Operator's Manual

Important:Donotpulltherecoilropetoitslimit
orreleasethestarterhandlewhenyoupullout
theropebecausetheropemaybreakortherecoil
assemblymaybedamaged.
10.Pushthechoketotheoffpositionastheenginewarms
up.
11.Iftheengineiscold,allowittowarmupandthen
movethethrottlecontroltothefastposition.
StoppingtheEngine
Important:Inanemergency,youcanstoptheengine
immediatelybyturningtheignitionkeytothe of f
position.
1.Movethethrottlelevertotheslowposition(
Figure8).
2.Letengineidlefor30to60secondsbeforeturningthe
ignitionkeytooff.
3.Turntheignitionkeytooff(Figure8).
Figure8
1.Bladecontrollever(PTO)
3.Ignitionkey
2.Throttlelever
4.Settheparkingbrakeandremovekey.
5.Removewiresfromsparkplugstopreventpossibility
ofaccidentalstartingbeforestoringorperforming
maintenanceonthemachine.
6.Closethefuelshutoffvalvebeforestoringor
transportingthemachine.
Important:Makesurefuelshutoffvalveisclosed
beforetransportingorstoringmachine,asfuel
leakagemayoccur.
OperatingtheBladeControl
Lever(PTO)
Thebladecontrollever(PTO)engagesanddisengagespower
tothemowerblades.
EngagingtheMowerBlades
1.Toengagetheblades,squeezebladecontrolbailagainst
theuppercontrolbar(Figure9).
2.Pushthebladecontrollever(PTO)rmlyforward,
untilitlatchesover-center.
3.Restarttheengineandrepeattheproceduretoengage
themowerbladesifthebladecontrolbailisreleased.
Figure9
1.Uppercontrolbar
3.Bladecontrollever(PTO)
2.Bladecontrolbail
DisengagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
Todisengagetheblades,pullthebladecontrollever(PTO)
rearwardalltheway(Figure9).Theenginewillkillwhenthe
bladecontrolbailisreleasedwiththebladecontrollever
engaged.
Note:Itisnecessarytofullyandmanuallydisengagethe
bladecontrollever.
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