SoundPower.....................................................4
Hand/ArmVibration............................................4
SafetyandInstructionalDecals..........................4
Setup........................................................................5
1AttachingtheHandle........................................5
2InstallingtheRecoil-StarterRopeinthe
RopeGuide.....................................................6
3FillingtheEnginewithOil.................................6
4AssemblingtheGrassBag...............................7
ProductOverview.....................................................8
Specications....................................................8
Operation..................................................................8
Attachments/Accessories...................................8
FillingtheFuelT ank............................................8
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel............................9
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight...............................9
StartingtheEngine...........................................10
StoppingtheEngine.........................................10
MulchingtheClippings......................................10
BaggingtheClippings.......................................10
Side-DischargingtheClippings..........................11
OperatingTips.................................................12
Maintenance...........................................................13
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........13
PreparingforMaintenance...............................13
ServicingtheAirCleaner..................................14
ChangingtheEngineOil...................................14
LubricatingtheUpperHandle...........................15
AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive.........................15
ReplacingtheBlade..........................................16
CleaningundertheMachine.............................17
Storage...................................................................17
PreparingtheMachineforStorage...................17
FoldingtheHandle...........................................17
RemovingtheMachinefromStorage................18
Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ENISO5395:2013.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismowercan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructions.
Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,and
togainknowledgeoftheproduct,itisessential
thatyouandanyotheroperatorofthemowerread
andunderstandthecontentsofthismanualbefore
theengineiseverstarted.Payparticularattention
tothesafetyalertsymbol(Figure2),whichmeans
Caution,Warning,orDanger—“personalsafety
instruction.”Readandunderstandtheinstruction
becauseithastodowithsafety.Failuretocomply
withtheinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjury.
GeneralLawnMowerSafety
Thiscuttingmachineiscapableofamputatinghands
andfeetandofthrowingobjects.Failuretoobserve
thefollowingsafetyinstructionscouldresultinserious
injuryordeath.
Training
•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe
controlsandtheproperuseoftheequipment.
•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwith
theseinstructionstousethemachine.Local
regulationscanrestricttheageoftheoperator.
•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuseris
responsibleforaccidentsorhazardsoccurringto
otherpeopleortheirproperty.
•Understandexplanationsforallpictogramsused
onthemachineorintheinstructions.
Gasoline
WARNING-Gasolineishighlyammable.T akethe
followingprecautions.
•Storefuelincontainersspecicallydesignedfor
thispurpose.
•Refueloutdoorsonlyanddonotsmokewhile
refueling.
•Addfuelbeforestartingtheengine.Neverremove
thecapofthefueltankoraddgasolinewhilethe
engineisrunningorwhentheengineishot.
•Ifgasolineisspilled,donotattempttostartthe
enginebutmovethemachineawayfromthe
areaofspillageandavoidcreatinganysourceof
ignitionuntilgasolinevaporshavedissipated.
•Replaceallfueltankandcontainercapssecurely.
Preparation
•Whilemowing,alwayswearsubstantial,
slip-resistantfootwearandlongtrousers.Donot
operatetheequipmentwhenbarefootorwearing
opensandals.
•Thoroughlyinspecttheareawheretheequipment
istobeusedandremoveallstones,sticks,wires,
bonesandotherforeignobjects.
•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethat
guardsandsafetydevices,suchasdeectors
and/orgrasscatchers,areinplaceandworking
correctly.
•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethat
theblades,bladeboltsandcutterassemblyare
notwornordamaged.Replacewornordamaged
bladesandboltsinsetstopreservebalance.
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