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User Manual
Commissioning
Starting the Engine
(For more detail information follow engine manual)
Mowing height adjusting
Emptying the Grass Box
Machine Work Termination
Drive - Mower is Controlled by Three Levers
1. Before starting the engine for the very first time, pour oil, which is included in the package (oil SAE 30 - can No. 1),
into the yellow plug hole (front and rear holes are identical)
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(A or B). The can contains 0.4 l of oil, pour its entire
contents into the engine. Check the level using a closure gauge.
2. Pour unleaded gasoline with octane rating 98 or higher and with low-ethanol blends of 5% into the fuel tank
through the filler
3
(B). The fuel tank has a capacity of 1.6 litres.
3. Open the fuel supply to the engine. Turn the lever
17
(C) downwards to the position „on“.
4. Start – turn the button
23
(D) on the engine to the “I” position. Turn the choke lever
19
(E) to the forward position
(see Fig. 3).
5. Turn the throttle lever
5
to the “START” position (see Fig. 4) or in the middle position for cold start. Grasp the
starter cord
21
(F) and yank it to start the engine.
6. If the engine fails to start after three attempts, check adjustments according to the above points.
7. If the engine starts, turn the choke lever
19
(E) to the intermediate position. After approx. 30 seconds, turn the
choke lever
19
(E) towards you (see Fig. 3).
8. Stopping the engine – set the button
23
(D) to the “0” position. The engine shall stop running.
• The throttle lever
5
controls the engine revolutions and primarily serves for speed control. Use it to control
the machine speed - both the drive speed and the mowing blades revolutions. Higher throttle setting = higher
number of engine revolutions = faster drive and higher number of cylinder revolutions. Lower throttle setting
= lower number of engine revolutions = slower drive and lower number of cylinder revolutions. Number of
cuts per meter and cut quality remain unchanged. However, it is not recommended to use the minimum engine
revolutions that could cause an excessive engine load, in particular during verticutating or scarifying.
• The left lever
8
controls the sensitive clutch of the machine drive and secondarily serves for speed control, e.g.
during a change in travel direction. Push it to speed up the machine and vice versa. Slowly and softly push the left
lever of drive (the right lever for the left-hand control) to activate the clutch and put the machine in motion.
• The right lever (the left lever for the left-hand control)
9
controls the clutch of the mowing blades.
• The safety lock
6
of the cylinder prevents the mowing blades from being started unintentionally. When locked,
the right lever
9
cannot be operated.
Mowing height can be adjusted with the control lever on the left side of the machine. To change the height adjustment,
proceed as follows:
1. The mowing height is locked with the screw
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in the right-hand side plate; the screw moves along a groove. Before
changing the mowing height, slightly loosen the locking screw.
2. Loosen the quick-acting bolt
13
.
3. Adjust the mowing height by moving the lever
12
forwards to decrease and rearwards to increase the mowing
height.
4. After the required height has been achieved, retighten the quick-acting bolt as well as the locking screw. This shall
ensure the constant mowing height over the total machine width.
Next to the control lever for mowing height adjustment, there is an orientation scale with an indicator
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. The scale
shows the mowing height in millimeters.
Continuously visually check that the box is not full. Never fill the box to allow grass to fall from the box onto the lawn.
Never fill the box so as not to be able to pick it up and empty it by yourself.
Use the throttle lever
5
to decrease the engine revolutions to minimum (START position) and turn the button
23
(D)
on the engine to the “0” position.
The engine running-in process is completed after
8 hours of work. It is necessary to change the
engine oil. Follow the instructions on page 14.
For the detailed engine maintenance
description, see the Kawasaki engine
manual, which is part of the package.
