WARNING: Do not re
move the bat
-
tery pack from the han dle panel for
any rea son other than re place ment.
When re
plac
ing the bat
tery pack,
re fer to in struc tions in Main te nance
sec tion.
NEU TRAL TEST FOR ALL MODELS:
•
Be
fore each use, check for proper drive
clutch op er a tion by per form ing the fol low ing
be fore start ing the en gine:
With the drive clutch con trol re leased, push
mower for ward. It should move freely.
If it does not and the rear wheels tend to
lock up, the clutch may not be re
leas
ing
com pletely. Do not start the en gine un til cor -
rec tions have been made. Check the con trol
ca ble for se vere bend, kinks and bind ing, or
grass build-up in the pul ley groove. Re fer to
the "Ad
just
ment" sec
tion for any ad
di
tional
in for ma tion.
TO START ENGINE AND EN GAGE BLADE
WARNING: When start
ing the unit
for the first time, place mower in
first speed (slow) po si tion. Face the
mower against a solid ob
ject such
as a wall, fence, etc. Start the unit,
and if it shows any signs of mo tion
with the drive clutch con
trol dis en
-
gaged, shut the en gine off im me di -
ately. Make cer tain the drive clutch
con trol is ad justed so the drive belt
is as loose as pos si ble. Re fer to the
Ad just ment Sec tion.
•
At tach spark plug wire to spark plug. If unit
is equipped with a rub ber boot over the end
of the spark plug wire, make cer
tain the
metal loop on the end of the spark plug wire
(in side the rub ber boot) is fas tened se curely
over the metal tip on the spark plug. See
Fig ure 8.
•
If your unit is equipped with a primer, prime
en gine as in structed in the sep a rate en gine
man ual packed with your unit.
•
If your unit is equipped with a two speed
con
trol on the en
gine re
fer to the sep
a
rate
en gine man ual packed with your unit.
•
Stand ing be hind the unit, de press the blade
con trol han dle and hold it against the up per
han dle as shown in Fig ure 9.
ELEC TRIC START MODELS ONLY:
•
Turn the ig ni tion key to the right to start the
en gine. Re lease the key af ter en gine starts.
See Fig ure 4.
NOTE: The en
gine on your unit is
pro
vided with an aux
il
iary re
coil
starter sys
tem. To start the en
gine
us ing the aux il iary start sys tem, pro -
ceed as fol
lows for re
coil start
mod els:
RE COIL START MODELS ONLY:
•
Grasp the re coil starter han dle as shown and
pull slowly un
til re
sis
tance is felt, then pull
rap
idly to start en
gine and avoid kick
back.
Re
turn it slowly to the rope guide bolt. See
Fig ure 9.
•
To en gage the drive, squeeze the drive clutch
con trol han dle (see Fig ure 9) to wards the up -
per han
dle. Re
lease the drive clutch con
trol
to slow down when ne go ti at ing an ob sta cle,
mak ing a turn, or stop ping.
•
The six speed shift le
ver is lo
cated on the
drive clutch con
trol hous
ing on the up
per
han dle. See Fig ure 9. This le ver is used to se -
lect the op er at ing speed of the mower.
Re lease the drive clutch con trol when chang -
ing speeds.
WARNING: THIS CON TROL MECH A -
NISM IS A SAFETY DE VICE. NEVER
AT
TEMPT TO BY
PASS ITS OP
ER
A
-
TIONS.
The blade con trol han dle must be de pressed
in or
der to op
er
ate the unit. Re
lease the
blade con trol han dle to stop the en gine and
blade.
10
Fig ure 9-RE COIL START MODEL SHOWN
Recoil Start
Handle
Blade Control Handle
Drive
Clutch
Handle
Six Speed
Shift Lever
Fig ure 8
Metal
Loop
on Spark
Plug Wire
Rubber Boot
