Weed Eater 438178 - Manual (Page 9)

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The operation of any lawn mower can result in foreign objects thrown into
the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety
glasses or eye shields while operating your lawn mower or performing any
ad just ments or repairs. We recommend standard safety glasses or a wide
vision safety mask worn over spectacles.
LEVER
BACKWARD
TO RAISE
MOWER
LEVER
FORWARD
TO LOWER
MOWER
Height adjuster lever
TO ATTACH GRASS CATCH ER
1. Lift the rear door of the lawn mower
and place the grass catcher frame side
hooks onto the door pivot pins.
2. The grass catcher is secured to the lawn
mower housing when the rear door is low-
ered onto the grass catch er frame.
CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
with out mulcher plug or approved grass
catch er in place. Never at tempt to op-
er ate the lawn mower with the rear door
re moved or propped open.
Pivot pins Rear door
Grass catcher
handle
Catcher frame hook
Bag
handle
Grass
catcher
frame
handle
TO EMPTY GRASS CATCH ER
1. Lift up on grass catcher using the frame
han dle.
2. Remove grass catcher with clip pings
from under lawn mower han dle.
3. Empty clippings from bag.
NOTE: Do not drag the bag when
emptying. It will cause unnecessary wear.
CAUTION: Under nor mal usage, the
catch er material is subject to de te ri o ra tion
and wear and should, therefore, be
checked frequently for replacement. Any
replacement catcher should be checked
to ensure compliance with original
man u fac tur er's spec i fi
ca tions.
HOW TO USE YOUR LAWN MOWER
• 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.
CAUTION: Federal reg u la tions require
a motor control to be in stalled on this
lawn mower in order to min i mize the risk
of blade contact injury. Do not un der
any cir cum stanc es attempt to de feat the
func tion of the operator con trol. The blade
turns when the motor is running.
TO START
• Remove safety pin.
• Press the start button.
• Hold down operator presence control
bar to handle .
• Mower will begin to operate.
TO STOP
• To stop motor, release operator pres-
ence con trol bar.
Let the blade come to a complete stop,
then replace safety pin.
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
Adjust cutting height to suit your re quire -
ments. Me di um position is best for most
lawns. Raise wheels for low cut and lower
wheels for high cut. All four wheels are
adjusted by a single lever.
• Pull adjuster lever toward wheel. To
lower mower, move lever forward to
desired position. To raise mow er, move
the lever toward the rear.
OPERATION