Before starting, To stop engine, Important – Bolens 112-170-300 User Manual
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OPERATION
Caution
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Keep hands and feet away from the chute area on
cutting deck. See figure 7.
NOTE
For shipping purposes your mower
is set with the wheels in a low cut
ting
height
position.
For
best
results, raise the cutting position
until it is determined which height
is best for your lawn. See adjust
ment section.
BEFORE STARTING
1.
Fili sump with oil, using a high quality
detergent oil classified “For Service SC, SD,
SE or MS.” Use viscosity grade SAE 30 or SAE
10W-30. Nothing should be added to the
recommended oil.
Place the engine level. Remove oil fill plug
and fill oil sump full to point of overflowing.
On units equipped with an extended oil fill
and dipstick, fill to the full mark on dipstick.
Pour slowly. Capacity 1-1/4 pints.
2.
Fill fuel tank, using clean, fresh, leaded
regular grade automotive gasoline. Fill tank
completely!
DO NOT MIX OIL WITH GASOLINE.
3. Attach spark plug wire to spark plug.
1. Move throttle control lever to
tion.
START ENGINE
‘START” posi-
2. Crank engine, by pulling recoil starter with a
quick firm pull. Do not pull out so far that rope
stops with a jerk as this will cause rope
failure. Do not allow rope and handle to snap
back into place.
3. After two or three full firm pulls on recoil, or
as soon as engine fires, move throttle control
to run position.
Operate a new engine at intermediate speeds and
light load for the first few hours as you would a
new automotive engine.
TO STOP ENGINE
1. To stop engine, move throttle control lever to
“STOP” position.
2.
Remove spark plug wire from spark plug to
prevent accidental starting while equipment
is unattended.
NOTE
If carburetor needs adjustment to
start or for operation, see adjust
ment section.
IMPORTANT
If you strike a foreign object, stop
the engine. Remove wire from spark
piug. Thoroughiy inspect the mower
for
any
damage,
and
repair
the
damage
before
restarting
and
operating the mower.
ADJUSTMENTS
I WARNING
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Always remove the spark plug wire
from the spark plug and ground it
against
the
engine
block
before
making any adjustments. See figure
8
.