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Control
Start Ignition Key
Shift Lever
Recoil Starter
Cutting Height
Adjustment Lever
Gas Cap
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0il Cap/
Side Discharge Cover
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BLADE CONTROL ELECTRIC START IGNITION KEY
Thebladecontrolisattachedtotheupperhandleofthemower.See
Figure9. Depressand squeezeitagainsttheupperhandletooperate
theunit.Releaseitto stopengineand blade.
Theelectricstartignitionkeyislocatedontheleft sideofthehandle
panel.Itisusedonlyfortheelectricstarter.
SIDE DISCHARGE COVER
Thisbladecontrolisa safetydevice.Neverattempttobypassits
operations.
Yourmoweris shippedasa mulcher.Todischargethegrassclippings
tothesideinstead,followtheinstructionsin the Assemblysectionto
attachthesidedischargecover.
CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
LEVER
Thecuttingheightadjustmentleverislocatedabovethe
left rearwheel.Toadjustthecuttingheight,referto the
Assemblysection.
DRIVE CONTROL
Thedrivecontrolislocatedontheupperhandle.Squeezethedrive
controltoengagethedrivesystem.Releaseittodisengagethedrive
system.
SHIFT LEVER
Theshiftleverislocatedonthedrivecontrolhousingontheupper
handle.Thisleverisusedto selecttheforwardspeedofthemower.
Whenchangingspeedselection,releasethedrivecontrol.
IMPORTANT:Movetheshiftleveronlywhentheengineis running.
Changingtheshiftleversettingwiththeengineoff candamagethe
mower.
Keephandsandfeetawayfromthechuteareaoncuttingdeck.Refer
towarninglabelontheunit.
RECOIL STARTER
Therecoilstarterisconnectedtothesupportrodandislocatedon the
rightsideofthelowerhandle.Standbehindtheunitandpulltherecoil
starterropetostarttheunit.
GAS CAP
Removethegascapto addfuel tothefueltank.Useclean,fresh,
regularunleadedgasolinewitha minimumof87 octane.
OIL CAP/DIPSTICK
Referto theMaintenancesectionforinstructionsoncheckingtheoil.
TRAIL SHIELD
Thetrailshieldis attachedtotherearofthemowerand isthereto
protecttheoperatorfromflyingdebris.Donotusethemowerunless
theshieldisfullyfunctionalandin place.
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