
SafetyAlertSymbol
ThisSafetyAlertSymbol(Figure2)isusedbothinthis
instructionsheetandonthemachinetoidentifyimportant
safetymessageswhichmustbefollowedtoavoidaccidents
Thissymbolmeans:ATTENTION!BECOMEALERT!
YOURSAFETYISINVOLVED!
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SafetyAlertSymbol
Thesafetyalertsymbolappearsaboveinformationwhich
alertsyoutounsafeactionsorsituationsandwillbefollowed
bythewordDANGER,WARNING,orCAUTION.
DANGER:Whitelettering/Redbackground.Indicatesan
imminentlyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,Will
resultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING:Blacklettering/Orangebackground.Indicates
apotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,Could
resultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION:Blacklettering/Yellowbackground.Indicates
apotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,May
resultinminorormoderateinjury.
Thismanualusestwootherwordstohighlightinformation.
Importantcallsattentiontospecialmechanicalinformation
andNoteemphasizesgeneralinformationworthyofspecial
attention.
WARNING
Ifyouleavethewireonthesparkplug,someone
couldaccidentallystarttheengine.Accidental
startingoftheenginecouldseriouslyinjureyouor
otherbystanders.
Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplugbeforeyou
doanymaintenance.Setthewireasidesothatit
doesnotaccidentallycontactthesparkplug.
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
Note:Parktheunitonalevelsurface.Makesureall
movingpartshavestoppedandthesparkplugwirehas
beendisconnected.Allowunittocoolbeforestartingthese
instructions.
RemovingtheCable
1.Makesureallmovingpartshavestopped,thespark
plugwirehasbeendisconnected,andtheunitiscool.
2.RemovethefueltankasstatedintheOperator’s
manual.
3.Removetheself-propeldrivecablefromthehandle;
retainthemountinghardware.
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4.Tipthemowerontoitsrightside.
5.Removeandretainthestopbracket,itsmounting
hardwareandbelttensionspring(seeFigure4).
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1.Stopbracket3.Belt
2.Spring4.Transmission
6.Rotatethetransmissiondowntowardsthefrontofthe
unitandremovethedrivebelt.
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