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Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeandduringreverseoperation.Stop
the mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse.
USING THE MOWER
IMPORTANT:Alwaysreleasethe drivecontrolbeforechanging
speeds.Referto "KnowyourMower"sectionfor mowercontroldetails.
Besure lawnis clearofstones,sticks,wire,orotherobjectswhich
coulddamagelawnmoweror engine.Suchobjectscouldbeaccidently
thrownby themowerin anydirectionandcauseseriouspersonalinjury
to theoperatorandothers.Forbestresults,do not cutwetgrassand
nevercut off morethan one-thirdofthe totallengthof thegrass.
1. Oncethe engineis running,slowlysqueezethe drivecontrol
againstthe upperhandletopropeltheunit.Toactivatethe cutting
blades,squeezethe bladecontrolagainstthe upperhandle.
2. Tochangegears,releasethe drivecontrolleverandmovethe
gearshiftleverto the desiredsetting.Whenfirst practicingwith
the mower,put theleverin No.1position.Selectforwardspeeds
accordingto mowingconditionsand terrain.Useslowerspeeds
on roughterrainor whengrassis heavyor thick.Theforward
speedcanbe increasedon smoothterrainor if thegrasscoveris
light.Allowthewheelsto stopcompletelybeforeshiftingfromone
speedintoanother.
IMPORTANT:Beawarethatwhenengagingthedrive control
leverwiththe gearshift leverin3rd or4th gear,thepowerand
torquegeneratedmaycausethe unitto lurchforward.Toavoid
this,slowlysqueezethe drivecontrolleveragainstthe upper
handle.
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Tostopthe blades,releasethe bladecontrol.Tostopthe drive
controlto thewheels,releasethedrivecontrol.
STOPPING THE MOWER
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2.
Releasebladeanddrivecontrolto stopwheelsanddeckblades.
Movethrottle/chokecontrolleverdownto slow(turtle)
position.Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceenginespeed
beforestoppingengine.
3. Movethrottle/chokecontrolleverallthe waydownto stop
position.
4. Disconnectsparkplugwirefromsparkplugandgroundagainst
the engine.
MOVING THE MOWER WITHOUT
ENGINE POWER
Themowercan bemanuallypushedor pulledby placingthegearshift
leverinto N(neutral)positionandpressingthe drivecontrolagainstthe
handlebargrip.
MULCHING OR SIDE-DISCHARGE MOWING
Youcanuse the mowereitheras a mulchingmoweror as a side-
dischargemower.To usethe mulchingfeature,insertthe mulchplug
as describedbelow.Removethe mulchplugto side-dischargegrass
clippings.
The mulchplugis designedto keepthedischargechuteraisedup
while mowing.Whenthe plugis removed,the dischargechutewill
loweritselffor side-dischargemowing.
Beforeinstallingor removingmulchplug,stopengine,waitfor parts
to stopmoving,anddisconnectsparkplugwire.
To installor removemulchplug:
1. Stoptheengineandwaitfor all partsto stopmoving.
2. Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthe sparkplug.
Figure8
3. Toinstallthe mulchplug,insertthe right-sidetab (A)of theplug
intothe bracketonthe deck,Figure8.
4. Insertthe coverintothe dischargeopening(B), Figure8.
5. Afterthe mulchplughas beenplacedinto thedeckopening,push
the plugtowardsthe rearof themower(C) tofit the plugproperly
intothe opening,Figure8.
6. Toremovethe plug,slidethe coverto the right(frontof mower)to
disengagethe slotfromthe mowerdeckandthen prythe left-side
of thecoverout andoff.
Keephandsandfeetawayfromthedischargeopeningofthe cutting
deck.
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