Operator's Manual

CheckingtheBlade-Brake
Clutch
Checktheblade-controlbarbeforeeachusetoensure
thattheblade-brakeclutchisoperatingproperly.
CheckingwiththeGrassBag
1.Installtheemptygrassbagonthemachine.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Engagetheblade.
Note:Thebagshouldbegintoinate,indicating
thatthebladeisengagedandrotating.
4.Releasetheblade-controlbar.
Note:Ifthebagdoesnotimmediatelydeate,
thebladeisstillrotating.Theblade-brakeclutch
maybedeterioratingand,ifignored,could
resultinanunsafeoperatingcondition.Have
themachineinspectedandservicedbyan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
5.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
CheckingwithouttheGrassBag
1.Movethemachineontoapavedsurfaceina
non-windyarea.
2.Setall4wheelstothe76mm(3inch)
cutting-heightsetting;refertoAdjustingthe
CuttingHeight(page15).
3.Takeahalfsheetofnewspaperandcrumpleit
intoaballsmallenoughtogounderthemachine
housing(about76mmor3inchesindiameter).
4.Placethenewspaperballabout13cm(5inches)
infrontofthemachine.
5.Starttheengine.
6.Engagetheblade.
7.Releasetheblade-controlbar.
8.Immediatelypushthemachineoverthe
newspaperball.
9.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
10.Gotothefrontofthemachineandcheckthe
newspaperball.
Note:Ifthenewspaperballdidnotgounder
themachine,repeatsteps4through10.
Note:Ifthenewspaperisunravelledor
shredded,thebladedidnotstopproperly,which
couldresultinanunsafeoperatingcondition.
ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
RecyclingtheClippings
Thismachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecyclegrassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.T oprepare
themachinetorecycle:
•Ifthegrassbagisonthemachine,removeit(AofFigure19).
•Iftherear-dischargeplugisnotinstalled,gripitbythehandle,raisethereardeector,andinsertitintothe
rear-dischargechuteuntilthelatchlocksintoplace(BofFigure19).
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Figure19
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