Sears 917.372852 - Manual (Page 9)

OPERATION
The operation of any lawn mower can resuil in foreign objects thrown into the eyes, which can
resuit in severe eye damage.. Always wear safety glasses or eye shields while operating your
lawn mower or performing any adjustments or repairs., We recommend a wide vision safety
mask over the spectacles or standard safety glasses.
HOW TO USE YOUR LAWN MOWER
ENGINE SPEED (See Fig. 6)
The engine speed is controiled by a lever located on the
side of the engine. Fast (•«% ) position is for starting the
engine, normal cutting, and better grass bagging.. Slow
{•») position is for light cutting, trimming and fuel economy.,
ENGINE ZONE CONTROL
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CAUTION: Federal regufations require
an engine control to be installed on this
lawn mower in order to minimize the
risk of blade contact injury. Do not
under any circumstances attempt to
defeatthe function of the operator con­
trol. The blade turns when the ertgine is
running.
» 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
DRIVE CONTROL (Sae Fig. 7)
• Self-propelling is controlled by holding the operator
presence control bar down to the handle and pushing
the drive control lever forward until it clicks; then
release the lever
• Forward motion wlil stop when the operator presence
control baris released. To stop forward motion without
stopping engine, release the operatorpresence control
bar slighliy until the drive control disengages. Hold
operator presence control bar down to handle to con­
tinue mowing without seif-propeing,
• To keep drive control engaged when turning corners,
push down on handle and lift front wheels off ground
while turning lawn mower.
TO CONVERT MOWER
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a
mulcher. To convert to rear bagging or side discharging,
see TO CONVERT MOVYER" in Assembly section of this
manual.
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CAUTION: BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO
CONVERT LAWN MOWER:
Release control bar to stop engine.
Make sure the blade and all moving parts
have completely stopped.
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT (See Fig. 8)
NOTE: For shipping purposes, the rear wheels on your
lawn mower are not adjusted to the same position as the
front wheels. Before operating mower adjust all wheels to
the same cutting height position
» Raise wheels for low cut and lower wheels for high cut,
Wheels are set in low cut for shipping. Adjust cutting
height to suit your requirements. Medium position is
best tor most lawns.
To change cutting height, squeeze adjuster ¡ever to­
ward wheel. Move wheel up or down to suit your
requirements. Be sure ai! wheels are in the same
setting.