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Filling the Fuel Tank
Fill the fuel tank with fresh unleaded regular gasoline
from a major name-brand service station.
Important: To reduce starting problems next season,
add fuel stabilizer to the fuel all season, mixing it with
gasoline less than 30 days old.
1/2 in. (1 cm)
m-5570
m-5604
Checking the Engine Oil
Level
1.
Remove the dipstick, wipe it clean, and fully
install the dipstick.
m-5604
m-5571
2.
Remove the dipstick and check the oil level. If the
oil level is below the Add mark on the dipstick,
slowly pour oil into the oil fill tube to raise the oil level
to the Full mark on the dipstick. Do not overfill.
(Max. fill: 20 oz., type: SAE 30 detergent oil with an
API service classification of SJ or SL.)
3.
Install the dipstick.
Adjusting the Cutting Height
Caution
If the engine has been running, the muffler will be hot and can severely burn you.
Keep away from the hot muffler.
Adjust the cutting height
as desired. Set all four
wheels to the same
height.
1-5/8
1-1/4
2
2-3/8
2-3/4
3-1/8
3-7/8
4-1/4
3-1/2
m-5629
m-5605a
FRONT
Adjusting the Handle Height
Squeeze the bottom of
the handle halves
together (as shown) and
change the handle holes
in which the pins (A) are
mounted, as follows:
•
Raise the handle
using hole (B).
•
Lower the handle
using hole (C).
m-5612
m-5614
A
B
C
