IMPORTANT:Thisunit is shippedwithoutgasolineoroil intheengine.
Becertaintoserviceenginewithgasolineandoilasinstructedinthe
Operationsectionbeforestartingor runningyourmachine.
NOTE:Referenceto rightand lefthandsideoftheLawnMoweris
observedfromtheoperatingposition.
OPENING CARTON
1. Cuteachcornerof the cartonverticallyfromtop to bottom.
2. Removeall looseparts.
3. Removeloosepackingmaterial.
REMOVING UNIT FROM CARTON
1. Liftunit fromthe rearto detachit fromunderlyingcartonmaterial
androllunitoutofcarton.
2. Checkcartonthoroughlyfor anyotherlooseparts.
LOOSE PARTS IN CARTON
• MulchingBaffle
• EngineOil
• Operator'sManual
Figure1
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ASSEMBLY
Forshippingpurposes,the dischargecoveron yourmowerisheldin
an uprightpositionbya retainer.Removethe retaineras follows:
1. Pushthedischargecoverup towardstheengine.Holdingthe
deflectorinthis position,removethe retaineranddiscard.See
Figure1.
2. Lowerthe dischargecovercarefullykeepingyourfingersoutof
theway.
Attaching The Handle
1. Performthe followingsequenceforthe handlesetup:
NOTE:Yourmoweris shippedwiththe handlein the higherheight
position.
A. Liftthe upperhandleupfromfoldedpositionandpullitto
extendedpositionfollowingthearrowin Figure2. The handle
shouldclickintothis position.
B. Makesurethecarriageboltisseatedproperlyinthehandle.
Tightenthestarknobssecuringtheupperhandletothe
lowerhandle.
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