Bolens 416 manual

21” Rear Disc har ge Push Mo wer Model 416 Oper ator’ s Man ual FORM NO. 769-005 90.fm (12/200 2) PRINTED IN U.S .A. IMPOR T ANT : Read sa fet y rules and in structions caref ully bef ore operatin g equipment . Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest- covered, bru[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Important Safe O peratio n Prac tices ................ ............. ............. ................... ..... 3 Slope G auge ................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ................... ..... 6 Assemb ling Your Lawn Mower ........................ ............. ................[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES General Ope ration 1. Read th is operator ’ s manual c arefully in its entirety before at tempting to a ssemble th is machine. Re ad, under stand, and fo llow all i nstructions on the mac hine and in t he manua l(s) before o peration. B e completel y familia r with the c ontrols and the proper us e[...]

4 unclogg ing the c hute. The cu tting bla de continues to rotate for a few second s after the en gine is shut off. Never pla ce any part of the body in the blade area unti l you are sure the b lade has st opped rotatin g. 13. Never ope rate mower wi thout prop er trail shi eld, discha rge cover , grass catc her, blade c ontrol handle or other safe[...]

5 3. Check th e blade a nd engine m ounting bolt s at fr equent interval s for proper tigh tness. Also, visu ally inspec t blade for dama ge (e.g., b ent, cracked , worn) Repla ce blade with the orig inal equipmen t manufactur e ’ s (O.E.M.) blade only, list ed in this manual. “ Use of parts which do not meet the original equipment specificati [...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LE VEL WIT H A VERT ICAL TRE E A POW ER POLE A CORNER O F A BU ILDIN G 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 PA GE AS A GUIDE TO DETERM INE SLOPES WHER E YOU MAY NOT OPER ATE SAFELY. Do not mow on incli nes with a s lope in ex cess of 1[...]

7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER Unpacking • Remove s taples, break glue on top flap s, or cut tape at cart on end and pe el along top fl ap to open carton. • Remove lo ose parts if include d with unit (i .e., owner ’ s m anual, e tc.). • Cut along c orners and la y carton do wn flat. • Remove pa ckin g material. • Roll or slid e[...]

8 bracke t (carriage bol t must go to t he inside of handle) . Secure with one plastic wing nu t, also include d in the hardware pack. Rep eat on the oth er side with re maining items from the hardwa re pack. • The ro pe guide is attached to the righ t side o f upper handle. Loo sen the wing nu t which s ecures the rope guid e. • With t he spar[...]

9 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER Compare the illustrati ons in Figu re 9 with yo ur lawn mower to fam iliari ze yoursel f with the lo cation of va rious control s and adjustme nts. Figure 9 Blade Control Handle The blade contr ol handle is located on the upp er handle of the mowe r. The blade co ntrol hand le must be depress ed in order to op erat[...]

10 T o Stop Engine & Blad e • Release the blad e cont rol hand le to sto p the e ngine and the cu tting blade . • Discon nect the spa rk plug wire an d ground it again st the engine. Using Rotary Mower • Be sure that lawn is cl ear of ston es, sti cks, wire, or othe r obj ects wh ich co uld d amage l awn mo wer or engin e. Such obje cts c[...]

11 Fig ure 1 0 • Reasse mble the upper handle. • Plac e the ha irpin cl ips in th e inner holes of the wel d pins and repl ace the carri age bolts and wing nuts on the handle brackets . Attach the s tarter rope as inst ructed i n the Ass embly se ction. Cutting Heig ht An a djusting plat e and thumb l ever at each wheel position provide s cutti[...]

12 • The bla de can be te sted by bala ncing it on a r ound shaft screw driver . Remove me tal from the heav y side unti l it balan ces even ly. It is recomme nded tha t the blade alw ays be rem oved from the adap ter for the be st tes t of bala nce. • Before reassembli ng the bla de and the blad e adapter to th e unit, lubric ate the engine cr[...]

13 • Main tain engine oil leve l as inst ructed in engine manual. • Servic e air clea ner every 25 hours under normal conditio ns. Cle an every few hour s under extr emely dusty con ditions. Poor en gine perform ance and flooding usually indica tes that th e air cl eaner s hould be serviced. T o service the ai r cleaner, refer to the engin e ma[...]

14 SECTION 9: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE NOTE: For repair s beyond those liste d above , contact a Bo lens au thorize d service de aler. Trouble Possib le Cause(s) Correcti ve Actions Engine f ails to start 1. Blade co ntrol hand le disenga ged. 2. S park plug wire di scon nect ed. 3. Dirty airclea ner. 4. Primer button not de pressed. 5. Throttle c on[...]

15 SECTION 10: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL 416 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 37 41 42 35 44 34 46 47 49 50 51 52 53 48 49 45 39[...]

16 Model 416 Ref. No. Part No. Description 1. 747- 116 1A Cont rol H andle 2. 749-1092 A Upper Hand le 3. 747-0408 0 Grass C atcher Frame 7. 749-0928 A Lower Hand le 8. 720-0279 Wing N ut 9. 710-1205 Rope Guide 10. 710-1174 Carriage Bo lt 5/16-18 x 2 11. 664-0400 5 Grass Bag Assembly 12. 720-0284 Hand Knob 13. 736-0451 Saddle W asher 14. 726-0240 C[...]

17 YOUR NOT ES Date Comment s[...]

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