Figure 16
1. Choke
2. Fast
Note: Do not use the choke when the engine is warm.
4. Hold the blade-control bar in the Run/Shift position,
about 2.5 cm (1 inch) below the handle
Figure 17
1. Handle
2. Blade-control bar in the
Run/Drive position
5. Pull the starter handle lightly until you feel resistance,
then pull it sharply.
3. Slow
4. Throttle-control lever
(Figure
17).
3. Blade-control bar in the
Run/Shift position—about
2.5 cm (1 inch) below the
handle
4. Blade-control bar in the
Stop position
Note: Allow the rope to return slowly to the rope
guide on the handle.
6. When the engine starts, move the throttle-control lever
to the F
position
AST
Shutting Off the Engine
Release the blade-control bar. Both the engine and the blade
should stop within 3 seconds. If they do not, contact an
Authorized Service Dealer.
Note: Close the fuel valve by moving the fuel-valve lever
(Figure
15) to the left if you will not be starting the engine
soon afterward.
Operating the Self-Propel
Drive
This machine has 3 ground speeds: 1 (slow), 2 (medium),
and 3 (fast); it also has a Neutral (N) position. The
self-propel-drive lever is located below and behind the fuel
tank
(Figure
18).
1. Self-propel-drive lever
1. Move the self-propel-drive lever to the desired ground
speed.
2. Start the engine.
3. Squeeze the blade-control bar against the handle to the
Run/Drive position
13
(Figure
16).
Figure 18
(Figure
19).