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
Drive
control
bar
Operator presence control bar
Handle knobs
Starter
handle
Grass
catcher
Engine oil cap with dipstick
Primer
Muffler
Gasoline filler cap
plug
Air filter
Mulcher door
IMPORTANT:
This lawn mower
is shipped
WITHOUT
OIL OR GASOLINE
in the engine.
Drive 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.
Operator
presence
control
bar-
must
be held down to the handle to start the
engine.
Release to stop the engine.
Primer-
pumps additional fuel from the
carburetor to the cylinder for use when
starting a cold engine.
7
Starter
handle - used for starting engine.
Mulcher
door - allows conversion
to
discharging
or bagging operation.
Drive control
bar-
used to engage
power-propelled
forward motion of mower.