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 refer-
ence.
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 knob
Starter
handle
Engine oil cap with dipstick
G rass
catcher
Gasoline filler cap
Air filter
Muffler
plug
Mulcher doo_
Drive cover
Wheel adjuster
(on each wheel)
IMPORTANT:
This lawn mower
is shipped
WITHOUT
OIL OR GASOLINE
in the engine.
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.
The blade turns when the engine is running.
Operator
presence
control
bar = must
Mulcher
door = allows conversion
to
be held down to the handle to start the
discharging
or bagging operation.
engine.
Release to stop the engine.
Drive control
bar = used to engage pow-
Starter
handle = used for starting engine,
er-propelled
forward motion of mower.
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