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Besurenooneother than the operator isstandingnearthe lawnmower

while starting engineoroperating mower.Neverrunengine indoorsor

inenclosed,poorlyventilated areas.Engineexhaustcontainscarbon

monoxide,anodorlessanddeadlygas.Keephands,feet, hair andloose

dotNng away fromany moving partson engineandlawnmower.

ToStart Engine

1. Movethebladedepthcontrolleverbackto theSTARTpositioninthe

adjacent(top)notch.

2. Pushtheprimerthreetimes.SeeFigure9.Donotprimeto restartawarm

engine.

NOTE:Ifyoupushtheprimertoomanytimes,excessivefuelwill floodthe

carburetorandtheenginewill bedifficultto start.

3. Standingbehindtheedger,depressthebladecontrolandholdit againstthe

upperhandlewithyourleft hand.

Thisblade controlmechanismisasafetydevice.Neverattempt to bypass

itsoperation.

4. Withyourfight hand,grasprecoilstarterhandleandpullropeslowlyuntil

resistanceis felt,thenpullwith arapid,continuous,full armstroke.See

Figure9.Keepingafirm griponthestartercordhandle,lettheroperewind

slowly.Repeatuntil enginecranks.Lettheroperewindeachtimeslowly.

Keepa firm grip onthe cordhandleandmaintain sufficient backward

tensionon the cordat all timesto preventrapidstartercordretraction

(kickback).Rapidretraction canpullarmand handtowardthe engine

fasterthan you canlet go,and resultin brokenbones,fractures,bruisesor

sprains.

ToStop Engine

1. Releasebladecontrolto stoptheengineandblade.

Edging

Rotatingcutting blade maythrow objectscausingpersonalinjury.Keep

areaclearof bystandersand donotoperatewithout guardsinplace.

Donot lowerblade if bladeisoverconcrete,asphalt,rocksorthe like. Blade

canstrikesupporting surface,resultinginpersonalinjuryor property

damage.

Tobeginedging,proceedasfollows:

1. Moveedgerto anareato beedged,makingsurethattheleft rearwheelison

ahardsurfaceandthebladeisovertheareato becut.SeeFigure10.

Figure9

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2. Withthebladecontrolsqueezedagainstthe handleintheoperating

position,makea passalongareato beedgedbeforeproceedingto thenext

notch.Thefurtherforwardthat thebladedepthcontrolleverismoved,the

deeperorlowerthebladewill cutintotheground.Severalpassesmaybe

necessaryto obtainthedesireddepthof cut.Donotlowerblademorethan

onedepthnotchata timewithout makingapass.

3. Forbestresults,proceedslowlyalongthe pathbeingedged.Slowlymove

edgerbackandforththroughcuttingarea,againmakingsureto keepthe

left rearwheelonthehardsurfaceandthebladeinthecuttingpath,closeto

butnottouchingthe edgeof thehardsurface.

4. Onceyouhavefinishededgingselectedarea,raisethebladedepthcontrol

leverbackintotheSTARTposition,moveto thenextareato beedged,and

proceedagainfromstep1.

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