IMPORTANT:Thisunitisshippedwithoutgasolineoroil intheengine.
Becertaintoserviceenginewithgasolineandoilasinstructedinthe
Operationsectionbeforestartingor runningyourmachine.
NOTE:Referenceto rightand lefthandsideoftheLawnMoweris
observedfromtheoperatingposition.
OPENING CARTON
1. Cuteachcornerofthecartonverticallyfromtopto bottom.
2. Removealllooseparts.
3. Removeloosepackingmaterial.
REMOVING UNIT FROM CARTON
1. Liftunitfromthereartodetachit fromunderlyingcartonmaterial
androllunitoutofcarton.
2. Checkcartonthoroughlyforanyotherlooseparts.
LOOSE PARTS IN CARTON
• MulchingBaffle
• EngineOil
• Operator'sManual
Figure1
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ASSEMBLY
Forshippingpurposes,thedischargecoveron yourmowerisheldin
an uprightpositionbya retainer.Removethe retainerasfollows:
1. Pushthedischargecoverup towardstheengine.Holdingthe
deflectorinthis position,removethe retaineranddiscard.See
Figure1.
2. Lowerthedischargecovercarefullykeepingyourfingersoutof
theway.
Attaching The Handle
1. Performthefollowingsequenceforthe handlesetup:
NOTE:Yourmowerisshippedwiththehandlein thehigherheight
position.
A. Lifttheupperhandleupfromfoldedpositionandpullitto
extendedpositionfollowingthearrowin Figure2.Thehandle
shouldclickintothis position.
B. Makesurethecarriageboltisseatedproperlyinthehandle.
Tightenthestarknobssecuringtheupperhandletothe
lowerhandle.
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Figure2
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