Craftsman 88776 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
IMPORTANT:Thisunitisshippedwithoutgasolineoroil intheengine.
Becertaintoserviceenginewithgasolineandoilasinstructedinthe
Operationsectionbeforestartingor runningyourmachine.
NOTE:Referenceto rightand lefthandsideoftheLawnMoweris
observedfromtheoperatingposition.
OPENING CARTON
1. Cuteachcornerofthecartonverticallyfromtopto bottom.
2. Removeall looseparts.
3. Removeloosepackingmaterial.
REMOVING UNIT FROM CARTON
1. Liftunitfromthereartodetachitfromunderlyingcartonmaterial
androllunitoutofcarton.
2. Checkcartonthoroughlyforanyotherlooseparts.
LOOSE PARTS IN CARTON
GrassCatcher
GrassCatcherAdapter
SideDischargeChute
EngineOil
ASSEMBLY
Attaching The Handle
1. Removeanypackingmaterialwhichmaybebetweenupperand
lowerhandles.
A. Pullupandbackon upperhandleasshownin Figure1.
Makecertainthe lowerhandleisseatedsecurelyintothe
handlemountingbrackets.Donotcrimpcableswhilelifting
thehandleup.
B. Tightenstarknobstosecureupperhandletolowerhandle.
Makesurethateachcarriageboltisseatedproperlyinthe
handle.
2. Locatethehairpinclipontheweldpinon eachsideof lower
handle.
A. Removehairpinclipfromthishole.Usinga pairof pliers,
inserthairpinclipintotheholeonpinclosestto thebracket.
SeeFigure2. Repeaton otherside.
B. Inserta carriageboltfromthemanualbagintotheupper
holeonthehandlemountingbracket.Securewithone plastic
wingnut,alsoincludedin themanualbag.Repeatonother
sidewith remaininghardware.
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Figure2
NOTE:Makecertainthedrivecableisroutedaroundtheoutsideand
abovethelowerhandlesoitdoesnotinterferewithattachingthegrass
bag.Thechutedoorhasbeendesignedtomovethestarterropeoutof
thewayofthebagwhenthechutedoorisopened.
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