Poulan 172777 - Manual (Page 15)

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ASSEMBLE STARTER ROPE GUIDE
(USE HARDWARE GROUP “G”)
CENTER MOUNT TYPE
• Install threaded end of rope guide
through hole in top of lower handle
cross bar.
• Loosely assemble 1/4-20 keps lock nut
on threaded portion of rope guide. Do
not tighten.
• Hold control bar against upper han dle
and slowly pull starter rope out and up
over lower handle cross bar and slip into
loop of rope guide.
• Push rope guide down against cross bar
and tighten nut securely.
Throttle con trol
(If equipped)
1/4-20
Locknut
Cable
ties
1/4-20 Machine
screw
or hex bolt
sup plied
Control bar
Lower handle
1/4-20 Keps locknut
Engine starter rope
Rope guide
SIDE MOUNT TYPE
• Put threaded end of rope guide through
hole in side of upper handle above lower
handle crossbar. Se cure with 1/4-20
keps locknut.
• Hold control bar against upper handle
and slowly pull starter rope out until rope
will slip into loop of rope guide.
Upper
handle
Engine
starter
rope
Rope guide
1/4-20
Keps locknut
Lower handle
crossbar
Control bar
SPARK PLUG BOOT (IF EQUIPPED)
(NO HARDWARE REQUIRED)
On some model lawn mowers a spark plug
boot is packed loose in the parts bag. If
your model has one, install it on spark plug
wire and then reconnect plug to spark plug.
ASSEMBLE GRASS CATCHER
(REAR DISCHARGE MODELS ONLY)
(NO HARD WARE REQUIRED)
• Put grass catcher frame into grass bag
with rigid part on bottom.
• Slip vinyl bindings over frame. If bind-
ings are too stiff, hold them in warm
water for a few minutes. Allow bag to
dry before using.
Boot
Spark
plug
Spark
plug wire
Catcher frame
Vinyl binding
Frame
opening