KNOW
YOUR
LAWN
MOWER
READ THIS OWNER'S
MANUAL AND ALL SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING
YOUR LAWN MOWER.
Compare the illustrations with your lawn mower to familiarize
yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments.
Save this manual for
future reference.
These symbols may appear on your
lawn mower or in literature supplied
with the
product.
Learn and understand
their meaning.
CAUTION
ENGINE
ENGINE
FAST
SLOW
CHOKE
FUEL
OIL
DANGER, KEEP HANDS
OR WARNING
ON
OFF
AND FEET AWAY
Operator presence control bar
Drive control levers
start
,Handle knobs
Auxiliary
starter
handle
Grass
catcher
Engine oil cap with dipstick
Spark plug
Muffler
Gasoline filler cap
Air filter
Mulcher door
IMPORTANT:
This lawn mower is shipped
WITHOUT
OIL OR GASOLINE
in the engine.
cover
Wheel adjuster
(on each wheel)
Housing
MEETS CPSC SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS
Sears rotary walk-behind
power lawn mowers conform to the safety standards of the
American
National Standards Institute and the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Com-
mission.
_I,WARNING:
The blade turns when the engine is running.
Key start switch
- used for starting the
engine.
Auxiliary
starter
handle - used for start-
ing engine.
Mulcher
door - allows conversion
to
discharging
or bagging operation.
8
Operator
presence control
bar-
must
be held down to the handle to start the
engine.
Release to stop the engine.
Drive control
levers - used to engage
power-propelled
forward motion of mower.