IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped WITHOUT GAS-
OLINE or OIL in the engine. Be certain to service
engine with gasoline and oil before operating your
mower.
NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the
mower is observed from the operating position.
Retaining
Post
Plug
TO REMOVEMOWERFROMCARTON
Remove staples,break glue on top flaps, or cut tape
at carton end and peel alongtop flap to open carton.
• Remove loose parts included with unit (owner's
manual,
side discharge
chute,
grass
catcher
bracket and bottle of oil).
• Cut along dotted lines and lay carton down flat.
• Remove packing material.
• Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton thor-
oughly for loose parts.
NOTE: Keep the grass catcher bracket in a safe place.
ff you purchase the optional grass catcher, mount the
bracket on the right side of the upper handle as shown
on page 18 of this manual, key 10.
HOWTO SET UP YOURLAWNMOWER
• Disconnectthe spark plug wire from the spark plug.
Ground the spark plug wire by attaching it to the
retaining post until ready to operate your mower.
See figures 1 and 2. (Spark plug wire is shown in
figure 1 without the rubber boot for clarity.)
• Remove any packing
material which may be
between the upper and lower handles for shipping
purposes.
• Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the
handle into the operating position. Make certain the
lower handle is seated securely into the handle
mounting brackets. Tighten the hand knobs on
each side of the handle (carriage bolts must be
seated properly into the handle).
NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in the
higher height position, ff you wish to lower the height
of the handle, refer to the Adjustment Section at this
time.
• Using a pair of pliers, remove hairpin clips from the
outer hole in weld pins on handle mounting brackets.
Place hairpin clipsin the inner hole. See figure 3.
• The rope guide is attached to the right side of upper
handle. Loosen the wing nut which secures the
rope guide. See figure 4.
• With the
spark plug
wire
disconnected
and
grounded, hold the blade control handle against the
upper handle, and pull the starter rope out of the
engine. Release the blade control handle. Slip the
starter rope into the rope guide. Tighten the wing
nut.
Spark Plug
Wire
FIGURE 1.
Handle
Handle
Rope
Starter
Guide
Rope
Handle
Mounting
Bracket
Mulchinc
Plug
FIGURE 2.
\\
M"o"u".; eg
ewer \\
Srackst
I,_
Rll
_
Inner
Hairpin \
_
| _
\k/Hole
_Waid
Pin
FIGURE 3.
Wing Nut
Guide
Starter
Rope
FIGURE 4.
Spark Plug
Boot