(Figure15).
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Figure15
1.Full3.Low
2.High
3.Wipeoffthedipstickendwithacleancloth.
4.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltube,butdonot
screwitin,thenremovethedipstick.
5.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick(Figure15).
•IftheoilisbelowtheAddmarkonthe
dipstick,slowlypourasmallamountofoil
intotheoil-lltube,wait3minutes,andthen
repeatsteps3through5untiltheoillevelis
attheFullmarkonthedipstick
•IftheoilisabovetheFullmarkonthe
dipstick,draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevel
isattheFullmarkonthedipstick.T odrain
theexcessoil,refertoChangingtheEngine
Oil(page20).
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcase
istoolowortoohighandyourunthe
engine,youmaydamagetheengine.
6.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely.
AdjustingtheHandle
Height
Youcanraiseorlowerthehandlein1of2positions
thatismorecomfortableforyou(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Loosenbothhandleknobsuntilyoucanpush
thesquareedgesofthecarriageboltsoutofthe
squareholesinthehandlebrackets.
2.Pushtheknobsuntiltheyareloose.
3.Movethehandletotheupperorlowerheight
position.
4.Pulltheknobsuntilthesquareedgesofeach
carriagebolttsintoitsrelatedsquarehole.
5.Tightenthehandleknobsastightasyoucan.
AdjustingtheCutting
Height
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,themufer
willbehotandcanseverelyburnyou.Keep
awayfromthehotmufer.
Adjustthecuttingheightasdesired.Setthefront
wheelstothesameheightastherearwheels(Figure
17).
Note:Toraisethemachine,movethefrontcutting
heightleversrearwardandtherearcuttingheight
leversforward.Tolowerthemachine,movethefront
cuttingheightleversforwardandtherearcutting
heightleversrearward.
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