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.Lettheengineidlefor30to60secondsbeforeturning
theignitionkeytotheoffposition.
3.Turntheignitionkeytotheoffposition(Figure8).
Figure8
1.Blade-controllever(PTO)
3.Ignitionkey
2.Throttlelever
4.Settheparkingbrakeandremovethekey.
5.Disconnectthewiresfromthesparkplugstoprevent
thepossibilityofaccidentallystartingbeforestoringor
performingmaintenanceonthemachine.
6.Closethefuel-shutoffvalvebeforestoringor
transportingthemachine.
Important:Makesurethatthefuel-shutoff
valveisclosedbeforetransportingorstoringthe
machine,asfuelleakagemayoccur.
OperatingtheBlade-control
Lever(PTO)
Theblade-controllever(PTO)engagesanddisengagespower
tothemowerblades.
EngagingtheMowerBlades
1.Toengagetheblades,squeezetheblade-controlbail
againsttheuppercontrolbar(Figure9).
2.Pushtheblade-controllever(PTO)rmlyforward,
untilitlatchesover-center.
3.Starttheengineandrepeattheproceduretoengagethe
mowerbladesiftheblade-controlbailisreleased.
Figure9
1.Uppercontrolbar
3.Blade-controllever(PTO)
2.Blade-controlbail
DisengagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
Todisengagetheblades,pulltheblade-controllever(PTO)
rearwardalltheway(Figure9).Theenginewillstopwhen
theblade-controlbailisreleasedwiththeblade-controllever
engaged.
Note:Itisnecessarytofullyandmanuallydisengagethe
blade-controllever.
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