Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HW-656 White Outdoor
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IMPOR T ANT : Read saf ety rules and instructions ca refull y befo re operati ng equipment. 21” Thr ee-in -O ne Sel f-Propelled Mo wer Model HW -656 (12A-569I190) PRINTED IN U .
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe Ope ration Practice s ........... ................... ............. ................... ..... 3 Slope G auge .................... ................... ............. ................... ............. ....
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES This symb ol poin ts out impor tant safety instructio ns which, if not followed, c ould endang er the person al safety and /or property of yourse lf and oth ers. Read and follow all in structi ons in this manual before attempt ing to operat e your lawn m ower.
4 • Never operat e the mower in wet grass. Always be sure of your footing. A s lip and fall can cause serious personal injury. • Keep a firm hold on the handle and walk, never run. If you feel you are losing your footing, RELEASE THE BLAD E CONTROL HANDLE IMMEDIATELY an d the blade will stop rotating within three seconds.
5 cracked or worn). Replace w ith blade which meets original equipment spe cifications listed in this manual. • Keep all nuts, bolts, and screws tight to be sure the equipment is in s afe working condition. • Never tamper with safety devices. Chec k their proper operation regu larly.
6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine slop es where you may not operate the lawn mow er safely. 15° SIGHT AND H OLD T HIS LEVEL WITH A VERTIC AL TR EE A POWE R PO L E A COR.
7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER T o R e m o v e U n i t F r o m C a r t o n • Remove stap les, break glue on top fla p s, or cut ta pe at cart on end and pee l along top flap t o open carton. • Remove lo ose parts inc luded with your unit (i.
8 Figure 4 • Tighte n all nuts an d bolts secur ely. • Ins ert post on cab le tie s in to holes provide d on the lower hand le. Pull the cable tie tight and trim the excess .
9 Conve r ting T o Side Dischar g e • Lift the r ear discha rge door a nd install the mulchin g baffle . See Figure 7. • On the side of th e mower, lift the mul ching plu g. See Figu re 9. • Slide th e two hooks of the side dischar ge chute under the hi nge pin on the mu lching pl ug assembl y as sh own in Figu re 9.
10 Mulching P lug Both the mulc hing baffl e and the mulch ing plug are used only for mulching purposes . Instead of co llectin g the grass clippin gs in a grass catc her, your mowe r has the option of recircula ting the clippi ngs back to t he lawn. T his is call ed mulc hing.
11 Adjusting Thr o ttle Speed WARNING: Never attempt to adjust the engine ’ s thrott le speed while th e engine is running. Always stop the e ngine by releasing the blade control handle before adjusting the engine ’ s t hrottle speed. The throt tle cont rol leve r is loca ted on the righ t side of the en gine.
12 • Remo ve the hairpi n clip s from the w eld p ins on the handle br ackets. Pre ss outward on the legs of the lower h andle, and remo ve i t from the mower . • Turn the lower handle ar ound so the n otches on the bottom of the lower hand le are facing for ward as shown in F igure 11.
13 Engine A list of ke y maint enance jobs requ ired for good perform ance by the mower is given belo w. Follow the accompa nying engi ne manual for detailed list and instruc tions. • Change eng ine oil after the fi rst two operati ng hours and every 25 operati ng hours the reafter.
14 • Turn mower on its side making sure that the air filter and the ca rburetor are up . Fig ure 1 6 • Also lu bricate the bol t holes, bolt and the inner surfac e of the nuts. • Install the blade a dapter on th e pulley with the “ star ” away from th e pulley.
15 • Loosen th e cente r hex bolt a nd lower the bla de and engin e pulley until there is adeq uate cl earance to move the bel t past the belt keep er. • Remove the belt f rom the e ngine pu lley and arou nd the blade. Se e Figure 19. • Reasse mble in rever se order with new belt (part # 754-0465 ).
16 SECTION 10: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL HW-656 8 17 15 13 11 14 10 17 16 20 19 12 27 26 72 69 68 70 61 60 53 71 25 28 59 56 58 57 52 62 63 64 65 66 67 55 53 54 38 36 34 33 35 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 21 24 78 73 7 45 75 74 76 31 30 29 9 18 77 23 79 46 46 22 22 NOTE: For painted parts , p lease refer to the list of color codes b elow.
17 Ref. No P ar t No. Descriptio n 1. 731- 1057 Upper Dri ve Cover 2. 731- 0620 Drive Lever 3. 731- 1058 Lower Dri ve Cover 4. 731- 1059 Mountin g Cap 5. 710- 1667A Screw # 10-16 x .75 6. 746- 0960 Drive Cable 7. 647- 0004 Delux e Control L ever 8. 749- 0439B Upper H andle (Incl.
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19 Ref. No Part No. Description 1. 712-3025 Hex Jam Nut 5/16-24 2. 736-0425 Bell Was her .325 x .930 x .045 3. 756-1042 Pulley, 3.82 x .31 3 x .68 4. 736-0425 Bell Was her .325 x .930 x .045 5. 712-0896 Lock N ut 1/4-28 6. 736-0406 Flat W asher .442 x 1.
MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR : The limite d warrant y set f orth below is giv en by White Ou t- door Pro ducts Co . with res pect to new merc handise pur- chased and used in the United States , its posses sions and territories. White Ou tdoor Products Co .
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