Read these instructions and this man u al in its entirety
before you attempt to assemble or operate your new lawn
mow er.
IMPORTANT: THIS LAWN MOWER IS SHIPPED WITH-
OUT OIL OR GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE.
Your new lawn mower has been as sem bled at the factory
with the ex cep tion of those parts left unassembled for ship-
ping purposes. All parts such as nuts, washers, bolts, etc.,
necessary to com plete the as sem bly have been placed in
the parts bag. To ensure safe and proper operation of your
lawn mow er, all parts and hard ware you assemble must
be tightened se cure ly. Use the correct tools as nec es sary
to ensure proper tightness.
TO RE MOVE MOW ER FROM CAR TON
1. Remove loose parts included with mower.
2. Cut down two end corners of car ton and lay end panel
down fl at.
3. Remove all packing materials ex cept padding be tween
upper and lower handle and padding holding operator
presence control bar to up per handle.
4. Roll lawn mower out of carton and check carton thor-
ougly for ad di tion al loose parts.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR MOW ER
TO UNFOLD HANDLE (See Figs. 1 and 2)
IMPORTANT: UNFOLD HANDLE CAREFULLY SO AS
NOT TO PINCH OR DAMAGE CON TROL CABLES.
1. Raise lower handle section to operating position and
align hole in handle with one of the height positioning
holes in the handle bracket.
2. Insert handle bolt through handle and bracket and
secure with knob.
3. Repeat for opposite side of handle.
4. Remove protective padding, raise upper handle sec-
tion into place on lower handle and tighten both handle
knobs.
5. Remove any packing material from around control
bar.
Your handles may be adjusted for your mowing comfort.
Refer to "ADJUST HANDLE" in the Service and Ad just ments
sec tion of this man u al.
ASSEMBLY
OPERATOR
PRESENCE
CONTROL
BAR
KNOB
HANDLE
BRACKET
4
LIFT
UP
LIFT
UP
FIG. 1
FIG. 2
MOWING
PO SI TION
UPPER
HANDLE
HANDLE
KNOB
LOWER
HANDLE
BOLT