OPERATION HOW TO USE YOUR LAWN MOWER ENGINE CAUTION; Do not run your Iawn mower without mulcher plate in place and door latch in locked position or approved clipping deflector or grasscatcher in place. Never attempt to operate the tawn mower withthe rear door removed or propped open. ENGINE SPEED (See Fig. 4) The engine speed is controlled by a lever (red knob) located on the side of the engine. "HIGH" (,1_)position is for starting the engine, normal cutting, and better grass bagging. "LOW" (_) position is for light cutting, trim- ming and fuel economy. ENGINE ZONE CONTROL FIG, 4 CAUTION:
Federal regulations require an engine control to b8 instalted on this Jawn mower in order to minimize the risk of blade contact injury. Do not un- der any circumstances attempt to de- feat the function of the operator control° The blade turns when the engine is running. Your lawn mower is equipped with an operator pres- ence control bar which requires the operator to be positioned behind the lawn mower handle to start and operate the lawn mower. TO iNSTALL ATTACHMENTS (See Figs. 5 & 6) FORIVIED UP TABS _ Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a mulcher, To insta!t attachments for bagging or discharging: o Rotate rear door latch clockwise to allow rear door to be opened.
, Open rear door, remove mulcher plate and rotate Iatch counterclockwise to _tsoriginal position, o You can now insta!! catcher or optional clipping deflector. , To return to mulching operation reverse the above steps. BE SURE MULCHER PLATE IS iNSTALLED AND LATCH iS IN LOCKED POSITION BEFORE USING FOR MULCHING OPERATION, NULCHER PL,ATE F_G, 6 TO _NSTALL GRASS CATCHER (See Fig, 7) BRACKET / /b'_'_ REAR DOOR Lift the rear door on the lawn mower housing and ptace the grass catcher frame onto the formed up tabs on the rear door hinge bracket. The grass catcher is secured to the Iawn mower when the rear door is lowered onto the grass catcher frame. -..,. GRASS CATCHER FRAME 8 F_Go7