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BLADE CONTROL
The bladecontrolis usedto engagethe
mowerdeck,Toengagethiscontrol,
pressand holdthe leveragainstthe
handlebargrip,Tostoptheblades,
releasethe bladecontrol,Always
disengagethe bladecontrolbefore
startingthe engine,This helpstoensure
thatthe bladeswillnotstart turningwhen
the enginestarts,
DRIVE CONTROL
The drivecontrolis usedto engage
anddisengagedriveto thewheels,To
engagethiscontrol,squeezethedrive
controlagainstthe handlebargrip,To
stopthedrive,releasethe drivecontrol
IMPORTANT:Alwaysreleasethe drive
controlbeforechangingspeeds,
GEAR SHIFT LEVER
Usethis leverto selectanyof fourforwardgroundspeeds,neutral,or
reverse,
Forward
Therearefour forwardspeeds,Positionone (1)is the slowestand
positionfour (4)is thefastest,
Reverse
To selectreverse,put theleverinthe Reverse(R) position,
Neutral
Putthe leverin neutral(N) beforestartingthe mower,to manuallypush
the mower,andwhenthe mowerisnotinuse,
Toavoiddamagingthe transmission,donot shiftgears whenthe
moweris moving,Releasedrivecontrolbeforeshiftinggears,
ENGmNE CONTROLS
Referto Figure7 for locationsoftheenginecontrols,
Recoil Starter
The recoilstarter isusedto pull=startthe engine,
Oil Drain Vamve
Usethe oildrainvalvetodrainoilfromtheengine,Referto the
Maintenancesectionfor instructions,
Air Cleaner Handme
The air cleanerhandleis usedto gainaccessto theaircleaner,The air
cleanercartridgecan be removedandcleanedor replaced,Referto
the Maintenancesectionfordetails,
Ifcartridgeor coverareinstalledincorrectly,seriousiniuryor death
could resultfrombackfire,Donot attempttostartyourenginewith
themremoved,
Spark Plug/Spark Plug Wire
Referto theMaintenancesectionforinstructionson sparkplug
replacement,
Oil Cap/Dipstick
Referto theMaintenancesectionforinstructionson checkingthe oil,
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Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeandduringreverseoperation,Stop
the mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse,
RecoilStarter
Oil Cap/_ Handle
Dipstick
Oil Drain
Valve Mufflerand SparkPlug
MufflerGuard
SparkPlug
Wire
Figure7
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