Operator's Manual

AfterOperation
AfterOperatingSafety
GeneralSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthemachinetohelpprevent
res.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachinein
anyenclosure.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
HaulingSafety
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.Donotexceeda15°anglebetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
FoldingtheHandle
1.Loosenthehandleknobsuntilyoucanmovethe
handlefreely(Figure22).
Figure22
1.Handleknob(2)
2.MovethehandleforwardasshowninFigure22.
CleaningundertheMachine
ServiceInterval:Aftereachuse
1.Withtheenginerunningonaatpavedsurface,spraya
streamofwaterinfrontoftherightrearwheel(Figure
23).
Thewaterwillsplashintothepathoftheblade,
cleaningouttheclippings.
Figure23
2.Whennomoreclippingscomeout,stopthewaterand
movethemachinetoadryarea.
3.Runtheengineforafewminutestodrytheunderside
ofthemachinetopreventitfromrusting.
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