
Contents
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Introduction............................................................... 2
Safety........................................................................
Assembly.................................................................. 7
Operation.................................................................. 8
Introduction
Maintenance........................................................... 10
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Transportation and storage.....................................13
Technical data.........................................................14
Product description
The product is a pedestrian-controlled rotary lawn
mower. Attach the grass catcher to collect the grass.
Attach the side discharge deflector for side
discharge of the grass. Remove the grass catcher
and the side discharge deflector to cut the grass into
mulch.
Intended use
Use the product to cut grass in private gardens. Do
not use the product for other tasks.
Product overview
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1. Engine brake handle
WARNING
T
he engine exhaust from this product
contains chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects
or other reproductive harm.
2.
Drive handles
3. Handle knob
4. Fuel tank cap
5. Air filter
6. Spark plug
7. Muffler
Proposition 65
Symbols on the product
Warning
8. Side discharge guard
9. Side discharge deflector
10. Engine oil cap with dipstick
11. Cutting height lever
12. Grass catcher
13. Starter rope handle
14. Operator's manual
Keep persons and animals at a safe
distance from the work area.
Read this manual
Wear approved hearing protection.
Keep hands and feet away from rotating
blades.
Keep hands and feet away from rotating
blades. Do not open or remove the
protective shields while the engine or
motor runs.
Before and while walking rearward, look
behind and down for small children,
animals or other risks that can cause you
to fall.
Keep hands and feet away from rotating
blades.
Objects can be ejected by the blade.
Slope hazard
Risk of fire
Risk of fire
The exhaust fumes from the engine
contain carbon monoxide, an odorless,
poisonous and very dangerous gas. Do
not start the engine indoors or in closed
spaces.
Hot surface
Always stop the engine before refueling.
Oil
Fuel
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Engine off
Product liability
Engine on
Choke
Fast
Slow
The product or packaging cannot be
handled as domestic waste. The product
As referred to in the product liability laws, we are not
liable for damages that our product causes if:
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the product is incorrectly repaired.
• the product is repaired with parts that are not
from the manufacturer or not approved by the
manufacturer.
• the product has an accessory that is not from the
manufacturer or not approved by the
manufacturer.
• the product is not repaired at an approved
service center or by an approved authority.
Safety
Safety definitions
Warnings, cautions and notes are used to point out
specially important parts of the manual.
WARNING: Used if there is a risk of
injury or death for the operator or
bystanders if the instructions in the
manual are not obeyed.
CAUTION: Used if there is a risk of
damage to the product, other materials
or the adjacent area if the instructions in
the manual are not obeyed.
Note: Used to give more information that is
necessary in a given situation.
General safety instructions
Use the product correctly. Injury or death is a
•
possible result of incorrect use. Only use the
product for the tasks found in this manual. Do not
use the product for other tasks.
• Obey the instructions in this manual. Obey the
safety symbols and the safety instructions. If the
operator does not obey the instructions and the
symbols, injury, damage or death is a possible
result.
• Do not discard this manual. Use the instructions
to assemble, to operate and to keep your product
in good condition. Use the instructions for correct
installation of attachments and accessories. Only
use approved attachments and accessories.
• Do not use a damaged product. Obey the
maintenance schedule. Only do the maintenance
work that you find an instruction about in this
manual. An approved service center must do all
other maintenance work.
This manual cannot include all situations that can
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occur when you use the product. Be careful and
use your common sense. Do not operate the
product or do maintenance to the product if you
are not sure about of the situation. Speak to a
product expert, your dealer, service agent or
approved service center for information.
• Disconnect the spark plug cable before you
assemble the product, put the product into
storage or do maintenance.
• Do not use the product if it is changed from its
initial specification. Do not change a part of the
product without approval from the manufacturer.
Only use parts that are approved by the
manufacturer. Injury or death is a possible result
of incorrect maintenance.
• Do not breathe in the fumes from the engine.
Long term inhalation of the engine's exhaust
fumes is a health risk.
• Do not start the product indoors or near
flammable material. The exhaust fumes are hot
and can contain a spark which can start a fire.
Not sufficient airflow can cause injury or death
because of asphyxiation or carbon monoxide.
• When you use this product the engine makes an
electromagnetic field. The electromagnetic field
can cause damage to medical implants. Speak to
your physician and medical implant manufacturer
before you operate the product.
and packaging must be submitted to an
appropriate recycling station for the
recovery of electrical and electronic
equipment.
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• Do not let a child operate the product. Do not let
a person, without knowledge of the instructions
operate the product.
•
Make sure that you always monitor a person,
with decreased physical capacity or mental
capacity, that uses the product. A responsible
adult must be there at all times.
• Lock the product in an area that children and
unapproved persons cannot access.
• The product can eject objects and cause injuries.
Obey the safety instructions to decrease the risk
of injury or death.
• Do not go away from the product when the
engine is on.
• The operator of the product is responsible if an
accident occurs.
• Before and while you walk rearward, look behind
and down for small children, animals or other
risks that can cause you to fall.
• Make sure that parts are not damaged before
you use the product.
• Make sure that you are at a minimum 15 m (50
ft) away from other persons or animals before
you use the product. Make sure that a person in
adjacent area knows that you will use the
product.
• Refer to national or local laws. They can prevent
or decrease the operation of the product in some
conditions.
Safety instructions for operation
• Know the controls and the correct operation of
the product before use.
• Do not let children or persons without knowledge
of these instructions use the product.
• Do not operate the product while persons,
especially children, or animals are near.
• Keep children away from the area to be cut and
monitored by an adult that is not the operator.
• Stop the product if children enter the work area.
• Fully examine the area where the product is to
be used. Remove all objects which can be
ejected by the product during operation.
• Examine the blade, blade bolt, blade assembly
and motor base before use for wear and
damage.
• Operate the product only in daylight or in good
artificial light.
• Do not operate the product in wet grass.
• Be careful near corners, bushes, trees or other
objects that can prevent your view.
• Use very high caution when you reverse or pull
the product in your direction.
• Do not put hands or feet near or below rotating
parts. Keep clear of the discharge openings at all
times.
• Stop the blade when you go across gravel
surfaces.
• Stop the engine and wait until the blade stops
fully before you clean the product, remove the
• Disengage the drive system, if installed, before
• Do not operate the product when you are tired, ill
• If the product has unusual vibration, stop the
• Do not point ejected material in the direction of
• Do not operate the product without the correct
Work area safety
• Remove branches, twigs, stones and other
• Keep persons, including children, and animals at
• Objects that hit against the cutting equipment
• Do not use the product in bad weather, including
• Examine your work area to make sure that your
• Be careful of roots, stones, twigs, pits and
• Be careful when you go near hidden corners and
Safety instructions for slopes
• Be careful when you cut on a slope. Slopes can
• Cut across the face of slopes. Do not cut up and
• Be careful when you change direction on a slope.
• Be careful of hidden objects or holes in the lawn.
• Do not cut near a steep slope, drop-off, ditch or
• Do not cut on wet grass. You can fall.
• Do not cut on terrain with more than a 15 degree
Personal protective equipment
Always use the correct personal protective
equipment when you operate the product. This
includes, at minimum, sturdy footwear, eye
protection and hearing protection. Personal
protective equipment does not erase the risk of injury
but may decrease the grade of injury if an accident
occurs.
grass catcher, or remove material from the
discharge chute.
you start the engine.
or under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
engine and immediately examine for the cause.
Vibration is usually a warning of damage.
others. Do not eject material against a wall or
blockage. Material may ricochet back in the
direction of the operator.
guards, plates, grass catcher or other safety
protective devices in position.
objects from the lawn before you start to cut.
a safe distance from the work area.
can be ejected and cause damage to persons
and objects.
fog, rain, moist or wet locations, strong winds,
intense cold and risk of lightning. Doing work in
bad weather can cause fatigue and dangerous
conditions, such as slippery surfaces.
control of the product cannot be prevented.
ditches. High grass can conceal obstacles.
objects that can prevent your view.
be dangerous. A fall on a slope can cause injury.
down.
Rough terrain can cause you to fall.
embankment. You can fall.
slope.
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