Operation Manual

Figure15
1.Theoillevelistoolow;
addoiltothecrankcase.
3.Theoilleveliscorrect.
2.Theoillevelistoohigh;
removeoilfromthe
crankcase.
•Iftheoillevelistoolow,addasmallamountofoil
slowlytotheoil-lltube,andthenrepeatsteps
3through5untiltheoilleveliscorrectasshown
inFigure7.
•Iftheoillevelistoohigh,draintheexcessoiluntil
youobtainthecorrectoillevelonthedipstick;to
draintheexcessoil,refertoChangingtheEngine
Oil(page18).
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseis
toolowortoohighandyouruntheengine,
youmaydamagetheengine.
6.Installthedipsticksecurelybyhand.
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight
WARNING
Adjustingthecuttingheightmaybringyouinto
contactwiththemovingblades,causingserious
injury.
•Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
•Donotputyourngersunderthehousingwhen
adjustingthecuttingheight.
Adjustthecuttingheightasdesired;refertoFigure16and
Figure17.
Note:Toraisethemachine,movethefrontandrearcutting
heightleversforward;tolowerthemachine,movethecutting
heightleversrearward.Setthefrontandrearwheelstothe
sameheightunlessspecialcircumstancesrequireotherwise;
refertoOperatingTips(page16).
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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Figure16
Frontcutting-heightlever
1.A=10.8cm(4-1/4inches)5.E=5.7cm(2-1/4inches)
2.B=9.5cm(3-3/4inches)6.F=4.4cm(1-3/4inches)
3.C=8.3cm(3-1/4inches)7.G=3.2cm(1-1/4inches)
4.D=7.0cm(2-3/4inches)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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Figure17
Rearcutting-heightlever
1.A=10.8cm(4-1/4inches)5.E=5.7cm(2-1/4inches)
2.B=9.5cm(3-3/4inches)6.F=4.4cm(1-3/4inches)
3.C=8.3cm(3-1/4inches)7.G=3.2cm(1-1/4inches)
4.D=7.0cm(2-3/4inches)
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