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STORAGE
Immediately prepare your lawn mower for
storage at the end of the season or if the
unit will not be used for 30 days or more.
CAUTION: Never store the lawn mower
with gaso line in the tank inside a build ing
where fumes may reach an open fl ame
or spark. Allow the engine to cool before
storing in any enclosure.
LAWN MOWER
When lawn mower is to be stored for a pe-
riod of time, clean it thor oughly, remove all
dirt, grease, leaves, etc. Store in a clean,
dry area.
• Clean entire lawn mower (See “CLEAN-
ING” in the Maintenance section of this
manual).
• Lubricate as shown in the Main te nance
section of this manual.
• Be sure that all nuts, bolts, screws, and
pins are securely fas tened. Inspect
moving parts for damage, breakage and
wear. Replace if necessary.
• Touch up all rusted or chipped paint
surfaces; sand lightly before painting.
HANDLE
Your handle may be folded for storage as
shown.
NOTE: The upper handle may have an
"anti-fold" bracket located on the right side
of the handle. This bracket prevents the
upper handle from folding forward, which
helps protect control cable(s) from dam-
age.
• Squeeze the bottom ends of lower
handle towards each other until handle
clears the handle brackets and swing
handles forward over mower.
ENGINE
CARBURETOR
The carburetor has been preset at the fac-
tory and ad just ment should not be neces-
sary. However, minor ad just ment may be
required to compensate for differences in
fuel, temperature, altitude or load.
• The air fi lter must be assembled to the
car bu re tor when running engine.
• Best carburetor adjustment is obtained
when fuel tank is 1/4 full.
• In order for the engine to run, the operator
presence control bar must be held in the
operating position. There fore, and assis-
tant will be required to hold the control bar
in the operating position when making fi nal
adjustment to the car bu re tor.
See the adjustment section of your engine
manual for further instructions.
ENGINE SPEED
The engine speed has been factory set.
Do not attempt to increase engine speed
as it may result in personal injury. If you
believe the engine is running too fast
or too slow, take your lawn mower to an
authorized engine service center for repair
and adjustment.
THROTTLE CONTROL
If it becomes necessary to adjust or
replace the throttle control, see the adjust-
ment section of your engine man ual.
2 POSITION / “ADJUSTABLE” HAN DLES
When setting you handles up from the
storage position, the lower handle will au-
to mat i cal ly lock into mow ing position.
Lower handle
SQUEEZE
TO FOLD
Mowing
position
Operator presence
control bar
FOLD
FORWARD
FOR
STORAGE
Upper handle
Lower
handle
• Loosen upper handle mounting hard-
ware enough to allow upper handle to be
folded back.
IMPORTANT: When folding handles for
storage or transportation, be sure to fold
handles as shown or you may damage the
control cables.