Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 107 Yard-Man
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IMPOR T ANT : Re ad saf ety rules and i nstructions ca refull y bef ore oper ati ng equi pment. 20" Mulching Push Lawn Mower M ODEL 107 PRINTED IN U .
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important Safe Operatio n Pr actice s .................... ............ ............. ............. ............ 3 Slope G auge ......... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ........
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES WARNING: This sym bol points out importa nt safety instructi ons whic h, if not follo wed, cou ld endanger the pers onal safe ty and/o r property of you rself and oth ers. Re ad and foll ow all ins tructio ns in th is manual before atte mpting to operate this machine.
4 20. Never ope rate mo wer wi thout prop er trail shie ld, discha rge co ver, gra ss catc her, bl ade c ontrol handle o r other safety pr otecti ve dev ices in place a nd w orking. Never operate mower with damag ed safety devices. Failure t o do s o, ca n result i n pers onal inj ury.
5 3. Check th e blad e and engine mountin g bolt s at fr equ ent interval s for prope r tightne ss. Also, v isual ly inspec t blade for dama ge (e.g ., bent, crack ed, wor n) Repla ce bl ade with the orig inal equ ipment manufactu re ’ s (O.E.M. ) blade only, list ed in this man ual.
6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGHT AN D HOLD TH IS LEVEL W ITH A VERTICAL TREE A POWER POL E A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FENCE POST F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E USE THIS PAG E AS A GUIDE TO DETER MINE SLO PES WHE RE YOU MA Y NOT OPERATE SAF ELY.
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 g lue on to p flaps, or cut tape at cart on end and pee l along t op flap t o open cart on. • Remove lo ose parts included with your un it (i.
8 • With t he spar k plug wire disconn ected and grounded , hold the bl ade cont rol h andle aga inst the upper h andle, and pull th e sta rter rop e out of th e engin e. Release the blade contr ol hand le. Slip the starter ro pe into the rope guide.
9 SECTION 5: OPERATING YOUR LA WN MOWER WARNING: Keep hands and feet away from the chute area on c utting deck. T he blade will be rotating whenev er the engin e is running . Be su re no one o ther t han the o perator is standing near the lawn m ower while start ing the engine or operatin g the mower.
10 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Do not at any ti me make any adjustme nt to your law n mower withou t first stopp ing the e ngine and d isconne cting the spark pl ug wire. Handle Height Your mower is shipp ed with the handle in the higher height pos ition.
11 SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER WARNING: Always stop engin e and disconn ect spark plug wir e before c leaning , lubric ating or doing any kin d of ma intenan ce work on lawn mower. Lubrication Blade Cont rol • Lubric ate the pivo t points on the blade co ntrol handle a nd th e brak e ca ble a t lea st once a s eason with light oil.
12 Cutting D eck • The unde rside of the mower deck should be cleaned af ter each us e to prevent a build-up of grass cli ppings, le aves, dirt or other matter . If this debris is allo wed to acc umula te, it wi ll invi te rust and cor rosion, and m ay p revent proper mulchi ng.
13 SECTION 9: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Trouble Possible Cause(s) Corrective Action Engine fails to star t 1. Blade control handle disengage d. 2. Spark plug wire di sconnec ted. 3. Fuel tank empty , or stale fuel. 4. Blocke d fue l line . 5. Faulty spark plug.
14 SECTION 10: PARTS LIST MODEL 107 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 33 36 37 38 39 40 27 21 26 19 22 23 24 25 41 42 43 44 20 35 46 46 45 38 1.
15 Model 107 Ref. No. P art No. Description 1. 647- 0004 Control Handle Assembl y 2. 710-127 0 Oval C-Su nk Screw 3. 712 -0324 Hex Lo ck Nut 4. 746- 0883 Control Housin g 5. 720-0 295 Foam Gri p 6. 749-070 5A Upper Ha ndle 7. 710- 1205 Rope G uide 8. 710-117 4 Carriage Bol t 9.
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