KNOW YOUR
LAWN
MOWER
READ THIS OWNER'S
MANUAL AND ALL SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING
YOUR LAWN MOWER.
Compare the illustrations with your lawn mower to familiarize
yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments.
Save this manual for
future reference.
These symbols
may appear on your
lawn mower
or in literature supplied
with the
product.
Learn and understand
their meaning.
CAUTION
ENGINE
ENGINE
FAST
SLOW
CHOKE
FUEL
OIL
DANGER, KEEP HANDS
OR WARNING
ON
OFF
AND FEET AWAY
Operator
presence
control bar
Blade/brake control
Throttle/
engine
control
Starter handle
control lever
Handle knob
catcher
Gasoline filler cap
valve lever
Air filter
plug
Single point height adjuster handle
Spark
plug
Engine oil cap with dipstick
Mulcher door
Muffler
IMPORTANT:
This lawn mower is shipped WITHOUT
OIL OR GASOLINE
in the engine.
MEETS
CPSC
SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS
Sears rotary walk-behind
power lawn mowers conform to the safety standards
of the
American
National Standards
Institute and the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Com-
mission.
Operator
presence control
bar-
must
be held down to the handle to start the
blade.
Release to stop the blade.
Starter
handle - used for starting engine.
Throttle/engine
control
- used for start-
ing and stopping the engine; and allows
you to select either FAST or SLOW engine
speed.
Mulcher
door - allows conversion
to dis-
charging or bagging operation.
7
Mulcher
plug - located at the rear dis-
charge opening.
Must be removed when
converting
to bagging operation.
Single
point height
adjuster-
used to
adjust cutting height of lawn mower.
Drive control
lever-
used to engage
power-propelled
forward motion of lawn
mower.
Blade / brake control
- used to engage
the blade after the engine is started.