GAMA GLM 51G User manual
SafeOperationPractices•Set-Up•Operation•Maintenance•Service•
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,
ifnot
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,
couldendanger
the
personal
sa
f
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t
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and/orpropertyof
yourselfand
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Readand
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all
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s
in
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.
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may
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in
personal
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j
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HEEDITS
W
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DANGER:
Thismachinewas
builttobe
operatedaccording
tothe
safe
operation
p
r
a
c
t
i
ce
s
i
n
t
h
i
s
m
a
nu
a
l
.
As
with
any
typeof
power
e
q
u
i
pm
e
n
t
,
carelessness
or
error
onthepartofthe
operator
can
r
e
s
u
l
t
in
serious
i
n
j
ur
y
.
Thismachineiscapable
ofamputating
fi
n
g
e
r
s
,
h
a
n
d
s
,
t
oe
s
and
feet
and
throwing
o
b
j
ec
t
s
.
Failure
to
observe
thefollowing
sa
f
e
t
y
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
s
could
r
e
s
u
l
t
in
serious
injuryord
e
a
t
h
.
General
O
p
era
t
i
on
1.
Read
t
hi
s
o
p
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r
a
t
or
’
s
manual
carefully
ini
t
s
entiretybefore
attemptingto
assemble
t
hi
s
m
a
chin
e
.
Read,
un
d
e
r
s
t
a
n
d
,
and
follow
all
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
s
onthe
machineand
inthe
manual(s)before
o
p
e
r
a
t
i
on
.
Keep
t
hi
s
manual
in
a
s
a
f
e
place
forfuture
andregular referenceand
forordering
rep
l
a
c
em
en
t
p
a
r
t
s
.
2.
Be
completelyfamiliar
with the
c
on
t
ro
l
s
and
the
properu
s
e
of
t
hi
s
machinebeforeoperating
i
t
.
3.
Thismachineisaprecisionpiece
of
power
e
q
u
ipm
e
n
t
,
not
a
p
l
a
y
t
hi
n
g
.
T
h
e
r
e
f
or
e
,
exerciseex
t
r
e
m
e
caution
atall
t
im
e
s
.
Thismachinehasbeen
d
e
s
ig
n
e
dto
performone
j
o
b
:
tomow
grass.Do
not
use
it for
any
otherp
ur
p
o
s
e
.
4.
Neverallowchildren under14years
of
age
to
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
t
hi
s
m
a
chin
e
.
Children14andovershouldreadand
un
d
e
r
s
t
a
n
d
thei
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
s
andsafe
operation
p
r
a
c
t
i
ce
s
in
t
hi
s
manual
and
onthe
machineandshould
be
trainedand
s
u
p
e
rv
i
s
e
d
by
an
a
du
l
t
.
5.
Onlyresponsible
i
n
di
v
idu
a
l
s
who
arefamiliar
with
t
h
e
s
e
rules
of
safe
operationshould
be
allowed
to
use
t
hi
s
mac
h
i
n
e
.
6.
Thoroughly
i
n
spec
t
the
areawhere
theequipment
is
tobe
u
s
e
d
.R
e
m
ov
eall
s
t
on
e
s
,
s
t
i
ck
s
,
wi
r
e
,
b
on
e
s
,
t
o
y
s
and
other
foreigno
bj
ec
t
s
,
whichcould
betripped
over
or
pickedu
p
and
thrownbytheb
l
a
d
e
.
Throwno
bj
ec
t
s
cancause
s
e
r
i
ou
s
personal
in
j
ur
y
.
7.
Planyour
mowingpatternto
avoid discharge
ofmaterial
toward
ro
a
d
s
,
s
id
e
w
a
lk
s
,
b
y
s
t
a
n
d
e
r
s
and
theli
ke
.
A
l
s
o
,
avoid
di
s
ch
a
r
gi
n
g
material
a
g
a
i
n
s
t
a
wallor
o
b
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
,
whichmaycausedischarged
material
to
ricochet
back
towardthe
o
p
e
r
a
t
or
.
8.
To
help
avoidbladecontact
or
a
thrownobjecti
n
ju
r
y
,
s
t
a
y
in
operator
zone
behind
handlesand keep
chi
l
d
r
e
n
,
b
y
s
t
a
n
d
e
r
s
,
helpersand
p
e
t
s
at
l
e
a
s
t
75
feetfrommower
whileit
is
in
o
p
e
r
a
t
i
on
.S
t
o
p
machine
if
anyonee
n
t
e
r
s
a
r
e
a
.
9.
Alwayswear
s
a
f
e
t
y
glasses
or
s
a
f
e
t
y
g
o
gg
l
e
s
during
operationand
while
performingan
a
dju
s
t
m
e
n
t
orrepair
toprotect
youreyes.Thrown
o
bj
ec
t
s
whichricochet
can
causeserious
injurytothe
eye
s
.
10.
Wear
s
t
ur
d
y
,
rou
g
h
-
s
o
l
e
d
workshoesandcl
o
s
e-
fi
tt
i
n
g
slacksand
shi
r
t
s
.
Shi
r
t
s
and
p
a
n
t
s
that
cover
the
a
r
m
s
andlegsand
s
t
ee
l
-
t
o
e
d
shoesare
r
ec
o
mm
e
n
d
e
d
.
Never
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
t
hi
s
machine
in
bare
f
ee
t
,
sandals,
s
lipp
e
r
y
orlight-
weight
(e.g.canvas)
sh
o
e
s
.
11.
Do
notput
hands
orfeet
near
rotatingp
a
r
t
s
or
under
the
cuttingd
eck
.
C
on
t
a
c
t
with
bladecan
amputate
fi
n
g
e
r
s
,
h
a
n
d
s
,
t
o
e
s
and
f
ee
t
.
4
S
e
c
t
i
o
n
2—i
mp
o
r
t
an
t
S
af
e
o
pe
r
a
t
i
o
n
p
r
a
c
t
ic
e
S
12.
Amissing
or
damageddischargecovercancause
blade
contact
orthrownobjecti
n
ju
r
i
e
s
.
13.
Many
i
n
ju
r
i
e
s
occurasa
r
e
s
u
l
t
ofthe
mower
beingpulled
over
thefootduring
a
fall
caused
by
s
lippi
n
gor
t
r
ippi
n
g
.
Do
notholdontothe
mower
if
youare
f
a
lli
n
g
;
release
the
handle
imm
e
di
a
t
e
l
y
.
14.
Never
pullthe
mowerback
toward
you
while
you
are
w
a
lk
i
n
g
.
If
youmu
s
t
back
the
moweraway
from
a
wallor
ob
s
t
ruc
t
i
on
fi
r
s
t
look
down
and
behindto
avoid
t
r
ippi
n
g
and
thenfollow
t
h
e
s
e
s
t
e
p
s
:
a.
S
t
e
p
back
from
mower
tofully
extendyour
a
r
m
s
.
b.
Besureyouare
well
balanced
with
sure
f
oo
t
i
n
g
.
c.
Pull
the
mowerback
s
l
o
w
l
y
,
no
more
than
half
way
toward
you
.
d
.
R
e
p
e
a
tt
h
e
s
e
s
t
e
p
sas
n
ee
d
e
d
.
15.
Do
not
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
the
mower
while
under
the
influenceo
f
alcohol
ord
rug
s
.
16.
Do
not
engage
the
s
e
l
f
-
p
ro
p
e
ll
e
d
mechanism
onm
a
chin
e
s
soequipped
while
s
t
ar
t
ing
e
n
gin
e
.
17.
Theblade
control
isa
s
a
f
e
t
y
d
e
v
i
ce
.
Never
attempt
t
o
bypass
i
t
s
o
p
e
r
a
t
i
on
.
Doingsomakes
the
s
a
f
e
t
y
device
inoperativeandmayr
e
s
u
l
t
in
personal
injury
t
hrou
g
h
contact
with therotatingb
l
a
d
e
.
Theblade
controlm
u
s
t
o
p
e
r
a
t
eeasily
inbothdi
r
ec
t
i
on
s
andautomatically
return
tothe
disengaged
p
o
s
i
t
i
onwhenr
e
l
e
a
s
e
d
.
18.
Never
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
the
mower
inwet
grass.Always
be
sure
o
f
your
f
oo
t
i
n
g
.
A
s
lip
and
fall
cancauseserious
p
e
r
s
on
a
l
i
n
ju
r
y
.
If
youfeelyouare
l
o
s
i
n
g
your
f
oo
t
i
n
g
,
release
the
blade
control
handleimmediatelyand
the
blade
will
s
t
o
p
rotatingwithin
three
s
ec
on
d
s
.
19.
Mowonlyindaylightorgood
artificial
lig
h
t
.
W
a
lk
,
never r
un
.
20.
S
t
o
pthe
bladewhencrossinggravel
d
r
i
v
e
s
,
walks
or
ro
a
d
s
.
21.
Iftheequipment
should
s
t
a
r
t
to
vibrate
a
b
nor
m
a
ll
y
,
s
t
o
p
the
engineandcheck
immediately
forthe
cause.V
ib
r
a
t
i
on
isgenerallyawarning
of
t
rou
b
l
e
.
22.
Shu
t
the
engine
off
and
waituntil
the
bladecomes
toa
complete
s
t
o
p
beforeremoving
the
grass
c
a
t
che
r
or
unclogging
the
chu
t
e
.
The
cutting
blade
c
on
t
i
nu
e
s
t
o
rotate
for
a
few
seconds
after
the
blade
control
is
r
e
l
e
a
s
e
d
.
Neverplaceany
partofthebodyinthe
bladearea
until you
aresure
the
bladehas
s
t
o
pp
e
d
ro
t
a
t
i
n
g
.
23.
Never
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
mower
without
proper
trail
shie
l
d
,
dischargec
ov
e
r
,
grass
c
a
t
che
r
,
blade
controlorother
s
a
f
e
t
y
protective
devices
in
placeand
w
or
k
i
n
g
.
Never
operate
mower
with
damaged
s
a
f
e
t
y
d
e
v
i
ce
s
.
Failure
todo
so
can
r
e
s
u
l
t
in
personal
i
n
ju
r
y
.
24.
Muffler andenginebecome
hot
andcancausea
b
urn
.
Do
not
t
ou
ch
.
25.
Never
attemptto
makeawheel
orcuttingheight
a
dju
s
t
m
e
n
t
whilethe
engineis
run
ni
n
g
.
26.
Onlyuse
p
a
r
t
s
andaccessoriesmade
for
t
hi
s
machine
by
them
a
nu
f
a
c
t
ur
e
r
.
Failure
todo
socan
r
e
s
u
l
t
inp
e
r
s
on
a
l
injury.
27.
When
s
t
a
r
t
i
n
g
e
n
gi
n
e
,
pull
cord
s
l
o
w
l
y
until
r
e
s
i
s
t
a
n
ce
i
s
f
e
l
t
,
thenpull
r
a
pid
l
y
.R
a
pid
retraction
of
s
t
a
r
t
e
r
cord
(kickback)
willpull
handandarm
toward
engine
f
a
s
t
e
r
than
you
can
letg
o
.
Broken
b
on
e
s
,
f
r
a
c
t
ur
e
s
,
bruises
or
sp
r
a
i
n
s
couldr
e
s
u
lt
.
28.
If
s
i
t
u
a
t
i
on
s
occurwhichare
not
covered
in
t
hi
s
m
a
nu
a
l
,
usecareand
goodjudg
e
m
e
n
t
.
C
on
t
a
c
t
C
u
s
t
o
m
e
r
S
u
pp
or
t
for
a
ss
i
s
t
a
n
ce
orthe
name
ofthe
n
e
a
r
e
s
t
service
d
e
a
l
e
r
.
S
l
op
e
O
per
a
t
ion
S
l
o
p
e
s
are a
majorfactorr
e
l
a
t
e
dto
s
lip
and
fall
a
cci
d
e
n
t
s
,
which
can
r
e
s
u
l
t
in
severe
i
n
ju
r
y
.
Operation
on
slopesrequires
extra
c
a
u
t
i
on
.
If
youfeel uneasy
on
a
s
l
o
p
e
,
donotmowi
t
.
For
your
s
a
f
e
t
y
,
use
the
slopegaugeincluded
as
partof
t
hi
s
manual
t
o
measureslopes
beforeoperating
t
hi
s
machine
on
a
s
l
o
p
e
dor
hilly
area.
Ifthe
slopeisg
r
e
a
t
e
r
than
15
d
e
g
r
ee
s
,
donotmowi
t
.
D
o:
1.
Mowacross
the
face
of
s
l
o
p
e
s
;
never
up
and
d
o
w
n
.E
xe
r
ci
s
e
ex
t
r
e
m
e
cautionwhenchangingdirection
on
s
l
o
p
e
s
.
2.
W
a
t
ch
for
ho
l
e
s
,
ru
t
s
,
ro
ck
s
,
hidden
o
bj
ec
t
s
,
orb
u
mp
s
whichcancauseyou
to
s
lipor
t
r
ip
.
Tallgrasscan
hide
o
b
s
t
ac
l
es
.
3.
Always
be
sure
of
your
f
oo
t
i
n
g
.
A
s
lip
and
fall
canc
a
u
s
e
seriouspersonal
i
n
ju
r
y
.
If
youfeelyouare
l
o
s
i
n
gyour
b
alance
,
release
the
blade
control
handleimmediately
and
the
blade
will
s
t
o
protatingwithin
three
(3)
s
ec
on
d
s
.
D
o
N
ot:
1.
Do
notmow
near
d
ro
p
-
o
ff
s
,
di
t
che
s
or
e
mb
a
n
k
m
e
n
t
s
,
you
couldloseyour
footingorb
a
l
a
n
ce
.
2.
Do
notmow
slopesg
r
e
a
t
e
r
than
15degreesasshown
on
the
slopeg
a
uge
.
3.
Do
notmowonwet
grass.
U
n
s
t
a
b
l
e
footing
could
c
a
u
s
e
s
l
ipping
.
C
h
i
ldren
Tragic
a
cci
d
e
n
t
s
canoccur
ifthe
operator
is
not
alert
tothe
presence
of
chi
l
d
r
e
n
.
Childrenare
often
attracted
tothemower
and
themowing
a
c
t
i
v
i
t
y
.
They
donot
un
d
e
r
s
t
a
n
dthed
a
n
g
e
r
s
.
Neverassume
that
children
will
remainwhereyou
l
a
s
t
saw
t
h
e
m
.
1.
Keepchildren
outofthemowing
areaandunder
watchful
care
of
aresponsible
adultotherthanthe
o
p
e
r
a
t
or
.
2.
Be
alertand
turn
mower
offif
a
child
e
n
t
e
r
s
the
a
r
e
a
.
3.
Beforeand
whilemovingb
a
ck
w
a
r
d
s
,
lookbehindand
downfor
small
chi
l
d
r
e
n
.
4.
Use
ex
t
r
e
m
ecarewhenapproaching
blind
c
orn
e
r
s
,
d
oor
w
a
y
s
,
sh
ru
b
s
,
t
r
ee
s
,
orother
o
bj
ec
t
s
that
may
o
b
s
c
ur
e
yourv
i
s
i
on
of
a
childwho
may
runintothem
o
w
e
r
.
5.
Keepchildrenaway
fromhotorrunning
e
n
gi
n
e
s
.
They
can
suffer
b
urn
s
from
a
hotm
u
ff
l
e
r
.
6.
Neverallowchildren under14years
of
age
to
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
t
hi
s
m
a
chin
e
.
Children14andovershouldreadand
un
d
e
r
s
t
a
n
d
thei
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
s
andsafe
operation
p
r
a
c
t
i
ce
s
in
t
hi
s
manual
and
onthe
machineand
be
trainedand
supervised
byan
a
d
u
lt
.
S
e
c
t
i
o
n
2—i
mp
o
r
t
an
t
S
af
e
o
pe
r
a
t
i
o
n
p
r
a
c
t
ic
e
S
5
Se
r
vi
c
e
S
a
f
e
Handling
O
f
G
a
s
o
l
in
e
:
1.
Toavoidpersonal
injuryorproperty
damageuse
extreme
care
in
handlingg
a
s
o
li
n
e
.
Gasolineis
ex
t
r
e
m
e
l
y
flammable
and
the
vaporsareex
p
l
o
s
i
v
e
.S
e
r
i
ou
s
personal
injurycan
occurwhengasolineisspilled
on
yourself
or
your
cl
o
t
h
e
s
,
whichcan
igni
t
e
.
Washyourskinandchangecl
o
t
h
e
s
imm
e
di
a
t
e
l
y
.
2.
Use
only
anapprovedgasolinec
on
t
a
i
n
e
r
.
3.
Never
fill
c
on
t
a
i
n
e
r
s
insideavehicle
oron
a
truck
ortrailer
bedwith
a
p
l
a
s
t
i
c
li
n
e
r
.
Alwaysplacec
on
t
a
i
n
e
r
s
onthe
ground
away
from
yourvehiclebefore
fi
lli
n
g
.
4.
R
e
m
ov
egas-powered
equipmentfromthe
truck
or
trailerandrefuel
it ontheg
roun
d
.
If
t
hi
s
is
notp
o
ss
ib
l
e
,
then
refuelsuch
equipmenton
a
trailer
with
a
portable
c
on
t
a
i
n
e
r
,
rather
thanfrom
agasolinedispenser
no
zz
l
e
.
5.
Keep
the
nozzle
in
contact
with therimofthefuel
tank
or
containeropening
at
all
t
im
e
s
until fueling
is
c
o
mp
l
e
t
e
.
Do
not
useanozzlelock-open
d
e
v
i
ce
.
6.
E
x
t
i
n
g
u
i
shallci
g
a
r
e
tt
e
s
,
ci
g
a
r
s
,
pipesand
other
s
our
ce
s
ofig
n
i
ti
on
.
7.
Never
fuel
machine
i
n
d
oor
s
becauseflammablevapors
wi
ll
a
ccu
mu
l
a
t
e
inthe
a
re
a
.
8.
Neverremovegascap
or
add
fuelwhile
engineis
hotor
r
un
ni
n
g
.
Allow
engine
to
cool
at
l
e
a
s
t
twomi
nu
t
e
s
before
refueling.
9.
Neverover
fillfuel
t
a
n
k
.
Fill
tank
tono
more
than1inch
belowbottomoffiller
neck
to
provide
forfuel
ex
p
a
n
s
i
on
.
10.
Replace gasolinecapand
tighten
s
ec
ur
e
l
y
.
11.
If
gasolineissp
i
ll
e
d
,
wipeit offthe
engineand
e
q
u
ipm
e
n
t
.
Movemachine
to
another
area.
W
a
i
t
5mi
nu
t
e
s
before
s
t
ar
t
ing
e
n
gin
e
.
12.
Never
s
t
or
e
the
machine
orfuel
container
nearan
open
f
l
a
m
e
,
spark
orpilotlight
as
on
a
waterh
e
a
t
e
r
,
space
h
e
a
t
e
r
,
f
urn
a
ce
,
cl
o
t
h
e
s
dryer
orother
gasa
ppli
a
n
ce
s
.
13. Toreduce
fire
h
aza
r
d
,
keepmachinefree
of
grass,
l
e
a
v
e
s
,
orother
debris
b
u
i
l
d
-
u
p
.
Clean
upoilorfuel
spillage
and
removeany
fuel
soaked
d
e
b
r
i
s
.
14.
Allow
machine
to
cool
at
l
e
a
s
t
5mi
nu
t
e
s
before
s
t
or
i
n
g
.
G
ener
a
l
S
erv
i
c
e
:
1.
Never
run
anengine
i
n
d
oor
s
orin
a
poorly
ventilated
a
r
e
a
.
E
n
gi
n
eex
h
a
u
s
t
c
on
t
a
i
n
s
carbonmono
x
id
e
,
an
o
d
or
l
e
ss
anddeadlyg
a
s
.
2.
Before
cle
a
ni
n
g
,
r
e
p
a
i
r
i
n
g
,
ori
n
spec
t
i
n
g
,
makece
r
t
a
i
n
the
bladeandall
movingp
a
r
t
s
have
s
t
o
pp
e
d
.
D
i
s
c
onn
ec
t
the
spark
plugwire
and
ground
a
g
a
i
n
s
t
the
engine
toprevent
unintended
s
t
a
r
t
i
ng.
3.
Check
the
bladeandengine
mountingb
o
l
t
s
atfrequent
i
n
t
e
rv
a
l
s
for
proper
t
ig
h
t
n
e
ss
.
A
l
s
o
,
visually
i
n
spec
t
blade
for
damage(e.g.,
b
e
n
t
,
c
r
a
cke
d
,
worn)Replace blade
wi
t
h
the
original
equipmentm
a
nu
f
a
c
t
ur
e’
s
(O.E.M.)
bladeon
l
y
,
li
s
t
e
din
t
hi
s
m
a
nu
a
l
.
“Use
ofp
a
r
t
s
which
donot
meet
the
original
equipment
speci
fi
c
a
t
i
on
s
maylead
toimproper
performanceand
c
om
pr
om
i
s
e
s
a
f
e
t
y
!
”
4.
Mowerbladesare sharpandcan
c
u
t
.
Wrap
the
blade
or
wearg
l
ov
e
s
,
anduseex
t
r
a
cautionwhen
servicing
t
h
e
m
.
5.
Keepall
nu
t
s
,
b
o
l
t
s
,
andscrews
tighttobe
sure
the
equipment
is
in
safe
working
c
on
di
t
i
on
.
6.
Never
tamper
with
s
a
f
e
t
y
d
e
v
i
ce
s
.
Check
theirproper
operationr
e
gular
l
y
.
7.
After
s
t
r
i
k
i
n
g
aforeign
o
bj
ec
t
,
s
t
o
pthe
e
n
gi
n
e
,
di
s
c
onn
ec
t
the
spark
plugwire
and
ground
a
g
a
i
n
s
t
the
e
n
gi
n
e
.
Thoroughly
i
n
spec
t
the
mower
for
any
d
a
m
a
g
e
.R
e
p
a
i
r
the
damagebefore
s
t
a
r
t
i
n
g
andoperating
them
o
w
e
r
.
8.
Never
attemptto
makeawheel
orcuttingheight
a
dju
s
t
m
e
n
t
whilethe
engineis
run
ni
n
g
.
9.
Grass
c
a
t
che
r
c
o
mp
on
e
n
t
s
,
dischargec
ov
e
r
,
and
trailshield
are
s
u
bj
ec
t
to
wearanddamagewhichcould
ex
p
o
s
e
movingp
a
r
t
s
or
allowo
bj
ec
t
s
tobe
t
hro
w
n
.
For
s
a
f
e
t
y
p
ro
t
ec
t
i
on
,
frequently
checkc
o
mp
on
e
n
t
s
and
replace
immediately
with
original
equipmentm
an
u
f
a
c
tu
r
e
r
’
s
(O.E.M.)
p
a
r
t
s
on
l
y
,
li
s
t
e
din
t
hi
s
m
a
nu
a
l
.
“Use
ofp
a
r
t
s
which
donot
meet
the
original
equipment
speci
fi
c
a
t
i
on
s
maylead
to
improperperformanceand
c
om
pr
om
i
s
e
s
afe
t
y
!
”
10.
Do
not
change
the
engine’sgovernor
s
e
tt
i
n
gorover-speed
the
e
n
gi
n
e
.
Thegovernorc
on
t
ro
l
s
the
maximum
s
a
f
e
operating
speed
ofthe
e
n
gi
n
e
.
11.
Check
fuelli
n
e
,
t
a
n
k
,
c
a
p
,
and
fi
tt
i
n
g
s
frequently
for
c
r
a
ck
s
or
leaks.Replace
if
n
ece
ss
a
r
y
.
12.
Do
not
crankengine
with
spark
plug
r
e
m
ov
e
d
.
13.
Maintain
or
replace
s
a
f
e
t
y
and
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
l
a
b
e
l
s
,
a
s
n
ece
ss
a
r
y.
14.
Observeproper disposallawsand
r
e
g
u
l
a
t
i
on
s
.
Improper
disposal
offluid
s
andm
a
t
e
r
i
a
l
s
canharm
the
e
nv
i
ron
m
e
n
t
.
Do
not
modify
en
g
ine
Toavoidserious
injuryord
e
a
t
h
,
donotmodify
engine
inany
w
a
y
.
Tampering
with the
governor
s
e
tt
i
n
g
canlead
to
a
runaway
engineandcause
it to
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
at
unsafespee
d
s
.
Never
tamper with
factory
s
e
tt
i
n
gof
enginegov
e
rnor
.
6
S
e
c
t
i
o
n
2—i
mp
o
r
t
an
t
S
af
e
o
pe
r
a
t
i
o
n
p
r
a
c
t
ic
e
S
Spark
A
rr
es
t
or
WARNING:
Thismachineisequipped
with an
internal
c
o
mb
u
s
t
i
onengineandshould
notbe
u
s
e
d
onor
nearanyunimproved
f
or
e
s
t
-c
ov
e
r
e
d
,
brush
covered
or
grass-coveredlandunless
the
e
n
gi
n
e’
s
ex
h
a
u
s
t
s
y
s
t
e
m
isequipped
with
asparka
rr
e
s
t
or
meetingapplicablelocal
or
s
t
a
t
elaws
(if
a
n
y
)
.
S
e
c
t
i
o
n
2—i
mp
o
r
t
an
t
S
af
e
o
pe
r
a
t
i
o
n
p
r
a
c
t
ic
e
S
7
S
a
f
e
t
y
S
y
mb
o
ls
Thispage
d
e
pi
c
t
s
anddescribes
s
a
f
e
t
ysymbols
that
mayappear
on
t
hi
s
p
ro
du
c
t
.
Read,
un
d
e
r
s
t
a
n
d
,
and
follow
all
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
s
onthe
machinebefore
attemptingto
assembleand
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
.
Sy
m
b
o
l
D
esc
rip
t
io
n
READTHE OPERATOR’S
M
ANU
AL(
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)
Read,
un
d
e
r
s
t
a
n
d
,
and
follow
all
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
s
inthe
manual(s)before
attempting
t
o
assembleand
operate
DANGER
—
ROTATING
B
L
AD
ES
Toreduce
the
risk
ofi
n
ju
r
y
,
keephandsand
feet
a
w
a
y
.
Do
not
o
p
e
r
a
t
eunlessdischarge
cover
or
grass
c
a
t
che
r
is
ini
t
s
proper
p
l
a
ce
.
Ifd
a
m
a
g
e
d
,
replace
imm
e
di
a
t
e
l
y
.
DANGER
—
BY
S
T
AND
ERS
Do
notmow
whenchildren
or
o
t
h
e
r
s
are
a
roun
d
.
DANGER
—
HAND
/
FOOT
C
U
T
Keephandsand
feet
away
fromrotatingp
a
r
t
s
.
DANGER
—
THROWN
D
E
B
R
IS
R
e
m
ov
e
o
bj
ec
t
s
that
can
bethrownbythe
blade
in
any
di
r
ec
t
i
on
.
Wear
s
a
f
e
t
y
g
l
a
ss
e
s
.
DANGER
—
S
LO
P
ES
Use
ex
t
r
a
caution
on
s
l
o
p
e
s
.
Do
notmow
slopesg
r
e
a
t
e
r
than
15
°
.
WARNING—GASOLINE
IS
F
L
A
MM
A
BLE
Allow
the
engine
to
cool
at
l
e
a
s
t
twomi
nu
t
e
s
beforer
e
f
u
e
li
n
g
.
WARNING—CARBON
M
O
NO
XI
D
E
Never
run
anengine
i
n
d
oor
s
orin
a
poorlyventilated
area.
E
n
gi
n
eex
h
a
u
s
t
c
on
t
a
i
n
s
carbon
m
ono
x
i
de
,
anodorlessanddeadly g
a
s
.
WARNING—HOT
S
U
R
F
A
C
E
E
n
gi
n
e
p
a
r
t
s
,
especially
them
u
ff
l
e
r
,
become
ex
t
r
e
m
e
l
y
hotduring
o
p
e
r
a
t
i
on
.
Allow
engine
and
mufflerto
coolbefore
t
ouchin
g
.
WARNING:
Your
R
esp
on
s
ibili
t
y
—
R
e
s
t
r
i
c
t
the
use
of
t
hi
s
power machine
to
persons
who
r
e
a
d
,
un
d
e
r
s
t
a
n
dand
followthew
a
r
ni
n
g
s
and
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
s
in
t
hi
s
manualand
onthem
a
chin
e
.
SAVE THESE
I
NS
TR
U
C
TI
O
NS
!
1
5
°
li
n
e
8
S
e
c
t
i
o
n
2—i
mp
o
r
t
an
t
S
af
e
o
pe
r
a
t
i
o
n
p
r
a
c
t
ic
e
S
S
lope
G
auge
15°Slope
15°Slope
(OK)
(TOO
STEEP)
Figure1
Figure2
USE
THISSLOPEGAUGETODETERMINE
IFASLOPEIS
TOOSTEEPFORSAFE OPER
ATION!
Tocheck
the
slope
,
proceed as
follow
s:
1.
R
emov
e
thispageand
fold
along
the
dashed
line
.
2.
L
oca
t
e
a
verticalobject
onor
behind
the
slope(e.g.a
pole
,
building
,
f
ence
,
tr
ee
,
et
c
.)
3.
Aligneitherside
ofthe
slopegauge
withthe
object
(SeeFigure1andFigure2).
4.
Adjustgauge
upordownuntiltheleft
corner
t
ouches
the
slope(SeeFigure1andFigure
2).
5. If
thereisagapbelow
the
gauge
,
the
slopeis
too
steep
for
safeoperation
(SeeFigure2
above).
WARNING!
S
l
o
p
e
s
area
majorfactorr
e
l
a
t
e
dto
tip-overandroll-over
a
cc
i
d
e
n
t
s
whichcan
r
e
s
u
l
t
in
severe
injuryord
e
a
t
h
.
Do
not
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
machine
on
slopes
in
excess
of
15
d
e
g
r
ee
s
.
All
slopesrequire
e
x
t
r
a
c
a
u
t
i
on
.
Always
mow
across
the
face
of
s
l
o
p
e
s
,
never
up
and
down
s
l
o
p
e
s
.
Qtyy.1.1
Assembly
&
S
e
t
-
U
p
3
C
on
t
en
t
s
o
f
C
ar
t
on
•
OneLawn
Mower
•
One LawnMower
O
p
e
r
a
t
or
’
s
Manual
•
One
E
n
gi
n
e
O
p
e
r
a
t
or
’
s
Manual
•
OneHardware Pack
•
Four
Wheel
s
•
OneBlade
C
on
t
ro
l
•
One Upper&Lower
Handle
Hardware
P
a
c
k
G
r
oup
1
Qty.
1
Qty.1
G
r
oup
2
Qty.
4
Qty.4
Qty.4
G
r
oup
3
Qty.
4
Qty.
4
Qty.
4
G
r
oup
4
Qty.
2
Qty.
2
Qty.
2
G
r
oup
5
Qty.2
Qty.
1
Qty.
2
G
r
oup
6
Qty.
1
9
10
S
e
c
t
i
o
n
3—
A
SS
emb
l
y
&
S
e
t
-
U
p
A
ss
emb
l
y
NOTE:
This
lawnmowerisshipped
without
gasoline
oroili
n
the
e
n
gi
n
e
.
Fill
upthe
gasolineand
oil
as
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
e
dinthe
accompanyingenginemanual
BEFORE
operatingyourmo
w
e
r
.
C
h
ut
e
De
f
le
c
t
o
r
NOTE:
Use
the
hardware
in
Group
1to
complete
the
following
s
t
e
p
s
.
1. Alignthe
holes
onthe
chutedeflector
with the
correspondingholes
onthe
deck
s
ur
f
a
ce
.
2.
I
n
s
e
r
t
carriagescrews
upthroughthe
un
d
e
r
s
id
e
ofthe
deckand
throughthe
chute
d
e
f
l
ec
t
or
.
SeeFigure
3-1
.
3.
S
ec
ur
e
the
lowerhandle
tothe
deck
u
s
i
n
gthe
hex
s
c
r
e
w
s
,
shoulder screws,andflangelock
nu
t
s
.
SeeFigure
3-2
.
FlangeLock
Nut
Flat
Washer
Upper
H
a
ndl
e
Figure
3-2
Carriage
Sc
r
e
w
1.
Place
the
upper handle
inp
o
s
i
t
i
onover
the
lower
handle
keeping
the
blade
control
handlefacingu
p
.
2.
S
ec
ur
e
the
upper handle
tothe
lowerhandleu
s
i
n
gthe
carriage
b
o
l
t
s
andlocknu
t
s
from
Group
4ofthehardware
p
a
ck
.
SeeFigure
3-3
.
Figure
3-1
3.
S
ec
ur
eeachscrew
with
awasherandlock
nu
t
.
H
an
d
le
s
NOTE:
Use
the
hardware
in
Groups
2
and
4to
complete
the
following
s
t
e
p
s
.
Lower
H
a
n
d
l
e
1. Liftthe
rear
ofthe
deckandplace
it on
ablock
ofwood
t
o
secure
i
t
.
2.
Place
the
lowerhandleover
the
deckandalign
the
holes
on
the
deck
with the
correspondingholes
onthe
h
a
n
d
l
e
.
Figure
3-3
S
e
c
t
i
o
n
3—
A
SS
emb
l
y
&
S
e
t
-
U
p
11
Whe
e
l
s
NOTE:
Use
the
hardware
in
Group
3to
complete
thef
o
ll
o
wi
n
g
s
te
p
s
.
Theholes
inthe
deck
providethree
cutting
h
e
ig
h
t
s
.
U
s
e
correspondingholes
whenattaching all
four
wheels(i.e.
forthe
l
o
w
e
s
t
cuttingp
o
s
i
t
i
on
,
assembleeachwheel
atthehig
h
e
s
t
hole
onthed
eck
)
.
Refer
tothe
C
u
tt
i
n
g
Height
A
dju
s
t
m
e
n
t
s
ec
t
i
on
for
more
inf
or
m
a
ti
on
.
1.
S
ec
ur
eeachwheel
tothe
deckasshown
in
Figure3-4
.
Figure
3-5
2.
G
e
n
t
l
ysqueeze
the
blade
control
inwardand
i
n
s
e
r
t
the
s
t
r
a
ig
h
t
end
intothe
lowerholelocated
ontheleft
side
o
f
the
upperh
a
n
d
l
e
.
SeeFigure
3-5
.
3.
Check
to
confirm
thatthe
blade
controlpi
vo
t
s
freely
a
g
a
in
s
t
the
upperhan
dl
e
.
Figure
3-4
NOTE:
The
cuppedside
of
eachwashershould
bep
r
e
ss
e
d
a
g
a
i
n
s
t
thed
eck
.
Blade
C
on
t
r
o
l
NOTE:
Ifthe
blade
control
issecuredand
in
place
ontheupper
h
a
n
d
l
e
,
you mayskip
thefollowing
three
s
t
e
p
s
.
If,
ho
w
e
v
e
r
,
the
blade
control
becamedisplaced
either
during
shipping
orduring
a
ss
e
mb
l
y
,
r
e
a
tt
a
ch
it
as
f
o
ll
o
w
s
:
1.
I
n
s
e
r
t
the
curvedend
ofthe
blade
controlintothecenter
holelocated
ontheright
side
ofthe
upperh
a
n
d
l
e
.S
ee
Figure3-5
.
12
S
e
c
t
i
o
n
3—
A
SS
emb
l
y
&
S
e
t
-
U
p
NOTE:
Yourmowerhasbeen
s
u
ppli
e
dwith
one
oftwo
t
y
p
e
s
o
f
control
cables
-
one
that
issecured
with
asnap
fitting
as
shown
in
Figure 3-7
or
one
that
issecured
with
a
s
t
u
d
asshown
in
F
ig
.
3-
8.Make
noteofthe
cable
s
u
ppli
e
dwith
yourmower and
follow
the
appropriate
s
t
e
p
s
b
e
low
.
C
o
n
tr
o
l
C
ab
l
e
(Snap
F
it
t
i
ng
)
Unwrap
thecontrol
cable
fromthe
engineand
routeit
under
the
lowerhan
dl
e
.
ZF
it
t
i
ng
1.
Tomake
it
easier
to
a
tt
a
ch
the
Z
fi
tt
i
n
g
,
temporarily
remove
theleft
side
ofthe
blade
control
asshown
in
Figure3-6
.
Figure
3-6
2.
Hook
the
Zend
ofthe
brakecable
intothecontrolfromthe
inside
to
ou
t
s
id
e
.
SeeFigure
3-6
.
3.
R
e
a
tt
a
ch
theleft
side
ofthe
blade
c
on
t
ro
l
.
S
e
c
u
r
in
g
C
o
n
tr
o
l
C
a
b
l
e
NOTE:
Use
the
hardware
in
Group
6to
complete
thef
o
ll
o
wi
n
g
s
te
p
s
.
Figure
3-7
2.
S
ec
ur
e
the
cable
tothe
lower
left
handle
with
acable
t
i
e
.
Trim
offthe
ex
t
r
a
lengthofthe
cable
t
i
e
.
C
o
n
tr
o
l
C
ab
l
e(
S
tu
d
)
Unwrap
thecontrol
cable
fromthe
engineand
routeit
under
the
lowerhan
dl
e
.
S
e
c
u
r
in
g
C
o
n
tr
o
l
C
a
b
l
e
WARNING:
Thecablem
u
s
t
berouted
properly
t
o
avoidcontact
with
allsharpedgesand
hot
s
ur
f
a
ce
s
.
S
u
chc
on
t
a
c
t
s
damage
the
cableandrender
the
c
on
t
ro
l
s
i
no
p
er
a
t
iv
e
.
WARNING:
Thecablem
u
s
t
berouted
properly
t
o
avoidcontact
with
allsharpedgesand
hot
s
ur
f
a
ce
s
.
S
u
chc
on
t
a
c
t
s
damage
the
cableandrender
the
c
on
t
ro
l
s
i
no
p
er
a
t
iv
e
.
1.
Press
the
s
t
u
dfound
inside
the
snap
fittingintothehole
foundontheleft
side
ofthe
upperh
a
n
d
l
e
,
asshown
i
n
Figure
3-7.
S
e
c
t
i
o
n
3—
A
SS
emb
l
y
&
S
e
t
-
U
p
13
ZF
it
t
i
ng
NOTE:
Use
the
hardware
in
Group
6to
complete
thef
o
ll
o
wi
n
g
s
te
p
s
.
1.
Tomake
it
easier
to
a
tt
a
ch
the
Z
fi
tt
i
n
g
,
temporarily
remove
theleftsideofthebladecontrolas showninFigure3
-
9
.
1.
Attach
the
eye
bolt tothe
upperhandleandloosely
thread
the
lock
nutonto
secure
i
t
.
DoNOT
t
ig
h
t
e
n
.
See
F
ig
ur
e
3-10
.
2.
With
the
spark
plugwiredi
s
c
onn
ec
t
e
d
andgroun
d
e
d
,
depress
the
blade
control
and
pullthe
rope
outofthe
eng
i
n
e
.
3.
Loop
the
rope
throughthe
eye
b
o
l
t
.
SeeFigure
3-10
.
4.
Tighten
the
eye
bolt tothe
handleu
s
i
n
gthe
locknu
t
.
DO
NOT
ov
e
r
t
ig
h
t
e
n
.
A
d
j
us
tm
en
t
s
C
ut
t
i
ng
H
e
igh
t
1.
R
e
m
ov
e
the
carriage
b
o
l
t
s
andr
e
l
a
t
e
d
hardware
fromthe
w
h
ee
l
s
.
SeeFigure
3-11
.
Figure
3-9
2.
Pull
uponthe
Zend
ofthe
brakecableandhook
it intothe
controlfromtheinsideto
ou
t
s
i
de
.
See Figure3
-
9
.
3.
R
e
a
tt
a
ch
theleft
side
ofthe
blade
c
on
t
ro
l
.
4.
S
ec
ur
e
the
cable
tothe
lower
left
handle
with
acable
t
i
e
.
Trim
offthe
ex
t
r
a
lengthofthe
cable
t
i
e
.
S
t
ar
t
er
R
op
e
NOTE:
Use
the
hardware
in
Group
5
andrefer
to
Figure 3-10
t
o
complete
thefollowing
s
t
e
p
s
.
Figure
3-10
Figure
3-11
2.
R
e
a
tt
a
ch
the
wheels
with
carriage
b
o
l
t
s
at
anotherho
l
e
.
R
e
m
e
mb
e
r
to
a
tt
a
chALLwheels
atthe
same
relative
p
o
s
i
t
i
on
to
ensureanevenc
u
t
.
Refer
toi
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
s
for
Attaching
TheWheelsearlier
in
t
hi
ss
ec
t
i
on
.
For a
higher
cutting
h
e
ig
h
t
,
use
the
lowerhole
onthed
eck
.
For a
lower
cutting
h
e
ig
h
t
,
use
the
upperho
l
e
.
S
e
t-
U
p
Gas
a
nd
O
il
F
ill
-
U
p
Refer
tothe
s
e
p
a
r
a
t
eengineowner’smanual
foradditional
engine
information.
1.
Add
oil
provided before
s
t
a
r
t
i
n
gunitforthefi
r
s
t
time
ou
t
oftheb
o
x
.
2.
S
e
rv
i
ce
the
engine
with
gasoline as
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
e
dinthe
s
e
p
a
r
a
t
eengineowner’sm
a
nu
a
l
.
WARNING:
Use
ex
t
r
e
m
ecarewhen
handling
g
a
s
o
li
n
e
.
Gasolineis
ex
t
r
e
m
e
l
y
flammableand
the
vaporsareex
p
l
o
s
i
v
e
.
Never
fuelthemachine
i
n
d
oor
s
orwhilethe
engineis
hotor
run
ni
n
g
.
E
x
t
i
n
g
u
i
shci
g
a
r
e
tt
e
s
,
ci
g
a
r
s
,
pipesandany
other
sources
ofigni
t
i
on
.
14
C
on
t
r
o
l
s
andFeatures
4
Blade
C
on
t
r
o
l
Figure
4-1
R
e
c
oi
l
S
t
ar
t
er
Theblade
control
isa
tt
a
che
dtothe
upper handle
ofthem
o
w
e
r
.
Depressandsqueeze
it
a
g
a
i
n
s
t
the
upper handle
to
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
the
u
ni
t
.
Release
it to
s
t
o
p
engineand
b
l
a
d
e
.
Therecoil
s
t
a
r
t
e
r
isa
tt
a
che
dtotheright
upperh
a
n
d
l
e
.S
t
a
n
d
behindtheunit
and
pullthe
recoil
s
t
a
r
t
e
rrope
to
s
t
a
r
t
the
u
ni
t
.
WARNING:
Thisblade
control
isa
s
a
f
e
t
y
d
e
v
i
ce
.
Never
attemptto
bypass
i
t
s
o
p
e
r
a
t
i
on
s
.
15
O
per
a
t
ion
5
S
t
ar
t
i
ng
E
ng
i
n
e
WARNING:
Besure
no
one
otherthantheoperator
is
s
t
a
n
di
n
g
near
the
lawnmower
while
s
t
a
r
t
i
n
g
engine
or
operatingmo
w
er
.
Never
runengine
i
n
d
oor
s
orin
e
n
cl
o
s
e
d
,
poorly
ventilated
a
r
e
a
s
.
E
n
gi
n
eex
h
a
u
s
t
c
on
t
a
i
n
s
carbonmono
x
id
e
,
an
odorlessanddeadlygas.Keep
h
a
n
d
s
,
f
ee
t
,
hair
and
loose
clothing
away
from
any
movingp
a
r
t
s
on
engineandlawnmo
w
e
r
.
F
o
ll
o
wthe
s
e
t
ofi
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
s
pertaining
to
youru
ni
t
.
Refer
t
o
enginemanual
forhelpwith the
e
n
gi
n
e
.
GP140-B Engine:
1.
When
s
t
a
r
t
i
n
gthe
engine
forthefi
r
s
tt
im
e
,
push
primer
five
t
im
e
s
.
Forall
future
s
t
a
r
t
s
,
push
the
primerthree
t
im
e
s
.
W
a
i
t
abouttwo
seconds
between
each
p
u
sh
.
See
F
ig
ur
e
5-1.Do
notprimeto
r
e
s
t
a
r
t
awarme
n
gi
n
e
.
2.
S
t
a
n
di
n
gbehindthem
o
w
e
r
,
squeeze
the
blade
control
a
g
a
in
s
t
upperhan
dl
e
.
3.
Holding
t
h
e
s
e
two
handles
togetherfi
r
m
l
y
,
grasp
recoil
s
t
a
r
t
e
rhandleand
pull
rope
outwith
a
r
a
pid
,
c
on
t
i
nuou
s
,
full
arm
s
t
ro
ke
.
SeeFigure5-1.Keeping a
firmgriponthe
s
t
a
r
t
e
rh
a
n
d
l
e
,
letthe
rope
rewind
s
l
o
w
l
y
.R
e
p
e
a
t
un
t
i
l
engine
c
r
a
n
k
s
.
L
e
t
the
rope
rewind
each
time
s
l
o
w
l
y
.
IMPORTANT:
Do
not
allow
the
recoil
s
t
a
r
t
e
r
to
snap
back
a
g
a
i
n
s
t
the
ropegu
id
e
.
If
enginedoes
not
s
t
a
r
t
,
it
may
be
necessary
to
re-prime
the
eng
i
n
e
.
S
t
op
p
in
g
E
ng
ine
1.
Releaseblade
controlto
s
t
o
pthe
engineand
b
l
a
d
e
.
WARNING:
W
a
i
t
forthe
blade
to
s
t
o
pcompletely
beforeperforminganywork
onthe
mower
or
t
o
remove
the
mulching baffle
(if
e
q
u
ipp
e
d
)
.
Using
Y
o
urLawn
M
o
w
er
Besurelawnisclear
of
s
t
on
e
s
,
s
t
i
ck
s
,
wi
r
e
,
orother
o
bj
ec
t
s
whi
ch
coulddamagelawnmower
or
e
n
gi
n
e
.S
u
ch
o
bj
ec
t
s
could
be
a
cci
d
e
n
t
l
y
thrownbythe
mower
in
any
directionand
c
a
u
s
e
seriouspersonal
injurytothe
operatorando
t
h
e
r
s
.
WARNING:
The
operation
of
anylawnmower
can
r
e
s
u
l
t
in
foreigno
bj
ec
t
s
beingthrownintothe
eye
s
,
whichcandamageyoureyes
s
e
v
e
r
e
l
y
.
Always
wear
s
a
f
e
t
y
glasses
while
operating
them
o
w
e
r
,
orwhile
performingany
a
dju
s
t
m
e
n
t
s
or
repairs
oni
t
.
WARNING:
If
you
s
t
r
i
keaforeign
o
bj
ec
t
,
s
t
o
pthe
e
n
gi
n
e
.R
e
m
ov
e
wirefromthe
spark
plug
,
thoroughlyi
n
spec
t
mower
for
any
d
a
m
a
g
e
,
and
repairdamagebeforer
e
s
t
ar
t
ing
ando
p
e
r
a
t
ing
.
E
x
t
e
n
s
i
v
e
vibrationof
mower
during
operation
is
an
indication
ofd
a
m
a
g
e
.
The
unit
should
bep
ro
mp
t
l
y
i
n
spec
t
e
d
andr
e
p
a
i
r
e
d
.
2
1
3
3
Figure
5-1
Our Machine Technical Data: See Figure 5-2
Figure
5-2
16
M
a
in
t
en
a
n
c
e
&
A
d
ju
s
t
m
en
t
s
6
Mai
n
t
e
n
an
ce
G
ener
a
l
R
e
c
ommend
a
t
ions
•
Alwaysobserve
s
a
f
e
t
yruleswhenperforming
any
m
a
in
t
e
nan
ce
.
•
The
warranty
on
t
hi
s
lawnmowerdoes
not
cover
i
t
e
m
s
t
h
a
t
havebeen
s
u
bj
ec
t
e
dto
operator
abuse
or
n
e
glig
e
n
ce
.
T
o
receive
full
value
fromw
a
rr
a
n
t
y
,
operatormu
s
t
maintain
the
lawnmower
as
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
e
d
h
e
r
e
.
•
Changing
of
engine-governedspeed
willvoidengine
w
ar
r
an
t
y
.
•
All
a
dju
s
t
m
e
n
t
s
should
be
checked
at
l
e
a
s
t
once
each
season.
•
Periodicallycheckall
f
a
s
t
e
n
e
r
s
andmakesure
t
h
e
s
e
are
t
ig
ht
.
WARNING:
Always
s
t
o
p
e
n
gi
n
e
,
di
s
c
onn
ec
t
spark
plug
,
and
ground
a
g
a
i
n
s
t
enginebefore
performing
any
typeofm
a
i
n
t
e
n
a
n
ce
on
yourm
a
chin
e
.
L
ub
r
i
c
a
t
ion
1.
L
u
b
r
i
c
a
t
e
pivotp
o
i
n
t
s
onthe
blade
controlat
l
e
a
s
t
once
aseason
with light
o
i
l
.
This
controlm
u
s
t
o
p
e
r
a
t
e
freely
i
n
bothdi
r
ec
t
i
on
s
.
SeeFigure
6-1
.
Figure
6-1
2.
L
u
b
r
i
c
a
t
e
the
wheels
at
l
e
a
s
t
onceaseason
with light oil(or
motor
o
i
l
)
.
If
wheelsareremoved
for
any
r
e
a
s
on
,
lubricate
surface
ofthe
axle
bolt
andinnersurface
ofthe
wheel
wi
t
h
light
o
i
l
.
SeeFigure
6-1
.
3.
F
o
ll
o
wthe
accompanyingenginemanual
forlubrication
scheduleand
i
n
s
t
ruc
t
i
on
for
engine
l
u
bri
c
a
t
i
on
.
De
c
k
C
ar
e
Clean
un
d
e
r
s
id
e
ofthe
mowerdeckafter
eachuse
toprevent build-
upof
grass
cli
ppi
n
g
s
orotherd
e
b
r
i
s
.
F
o
ll
o
w
s
t
e
p
s
below for
this
job.
1.
D
i
s
c
onn
ec
t
spark
plugwi
r
e
.
Draingasoline
fromlawn
mower
or
placeapiece
ofp
l
a
s
t
i
c
under
the
gas
c
a
p
.
2.
Tipmower so
thatit
r
e
s
t
s
onthe
hou
s
i
n
g
.
Keep
the
s
id
e
with
the
aircleanerfacing
u
p
.
Holdmower
fi
r
m
l
y
.
WARNING:
Nevertipthemowermorethan90º
i
n
any
directionand
donot
leave
the
mower
tippedfor
any
lengthof
t
im
e
.
Oilcandrain
intothe
upper
part
ofthe
enginecausinga
s
t
a
r
t
i
n
gp
ro
b
l
e
m
.
3.
S
c
r
a
p
eandclean
the
un
d
e
r
s
id
e
ofthe
deck
with
a
s
u
i
t
a
b
l
e
t
oo
l
.
Do
not
spray
with w
a
t
e
r
.
IMPORTANT:
Do
not
useapressurewasher
or
gardenho
s
e
to
cleanyour
u
ni
t
.
Thesemaycausedamage
tothe
e
n
gi
n
e
.
Theuse
of
water
will
r
e
s
u
l
t
in
sh
or
t
e
n
e
dlife
and
reduce
s
e
rv
iceab
i
l
i
t
y
.
4.
P
u
t
the
mowerback
oni
t
s
wheels
ontheg
roun
d
.
If
you
had
putp
l
a
s
t
i
c
under
the
gascap e
a
r
li
e
r
,
makesure
to
remove
i
t
now.
E
n
g
i
ne
C
ar
e
A
li
s
t
of
keyenginem
a
i
n
t
e
n
a
n
ce
j
o
b
s
required
forgood
performance
bythe
mowerisgiven
b
e
l
o
w
.
F
o
ll
o
wthe
accompanyingenginemanual
for
a
detailed
li
s
t
and
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on
s
.
•
Maintain
oil
levelas
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
e
din
enginem
a
nu
a
l
.
•
S
e
rv
i
ceaircleanerevery25hoursundernormalc
on
di
t
i
on
s
.
Cleanevery
few
hoursunderex
t
r
e
m
e
l
y
du
s
t
yc
on
di
t
i
on
s
.
Poorengineperformanceand
flooding
usually
i
n
di
c
a
t
e
s
thatthe
aircleanershould
be
s
e
rv
i
ce
d
.
Toservice
theair
cle
a
n
e
r
,
refer
tothe
enginem
a
nu
a
l
.
•
Cleanspark
plug
andr
e
s
e
t
the
gaponceaseason.
Spark
plug
r
e
p
l
a
ce
m
e
n
t
isrecommended
atthe
s
t
a
r
t
ofeach
mowing
season.Checkenginemanual
for
c
orr
ec
t
plug
type
andgap
speci
fi
c
a
t
i
on
s
.
•
Cleanengineregularly
with
a
clothorb
ru
sh
.
Keep
the
t
o
p
o
fthe
engineclean
topermit
proper
air
ci
r
c
u
l
a
t
i
on
.
R
e
m
ov
e
allgrass,
di
r
t
,
and
c
o
mb
u
s
t
ib
l
edebris
frommuffler
a
re
a
.
•
E
ng
i
ne
sstored
between
30and90daysneedtobe
treated
with
agasoline
s
t
a
bili
z
e
r
suchas
ST
A
-
B
I
L
®
toprevent
deteriorationand
gumfromforminginfuel
s
y
s
t
e
moron
essential
carburetor
p
a
r
t
s
.
17
S
e
r
v
i
ce
7
Blade
C
are
WARNING:
Whenremoving
thecutting
blade
for
sharpening
or
r
e
p
l
a
ce
m
e
n
t
,
protect
yourhands
wi
t
h
apair
of
heavygloves
or
useaheavyrag
toholdthe blade.
Periodically
i
n
spec
t
the
blade
a
d
a
p
t
e
r
for
cracks,especially
ifyou
s
t
r
i
keaforeign
o
bj
ec
t
.
Replace whennecessary.
F
o
ll
o
wthe
s
t
e
p
s
belowfor
blade
s
e
rv
i
ce
.
1.
D
i
s
c
onn
ec
t
spark
plugbootfrom
spark
plug
.
Turn
mower
oni
t
s
sidemakingsure
thatthe
air
filter
and
thecarburetor
arefacing
u
p
.
2.
R
e
m
ov
e
thebolt
and
the
blade
bell
s
u
pp
or
t
which
holdthe
bladeand
the
blade
a
d
a
p
t
e
r
tothe
engine
c
r
a
n
ksh
a
f
t
.S
ee
Figure7-1
.
Figure
7-1
3.
R
e
m
ov
e
bladeand
a
d
a
p
t
e
r
fromthe
c
r
a
n
ksh
a
f
t
.
See
F
ig
ur
e
7-1
.
4.
R
e
m
ov
e
blade
fromthe
a
d
a
p
t
e
r
for
t
e
s
t
i
n
gb
a
l
a
n
ce
.
Balance
the
blade
on
a
round
sh
a
f
t
screwdriver
to
check
.
R
e
m
ov
e
metal
fromthe
heavyside
until it
balancese
v
e
n
l
y
.
Whensharpening
theb
l
a
d
e
,
followthe
originalangleo
f
g
r
i
n
d
.
Grindeach
cutting
edgeequally
to
keep
theblade
b
alance
d
.
WARNING:
Anunbalancedblade
will
c
a
u
s
e
excessive
vibration
when
rotatingathigh
spee
d
s
.
I
t
maycausedamage
to
mower andcould
break
causingpersonal
in
j
ur
y
.
5.
L
u
b
r
i
c
a
t
e
the
engine
c
r
a
n
ksh
a
f
t
and
the
innersurface
o
f
t
h
e
blade
a
d
a
p
t
e
r
with light
o
i
l
.S
lid
e
the
blade
adapter
ontothe
engine
c
r
a
n
ksh
a
f
t
.
Place
the
blade
ontheadapter
such
thatthe
side
ofthe
blademarked
“
B
o
tt
o
m
”
(or
wi
t
h
part
number)faces
theground
when
the
moweris
inthe
operating
p
o
s
i
t
i
on
.
Makesure
thatthe
bladeisaligned
and
s
e
a
t
e
donthe
blade
a
d
a
p
t
e
r
f
l
a
n
g
e
s
.
6.
Placeblade
bell
s
u
pp
or
t
ontheb
l
a
d
e
.
Align
no
t
che
s
onthe
blade
bell
s
u
pp
or
t
with
smallholes
inb
l
a
d
e
.
7.
Replace hex
bolt
and
tighten
hex
bolt to
t
or
q
u
e
:
450
i
n
.
lb
s
.
mi
n
.,
600
i
n
.
lb
s
.
m
a
x
.
Toensuresafe
operation
of
yourmo
w
e
r
,
periodicallycheck
the
blade
bolt for
c
orr
ec
tt
or
q
ue
.
Off-Season
S
t
or
a
g
e
The
following
s
t
e
p
s
should
be
t
a
ke
n
to
prepareyourlawn
mower
for
s
t
or
a
ge
.
•
Clean
andlubricatemower
thoroughly
as
described
inthe
lubrication
i
n
s
t
ruc
t
i
on
s
.
•
Do
not
useapressurewasher
or
gardenhose
to
clean
your
un
i
t
.
•
C
o
a
t
mower’s
cutting
blade
with
chassisgrease
toprevent
ru
s
t
i
ng.
•
Refer
to
enginemanual
for
c
orr
ec
t
engine
s
t
or
a
g
e
i
n
s
t
ruc
t
i
on
s
.
•
S
t
or
e
mower
in
a
d
r
y
,
cleanarea.Do
not
s
t
or
e
next
t
o
corrosivem
a
t
e
r
i
a
l
s
,
suchas
f
e
r
t
ili
z
e
r
.
When
s
t
or
i
n
g
any
typeof
power
equipmentin
a
poorly
ventilated
or
metal
s
t
or
a
g
eshe
d
,
careshould
be
t
a
ke
n
t
o
ru
s
t
-
p
roo
fthe
e
q
u
ipm
e
n
t
.
Usinga
light oilor
s
ili
c
on
e
,
c
o
a
t
the
eq
u
ipm
e
n
t
,
especiallycablesandall
movingp
a
r
t
s
of
your
lawn
mower before
s
t
or
a
ge
.
18
T
r
o
ub
l
esh
oo
ti
ng
8
P
rob
le
m
Ca
us
e
R
em
e
dy
E
n
gi
n
e
Fails
to
s
t
a
r
t
1.
Blade
controldi
s
eng
aged.
2. Spark
plugbootdi
s
c
onn
ec
t
e
d
.
3.
Fuel
tank
emptyor
s
t
a
l
e
f
u
e
l
.
4.
E
n
gi
n
e
not
primed
(if
equipped
withp
r
im
e
r
)
.
5.
F
a
u
l
t
yspark
plug
.
6. Blockedfuel
li
n
e
.
7.
E
ngi
n
e
flooded.
8. Fuelvalve
(if
equipped)
cl
o
s
e
d
.
9.
E
n
gi
n
e
not
choked
(if
equipped
with
ch
o
ke
)
.
1.
E
ng
age
blade
c
on
t
ro
l
.
2.
C
onn
ec
t
wire
to
spark
b
oo
t
.
3.
Fill
tank
with
cle
a
n
,
freshg
a
s
o
li
n
e
.
4. Primeengine
as
i
n
s
t
ru
c
t
e
dintheOperation
section.
5.
Clean,a
dju
s
t
g
a
p
,
or
r
e
p
l
a
ce
.
6. Cleanfuel
li
n
e
.
7.
W
a
i
t
afewm
i
nu
t
e
s
to
r
e
s
t
a
r
t
,
butdo
no
t
prime.
8. Openfuel
v
a
l
v
e
.
See
enginem
a
nu
a
l
.
9.
Chokee
n
gi
n
e
.
See
enginem
a
nu
a
l
.
E
n
gi
n
eruns
erratic
1.
Spark
plugboot
l
oo
s
e
.
2. Blockedfuelline
or
s
t
a
l
e
f
u
e
l
.
3.
V
e
n
t
in
gascap
plugg
e
d
.
4.
W
a
t
e
r
ordirtin
fuel
s
y
s
t
e
m
.
5.
Dirty
aircle
a
n
e
r
.
6.
Unitrunningwith
CHOKE
(ifequipped)
a
ppli
e
d
.
1.
C
onn
ec
t
and
tighten
spark
plugb
oo
t
.
2. Cleanfuel
li
n
e
;
fill
tank
with
cle
a
n
,
fresh
g
as
o
l
i
n
e.
3.
Clear
v
e
nt
.
4. Drainfuel
t
a
n
k
.R
e
fi
ll
with
fresh
f
u
e
l
.
5.
Refer
to
enginem
a
nu
a
l
.
6. PushCHOKEknob
i
n
.
Engine
ov
e
rh
e
a
t
s
1.
E
n
gi
n
e
oil
level
l
o
w
.
2. Air
flow
r
e
s
t
r
i
c
t
e
d
.
1.
Fillcrankcase
with
propero
i
l
.
2. Cleanareaaroundand
ontopof
e
n
gi
n
e
.
Occasional
s
kips
(
h
es
it
a
t
es)
at
highspeed
1.
Spark
plug
gap
too
cl
o
s
e
.
1.
A
dju
s
t
gap
to
.
030
”
.
Idles
poorly
1.
Spark
plugf
ou
l
e
d
,
f
a
u
l
t
y
,
or
gap
toowid
e
.
2.
Dirty
aircle
a
n
e
r
.
1.
R
e
s
e
t
gap
to
.
030
”
or
replacespark
plug
.
2. Refer
to
enginem
a
nu
a
l
.
ExcessiveV
ib
r
a
t
i
on
1.
C
u
tt
ing
bladeloose
orunb
alance
d
.
2.
B
en
t
cuttingb
l
ade
.
1.
Tightenbladeand
a
da
p
t
e
r
.
Balance
b
la
d
e
.
2. Seean
authorized
service
de
a
l
er
.
Mower
will
no
t
mulchgr
ass
1.
We
t
g
r
ass
.
2. Excessively
highg
r
ass
.
3.
Dull
b
l
a
d
e
.
1.
Do
notmow
whengrassis
w
e
t
;
wait
un
t
i
l
later
to
c
u
t
.
2. Mowonce
at
a
highcutting
h
e
ig
h
t
,
then
mow
again
at
desired
heightor
make
a
narrower
cuttingp
a
th
.
3.
Sharpen
or
replace
b
l
a
d
e
.
Uneven
cut
1.
Wheels
not
positioned
c
or
rec
tl
y
.
2. Dull
b
l
a
d
e
.
1.
Placeall
four
wheels
in
same
heightp
o
s
i
t
i
on
(if
equipped
with
individual
height
a
dju
s
t
e
r
s
)
.
2. Sharpen
or
replace
b
l
a
d
e
.
19
R
ep
l
a
c
em
en
t
P
a
r
t
s
9
C
om
p
one
n
t
P
a
r
t
Numberand
D
es
c
r
i
p
t
i
on
S
parkPlug
AirCleanerKit
FuelCap
Assembly
Fuel
Filter
W
h
eel
Discharge
C
hu
t
e
Mulching
Blade
S
p
a
r
kPlugWrench
—
Duelendedwrench
to
servem
u
l
t
ip
le
uses.
F
it
s
¾”
or
13
⁄
16
”
hex
p
l
u
g
.
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