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5. Install the new blade and all mounting hardw are ( Figure

33 ).

Important: P osition the cur v ed ends of the blade

to point to w ard the mo w er housing .

6. Use a torque wr ench to tighten the blade bolt to

60 ft-lb (82 N ⋅ m).

Important: A bolt torqued to 60 ft-lb (82 N ⋅ m)

is v er y tight. W hile holding the blade with a block

of w ood, put y our w eight behind the ratchet or

wr ench and tighten the bolt secur el y . T his bolt is

v er y dif ﬁcult to o v er tighten.

Cleaning the Mower

T he mo w er may dislodge material fr om under the

mo w er housing .

• W ear ey e pr otection.

• Stay in the operating position (behind the

handle).

• Do not allo w bystander s in the ar ea.

1. With the engine r unning on a ﬂat pa v ed surface , spra y a

stream of w ater in front of the right rear wheel ( Figure

34 ).

T he w ater will splash into the path of the blade , cleaning

out the clippings .

Figure 34

2. W hen no more clippings come out, stop the w ater and

mo v e the mo w er to a dr y area.

3. R un the engine for a few min utes to dr y the housing

to prev ent it from r usting .

Storage

Store the mo w er in a cool, clean, dr y place .

Preparing the Mower for

Storage

Gasoline v apor s can explode.

• Do not stor e gasoline mor e than 30 days.

• Do not stor e the mo w er in an enclosur e near an

open ﬂame.

• Allo w the engine to cool bef or e storing it.

1. On the last refueling of the year , add fuel stabilizer to

the fuel as directed b y the engine man ufacturer .

2. Dispose of any un used fuel properly . R ecycle it

according to local codes , or use it in y our automobile .

Note: Old fuel in the fuel tank is the leading cause of

hard star ting . Do not store fuel without stabilizer more

than 30 da ys , and do not store stabilized fuel more than

90 da ys .

3. R un the mo w er until the engine stops from r unning

out of fuel.

4. Prime the engine and star t it ag ain.

5. Allo w the engine to r un until it stops . W hen y ou can no

long er star t the engine , it is sufﬁciently dr y .

6. R emo v e the wire from the spark plug and connect the

wire onto the retaining post.

7. R emo v e the spark plug, add 1 oz. (30 ml) of oil through

the spark plug hole , and pull the star ter rope slo wly

sev eral times to distribute oil throughout the cylinder to

prev ent cylinder cor rosion during the off-season.

8. Loosely install the spark plug .

9. Tighten all n uts , bolts , and screws .

Folding the Handle

F olding or unf olding the handle impr oper l y can

dama ge the ca bles, causing an unsafe operating

condition.

• Do not dama ge the ca bles when f olding or

unf olding the handle.

• If a ca ble is dama ged, contact an Authoriz ed

Ser vice Dealer .

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