Assembly
WARNING: Before doing any assembly or
maintenance to the mower, remove the wire
from the spark plug.
NOTE. Jnthis instruction book, left and right describe
the location of a part with the operator standing behind
the handle.
The mower was fully assembled at the factory. When
the mower was put in the carton, the handle was put in
the storage position. To put the handle in the operat-
ing position, follow the steps below.
HandJe
1. Remove the mower from the carton.
2. Remove all packing material from the mower and
the handle.
3. Remove the wingnuts (A, Figure 1), washers (not
shown), and bolts (B) from the right and left handle
brackets (C).
NOTE. Do not remove the lower set of handle hard-
ware (D).
4. Raise the lower handle, aligning it with one of the
three sets of holes in the handle brackets (C).
Reinstall the bolts, washers and wingnuts.
5. Put the upper handle (A, Figure 2) in the operating
(upright) position. Tighten the wingnuts (B)
NOTE: The height of the handle can be set for operator
comfort. See "Handle Height".
CAUTION: Be careful when you fold or raise the han-
dle. Do not damage the cables. A cable that is bent will
not work correctly. Before you use the unit, replace a
bent or damaged cable.
6. Hold the engine stop lever against the handle.
(Refer to section entitled 'Engine Stop Lever'.)
Slowly pulJthe recoil-start grip (A, Figure 3). To
attach the recoil-start grip to the rope guide (B),
twist the rope through the rope guide mounted on
the right side of the handle.
Figure 1: Unfolding the lower handle
Figure 2: Unfolding the upper handle
Figure 3: Attaching the recoil-start grip
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