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Setup and
Adjustments
Figure 3-3
Figure 3-2
NOTE: Reference to
right, left, front and rear
of the lawn mower is in
relation to the operating
position.
Figure 3-1
IMPORTANT
This unit is shipped
without gasoline or
oil in the engine. Fill
up gasoline and oil
as instructed in the
accompanying engine
manual BEFORE
operating your mower.
IMPORTANT
Make sure to route
cable outside the
lower handle. Do not
crimp cable while
lifting the handle up.
NOTE: The units illustrated may vary slightly from your unit.
1. Remove loose parts and any packing material which
may be between upper and lower handles.
a. Remove star knobs from handle mounting brackets
and pull up and back on the upper handle to raise
the handle from position A into the operating
position B. See Figure 3-1. Make sure the lower
handle is seated securly into the handle mounting
brackets.
b. Tighten star knobs securing upper handle to
lower handle. Make sure that each carriage bolt is
seated properly in the handle.
2. Replace and tighten star knobs removed earlier to
secure lower handle to handle backets. See Figure
3-2.
3. Rope guide Setup as follows, see Figure 3-3:
a. Hold the blade control against the upper handle.
Position A.
b. Slowly pull starter rope out of engine. Position B.
c. Slip starter rope into the rope guide. Position C.
d. Tighten rope guide wing nut. Position D.
4. Secure cables to the lower handle using the cable tie.
Pull cable tie tight and cut off excess.
5. To assemble the grasscatcher:
a. Place bag over frame (black plastic side is the bot-
tom of bag.) Insert the hooks on the frame through
the holes in the side plastic channels of the bag.
b. Secure bag to frame by working the plastic chan-
nels on bag over frame. All of the plastic channels
except center top of bag attach from the outside of
bag. Center top of bag attaches from the inside of
bag.
6. Before attaching the grass catcher, the rear mulching
plug must be removed. Refer to Figure 3-4.
a. Lift rear discharge door.
b. Remove rear mulching plug.
NOTE: This Operator’s
Manual covers
several models. Lawn
Mower features vary by
model. Not all features
discussed (or engines
pictured) in this manual
are applicable to all
Lawn Mower models.