Operator's Manual

3.MovethegroundspeedcontroltotheNeutral(N)
position(Figure13).
Figure13
1.Groundspeedcontrol
4.Pushintheprimeroncewithyourthumb,holding
itinforasecondbeforereleasingit(Figure12).
5.Liftthecontrolbartothehandleandholdit.
6.Pullthestarterhandlelightlyuntilyoufeel
resistance,thenpullitsharply.
7.Regulatethethrottleandthegroundspeedcontrol
asdesiredwhentheenginestarts.
Note:Iftheenginefailstostartafter3pulls,repeat
steps2through7.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Releasethecontrolbarandmovethethrottle
controltotheOffposition.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplugifyoudo
notusethelawnmowerorifyouleaveitunattended.
UsingtheSelf-propelDrive
Thelawnmowerhas3groundspeeds:1isslow,2is
medium,and3isfast.thegroundspeedcontrolis
locatedattherearofthebeltcover(Figure14).
Figure14
1.Groundspeedcontrol
1.MovethegroundspeedcontroltotheNeutral(N)
position.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Squeezethecontrolbaragainstthehandletothe
Run/Driveposition(Figure15).
Figure15
1.Run/Driveposition3.Stop/Offposition
2.Run/Shiftposition
Note:Donotshiftspeedswhileyousqueezethe
controlbaragainstthehandleintheRun/Drive
position;thiscandamagethetransmission.Move
thecontrolbartotheRun/Shiftposition(Figure15)
whenyouchangethegroundspeed.
Note:Youcanvarythegroundspeedbyincreasing
ordecreasingthedistancebetweenthecontrolbar
andthehandle.Lowerthecontrolbartoslowthe
lawnmowerwhenmakingaturnorifthelawn
mowerismovingtoofastforyou.Ifyoulower
thecontrolbartoofar,thelawnmowerstops
self-propelling.Squeezethecontrolbarcloserto
thehandletoincreasethegroundspeed.When
youholdthecontrolbartightagainstthehandle,
thelawnmowerself-propelsatthemaximum
groundspeed.Movethegroundspeedcontrolto
theNeutral(N)positionwhenyouusethelawn
mowerfortrimmingandwheneveryouleavethe
lawnmower.
UsingtheDischargeTunnel
Plug
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Inserttheplug;refertoInstallingtheDischarge
TunnelPlug.
3.Toremovetheplug,movethedischargedoor
handlerearwardandliftupthespringcliponthe
bottomoftheplug.Whentheplugisunlocked,pull
itoutofthedischargetunnel.
Note:Whengrassisthickandlush,clippingsmay
collectonandaroundthedischargetunnelplug.
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